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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 19 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Queen arrives The Queen has arrived in Canberra for an 11-day stay which could mark the royal's last visit to her Australian subjects. More » Pharmacy Guild under fire for new deal Jones regrets Gillard drowning comments Car-sized satellite heading for Earth Family confirms Sydney man killed in Libya Malaysia solution deterred asylum seekers: Bowen Flu cases soar across Australia Safety risks of air marshal cuts overblown: analysts Paper ordered to post corrections with Bolt column Swimming helps dementia patients tap into memories More Analysis » Long to reign over us. God save the republicans Today, Queen Elizabeth II, the Teflon monarch, will arrive Down Under, and she'll be cheered. Loudly. Meanwhile, Aussie republicans, utterly on the backfoot, will drive themselves nuts trying to work out how to issue press releases politely suggesting Australia should become a republic without saying anything insulting or hurtful to Her Maj. What is going on? More » Openly alarmed, the IMF changes sides Booker's greatest critic wins the 'posh bingo' Deploying Ground Force One Rallies and revolution: just keeping the nutters occupied Abbott opens new front in climate war Why cling on to an outdated refugee convention? An audience, an audience, my kingdom for an audience A diplomatic dilemma of the Sri Lankan kind Holding those responsible for hunger accountable Just In More Just In » Local shares cool amid Euro bailout rumours By Jesse Leary Local shares have wound back gains made during the day's trading as investors sold off amid confusion about measures to resolve the European debt crisis. More » Queen touches down in Australia Swimming helps dementia patients tap into memories Safety risks of air marshal cuts overblown: analysts Mining analysts wary despite record exports Jones regrets Gillard drowning comments Top End marine parks proposal whips up storm Senator claims doctor denied visa over disabled daughter Pharmacy Guild under fire for new deal Car-sized satellite heading for Earth World More World » Shalit, Palestinians freed in prisoner swap By correspondents Ben Knight, Anne Barker and staff Gilad Shalit and hundreds of Palestinians crossed Israel's borders in opposite directions as part of a thousand-for-one prisoner exchange. More » Clinton holds talks in post-Gaddafi Tripoli Death toll rises as floods threaten Bangkok Oil pumping from stricken ship suspended Stem cell patent ban an 'unbelievable setback' Business More Business » Apple profit jump sees share price fall By finance reporter Sue Lannin and Justine Parker Technology giant Apple has reported a quarterly profit of $6.5 billion on a jump in iPad and iPhone sales, but the result has disappointed analysts. More » Mining analysts wary despite record exports Australian banks 'strong' amid Europe woes Gunns' share price prompts ASX 'please explain' Local shares cool amid Euro bailout rumours Pfizer deal worries pharmacists Rising roo numbers making wool industry jumpy Dow Jones surges on European bailout report Italian banks downgraded by agency NBN likely cheaper than ADSL for similar speeds Politics More Politics » Jones regrets Gillard drowning comments Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones says his remark that Prime Minister Julia Gillard should be thrown out to sea in a chaff bag may have been better left unsaid. More » More inmates to be shipped off to containers Neal and Neill withdraw from AVO fight Malaysia solution deterred asylum seekers: Bowen Charges possible over string of home birth tragedies Sport More Sport » Sharpe earns 100th cap Nathan Sharpe will register his 100th Test cap after being recalled to the Wallabies starting XV for Friday night's third place play-off against Wales at Eden Park. More » Gallen ready to mentor Carney at Sharks Clarke to help with coach hunt on tour Eagles re-sign Worsfold for two years Lomu wows Wallabies with training visit Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Russian explorers plan underground moon colony Russian scientists and space explorers say they want to set up an underground colony on the moon. More » Branson opens world's first commercial spaceport Solar racers out of smoke and chasing place in sun Animals shrinking as Earth warms: researchers Samsung free to launch another tablet Environment More Environment » Rising roo numbers making wool industry jumpy By Nicola Gage Australia's wool industry says there could be a loss in productivity if kangaroo numbers keep rising. More » Clear skies and hot day power solar cars south Key unsure of oil slick cost to economy Carbon tax repeal could cost millions Race to pump oil from stricken ship 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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