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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 26 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » High Court backs woman against Centrelink By Candice Marcus The High Court has upheld a ruling that a woman's failure to advise Centrelink of her change of employment status was not a criminal offence. More » Wilkie slams Abbott's pokie stance Bowen defends failure to release ill-fated refugee Thousands greet Queen on whirlwind Melbourne visit Digger died on disputed patrol Lower inflation gives RBA room on rates Navy patrol boat helps save stricken cargo ship Turkish quake survivors desperate for shelter Gaddafi bodyguard lifts lid on dictator's final days Rio Tinto accused over Bougainville 'genocide' More Analysis » Another senseless, tragic death in detention The man who took his life last night in Villawood was a refugee waiting for a security check. He had begged to be allowed into community detention. He had Australian friends ready to provide him with accommodation and care. The Department and the Minister knew this and yet chose to keep him in detention. How many more must die before the Government acts? More » Can we ignore the second warning? Does metal make you mental? Preparing Australia's media for domestic terrorism Shanghai: China's 'out there' city of hope and dreams Shining a spotlight on illegal police behaviour A different take on Gaddafi's murder No republic on a dead planet: Abbott's real carbon plan Death of democracy? Hogwash. In Bali, Carolyn, a little tidak goes a long way Just In More Just In » Digger died on disputed patrol A Defence Force inquiry has found an Australian soldier died from a roadside bomb blast while participating in a foot patrol that soldiers had initially objected to mounting. More » Local market reverses morning losses Thousands greet Queen on whirlwind Melbourne visit Airport arrest for $4m ice syndicate accused Sydney's night life worth $15b a year: report Protectionism must stop: Gillard Bowen defends failure to release ill-fated refugee Turkish quake survivors desperate for shelter Sharks offer Carney last chance Wilkie slams Abbott's pokie stance World More World » Turkish quake survivors desperate for shelter By Monique Ross Survivors of the Turkish earthquake are in desperate need of shelter with snow predicted and temperatures set to plummet below zero. More » Gaddafi bodyguard lifts lid on dictator's final days Bangkok flood crisis worsens as barrier fails Perry 'destroy mission' to target presidential rival Rio Tinto accused over Bougainville 'genocide' Shanghai: China's 'out there' city of hope and dreams Business More Business » Lower inflation gives RBA room on rates Consumer prices rose by 0.6 per cent in the September quarter down from 0.9 per cent in June, official inflation figures show, offering hope of a cut in interest rates. More » World stocks slump on euro troubles Amazon profits slashed by 73pc Rio Tinto accused over Bougainville 'genocide' Local market reverses morning losses Protectionism must stop: Gillard Darling discusses Europe debt 'frustrations' More Australians face housing stress Politics More Politics » Wilkie slams Abbott's pokie stance By Jeremy Thompson Independent MP Andrew Wilkie lashes out against Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's pledge to repeal poker machine reform legislation. More » Perry 'destroy mission' to target presidential rival Customs workers to go ahead with strike Abbott talks up opposition to pokies reform Confidence in democracy on the slide Sport More Sport » Sharks offer Carney last chance Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan claims controversial new signing Todd Carney has been made fully aware the Sharks are his last chance of hanging onto an NRL career. More » Watson not interested in rest Harvey switches to Magpies Stosur solves a problem like Maria Dominant India whitewashes England Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Study links soft drink to violence New research published in the medical journal Injury Prevention suggests a link between high soft drink consumption in teens and aggressive behaviour. More » German satellite plunges to Earth Ancient cycads not so ancient, research finds 1,000yo Viking burial site found in Scotland Study reins in horse jet lag neigh-sayers Environment More Environment » Vietnam's javan rhinos poached into oblivion An endangered javan rhinoceros found dead in Vietnam last year was the country's last, rendering the species all but extinct in mainland Asia, WWF reported on Tuesday. More » Lizard racing lands Sports Minister in hot water Concentrated radiation found in Tokyo Oil spills onto Vic road after tanker crash Bolivia scraps Amazon highway plans 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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