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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 08 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Black Caviar returns in winning style Daniel Franklin The world's best sprinter Black Caviar has equalled Phar Lap's 14-run unbeaten streak with a painless victory in the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield. More » Swan welcomes 'enviable' IMF report Officials to hold talks on boy arrested in Bali Oil spill off New Zealand threatens wildlife Skydiving plane crashes in Victoria Massive floods sweep across Thailand Opera House protest targets Harvey Norman World leaders hail Nobel nod to women Dangerous storms hit southern Queensland Brain injury the 'signature wound' of Afghan war More Analysis » Ken Henry, patience and the right change It can't be very easy, being Ken Henry. Having thrown himself in earnest at the task of dreaming up a new tax system most of his ideas were greeted with cold silence and the Resources Super Profits Tax was butchered. Outside the tax summit this week, Australian politics was giving a fairly robust demonstration of why when it comes to tax reform, Dr Henry is, as they say, dreaming. More » Government communications: online but out of touch Palestinian statehood alone no road to peace My friend, Diana Gribble, died the other night ... Speech regulation: a linguistic sewerage system Occupy Wall Street will not come to our utopia 10 years in Afghanistan: where to from here? Meatloaf, horsey drunks and the dog that ate my grand final The predictable and pointless tax forum Bolt factor: the making of an opportunist Just In More Just In » NT shoppers evacuated amid fire threat Saturday trade at Darwin's biggest shopping centre was shut down for two hours this morning after a fire inside the complex. More » Skydiving plane crashes in Victoria Stem cells rejuvenating arthritic dogs Opera House protest targets Harvey Norman Black Caviar returns in winning style Jackson jury hears doctor's police interview Fresh charges expected over Politkovskaya murder Swan welcomes 'enviable' IMF report Massive floods sweep across Thailand John Wayne's beret fetches 'astounding' price World More World » World leaders hail Nobel nod to women World leaders have led a chorus of praise for the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to three women who have fought for women's rights. More » Anti-Gaddafi forces claim most of Sirte Massive floods sweep across Thailand Brain injury the 'signature wound' of Afghan war Fresh charges expected over Politkovskaya murder Putin's pals fly in for birthday bash Business More Business » Swan welcomes 'enviable' IMF report Treasurer Wayne Swan says the International Monetary Fund's annual report on Australia's economy is a strong endorsement of the Federal Government. In its annual report, the IMF said that given Australia's relatively low level of net debt, the Government would have the fiscal space to delay bringing the budget back into the black. More » Moody's cuts credit ratings of 12 UK banks Local shares continue to climb Delays expected as Qantas engineers strike Obama issues stern warning on eurozone crisis US job gains ease recession fears Politics More Politics » Opera House protest targets Harvey Norman Police have detained four environmentalists who scaled the Sydney Opera House to protest what they say is the destruction of Australian forests. More » Swan welcomes 'enviable' IMF report Warring committees deliver carbon tax reports Lawyer urges swap deal for boy arrested in Bali Rudd pins down cause of Richo syndrome Sport More Sport » Black Caviar returns in winning style By Daniel Franklin The world's best sprinter Black Caviar has equalled Phar Lap's 14-run unbeaten streak with a painless victory in the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield. More » Money not key to Hasler's Manly exit Wet weather spoils Bathurst practice J-League pays off for Kennedy, Brosque Warner heroics not enough for Blues Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Stem cells rejuvenating arthritic dogs Samantha Donovan Australian vets say they are having great success treating arthritic dogs with stem cells and researchers developing arthritis treatments for humans are taking a keen interest in the technique. More » Mirror group denies phone hacking claims Study shines new light on damaging UV rays Space 'snakes' revealed in first images Steve Jobs: titan who drove a tech revolution Environment More Environment » Opera House protest targets Harvey Norman Police have detained four environmentalists who scaled the Sydney Opera House to protest what they say is the destruction of Australian forests. More » Warring committees deliver carbon tax reports Grounded ship threatens top NZ tourist spot Sharks drawn to caged tourists off SA coast Study shines new light on damaging UV rays About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. 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