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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 23 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Church and chow mark Queen's Sunday The Queen receives three cheers from a hundreds-strong crowd who gathered to catch a glimpse of the monarch as she attended a church service in Canberra. More » Anxious All Blacks face date with destiny Sydney police defend raid on protesters Gaddafi's body may be returned to family WA mulls shark culls after fatal attack LNP dirt files the 'tip of the iceberg' Toddler tied up in Sydney home invasion Shorten urges scrutiny of Abbott's policies Bali boy moved to immigration centre Would-be robber 'returned for weapon twice' More Analysis » The finch that ate Clive, and other miner nightmares It's been a rough week for mining. First Alan Jones at the Press Club, and now the revelation that Clive Palmer's plans for a $1 billion open-cut coal mine in Queensland could be derailed by a colony of finches. So should teeny creatures already knocking on the gates of Salvation have the capacity to stop giant projects in their tracks? The democracy of Australia has already answered "yes". More » The case for piracy Classicists, not Keynesians, hold the solutions to our economic ills Booker bickering Conversations: cycling in Australia What Occupy Wall Street isn't Warm Royal welcome down to a 'T' Journalism's bold future Asher was naive, but that is not a sacking offence The death of Gaddafi ... 'mad dog of the Middle East' Just In More Just In » WA police name shark attack victim Police in Western Australia have released the name of a 32-year-old man who was killed by a shark while diving off Rottnest Island yesterday. George Thomas Wainwright was attacked by the three metre shark while diving about 500 metres off shore at Little Armstrong Bay. More » Rio Tinto axes Aboriginal Fund after 15 years Victoria cracks down on illegal puppy farms Sydney police defend raid on protesters LNP dirt files the 'tip of the iceberg' All Blacks win will seal the deal for Key Three hurt in detention centre riot Rumba musician Edmundo Ros dead Revamped Bolshoi to open its doors Egyptian jailed over 'insulting' Facebook posts World More World » Gaddafi's body may be returned to family By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires The body of former Libyan dictator Moamar Gaddafi is likely to be handed over to his family, but it remains unclear if a post-mortem will be conducted. More » Is America ready for a Mormon president? Heir to Saudi throne dies Iraqis voice happiness over US troop withdrawal Thai PM warns deadly floods to last for weeks Violence flares in Yemen after Gaddafi's death Business More Business » Rio Tinto axes Aboriginal Fund after 15 years Mining company Rio Tinto is shutting down its Aboriginal Fund which has financed initiatives to support Indigenous people for the last 15 years. The company says it made the decision after reviewing the value of its philanthropic work. More » Murdoch faces investors amid new hack claims NBN could be a saleable asset Eurozone approves more funds for Greece Treetop park open after leap of faith Politics More Politics » Eurozone approves more funds for Greece The finance ministers of the eurozone countries have agreed to give debt-wracked Greece the next instalment of its bailout. More » Fraser leads push for Queensland civil unions Melbourne protesters bunk down in trade hall New faces as Weatherill takes reins in SA Bird may halt Palmer mine project Sport More Sport » Anxious All Blacks face date with destiny An anxious New Zealand faced its "date with destiny" Sunday praying a 24-year wait for a second Rugby World Cup title would soon be over. More » Live Broadcast: Summer Grandstand Victory performance labelled a disgrace Whincup snares another Gold Coast V8 pole Aussies win two golds at FINA World Cup Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Ancient cycads not so ancient, research finds By environment reporter Conor Duffy The distinctive cycad plant is popular the world over, as much for its attractive green fronds as for its link to the prehistoric world. More » 1,000yo Viking burial site found in Scotland Study reins in horse jet lag neigh-sayers Russian explorers plan underground moon colony Branson opens world's first commercial spaceport Environment More Environment » Oil spills onto Vic road after tanker crash A major environmental operation is continuing after an overnight fuel spill at Tyabb on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. More » Bolivia scraps Amazon highway plans Another solar race car catches fire Bird may halt Palmer mine project Weatherill in, Rann out with protest 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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