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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 25 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Health survey sparks 'Big Brother' fears By Nikki Tugwell, ABC News Online Investigative Unit Two participants in the Federal Government's compulsory Australian Health Survey say the experience has been deeply intrusive and a stressful violation of their privacy. A Queensland woman likened the survey process to having Big Brother knocking on her door asking for urine, and said the line of questioning intruded into her grief over the recent death of a loved one. And a Victorian woman told the ABC News Online Investigative Unit she felt strong-armed into giving private health and lifestyle details to a stranger. More » Gillard urges action on eurozone crisis Australian man recounts Bangkok flood struggle Queen visits War Memorial Special taskforce formed to find 'Bung' RBA eyes inflation before rates decision Man granted bail over breaching CHOGM zones Darwin detention centre caned as nation's worst Pensioner's throat cut with blunt knife, court told Ancient Mongolian invasion ship discovered More Analysis » Living in the Howard era in 2011 As defeat in the 2007 election loomed, John Howard took to warning that "if you change the government, you change the country". On the night of November 24, 2007 that change was in the air. Yet, almost four years into the post-Howard era, our public culture and our political debate still proceed as if we had never left it. More » National standards for teachers may lead to industrial conflict Polls and pretenders Letter to the UN The monarchy does not stand up to scrutiny An empty protest, a vacant lot Why PM Gillard is nearly crying over Gilad Just love those cows (but not so much boat people) Qantas in PR tail spin That sinking feeling: Smith, subs and national security Just In More Just In » Man granted bail over breaching CHOGM zones A Perth Magistrate has granted bail to Sean Gransch, the first person charged with breaching a security zone put in place for CHOGM, saying he was simply in the vicinity of his work. More » Choice names year's most Shonky products Gillard urges action on eurozone crisis ACCC to widen anti-competitive crackdown Drug raids stem illegal imports from China: police RBA eyes inflation before rates decision Australian man recounts Bangkok flood struggle Pensioner's throat cut with blunt knife, court told Health survey sparks 'Big Brother' fears Medich murder committal still a year away World More World » Gaddafi to be buried in secret desert grave Libya's new rulers say they will bury Moamar Gaddafi's body in secret later today, as questions grow about how the former leader was killed. More » Patients tortured in Syrian hospitals: Amnesty Hope fades for Turkey quake survivors Australian man recounts Bangkok flood struggle WikiLeaks suspended as 'financial blockade' bites Business More Business » RBA eyes inflation before rates decision By Peter Ryan and staff A softer global economic outlook has eased the inflation threat in Australia but official consumer price data could still trigger an interest rate cut, a senior RBA official says. More » Gillard urges action on eurozone crisis Economic depression 'top risk' for investors NAB seeks right to evict tenants Gunns to reveal pulp mill partner ACCC to widen anti-competitive crackdown MPs grill former News chairman over phone hacking Tentative euro deal boosts world markets Politics More Politics » State funeral held for former head of Army A state funeral service has been held for former South Australian governor Sir Donald Dunstan. More » Waterhouse gives Abbott red-hot tip Lizard racing lands Sports Minister in hot water Government defends asylum seeker treatment Coalition support drops in Newspoll Sport More Sport » Watson's back spasms random, says physio Australian all-rounder Shane Watson's back spasms were a random occurrence unrelated to his recent hip injury, according to team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris. More » Poor start getting to Victory Cronulla set to announce Carney deal Waterhouse slams lack of staying races Rangers in sight of World Series title Science and Technology More Science and Technology » German satellite plunges to Earth A German satellite the size of a car has re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, but officials say they do not know if any debris has hit the Earth. More » Ancient cycads not so ancient, research finds 1,000yo Viking burial site found in Scotland Study reins in horse jet lag neigh-sayers Russian explorers plan underground moon colony Environment More Environment » Lizard racing lands Sports Minister in hot water Racing sleepy lizards as a fundraiser has landed South Australia's Sports Minister in hot water. More » Concentrated radiation found in Tokyo Oil spills onto Vic road after tanker crash Bolivia scraps Amazon highway plans Another solar race car catches fire 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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