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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 28 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » 13yo boy pulled from Turkey quake rubble A 13-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey nearly five days after an earthquake killed more than 500 people and devastated towns in the country's east. More » No surrender Gangland assassin Goussis loses High Court appeal Inverarity to head selection panel PM tells Commonwealth leaders change is needed Asian floods expose child drowning epidemic MP admits not filing 10 tax returns Teen attacked police dog and officer, court told Packer denies preying on problem gamblers Pentagon chief wins bin Laden wine wager More Analysis » Long to reign over us... if we should be so lucky The Queen's visit has once again dragged the Australian republic debate out of the corner. But in truth, there's just no good reason to get rid of the Queen. She's not hurting anyone. To the contrary, Queens are awesome... and surely, anything would be better than Eddie McGuire as Australian president. More » Will negative Abbott get a positive result? Peaceful protest Syria's best chance for change Julian Assange: Napoleon of the net, custodian of the truth Feeling the heat on pokies reform Beyond religious labels: judging beliefs on merit Spoiling sport with television England, your England: a nation divided Gladstone fish can't read A travel snapshot we deserve Just In More Just In » Gangland assassin Goussis loses High Court appeal The hit man who killed Lewis Moran during Melbourne's gangland wars has lost a High Court bid to overturn his conviction. More » Inverarity to head selection panel Macquarie buys back shares as profit slumps 13yo boy pulled from Turkey quake rubble Pentagon chief wins bin Laden wine wager PM tells Commonwealth leaders change is needed Teen attacked police dog and officer, court told Asian floods expose child drowning epidemic Mortgage broker jailed over $5m fraud Judge says armed man posed 'serious risk' World More World » Video shows aftermath of Papua crackdown By Hamish Fitzsimmons The ABC has obtained exclusive video which reportedly shows the aftermath of a deadly crackdown by Indonesian troops who attacked an independence rally in the restive province of West Papua. More » Asian floods expose child drowning epidemic Libya to try Gaddafi's killers as son flees Protests break out as Islamists win Tunisian election Iranian actress freed, spared lashing Quiz show winner is real-life Slumdog Millionaire Business More Business » Unions vow to fight on at tense Qantas AGM Investors approve a massive pay rise for Qantas boss Alan Joyce amid loud jeers from small shareholders, union representatives and pilots at a fiery shareholder meeting in Sydney. More » Macquarie buys back shares as profit slumps Packer denies preying on problem gamblers World stocks surge on eurozone debt deal EU deal honeymoon boosts local shares Eastern Star shareholders back Santos takeover Swan seeks to secure mining tax numbers US economy grows on back of consumer spending Politics More Politics » Pentagon chief wins bin Laden wine wager Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has netted himself a bottle of red wine worth almost $10,000 courtesy of a wager placed on Osama bin Laden's capture. More » PM tells Commonwealth leaders change is needed Psychiatrist questions Senator's shoplifting trial defence Perth protesters begin demonstration in city centre MP admits not filing 10 tax returns Sport More Sport » Inverarity to head selection panel John Inverarity has been appointed as Cricket Australia's new chairman of selectors. More » Giants and Swans to open 2012 season Williams appeal dismissed, unlikely for Cup Inglis to miss Four Nations opener Clarke buoyed by Test additions Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Seaweed advances south to extinction By Anna Salleh for ABC Science Swathes of Australia's seaweed are shifting south to escape warming oceans and many risk becoming extinct, a new study has found. More » Tropical oyster moves into SA gulf Study links soft drink to violence German satellite plunges to Earth Ancient cycads not so ancient, research finds Environment More Environment » Seaweed advances south to extinction By Anna Salleh for ABC Science Swathes of Australia's seaweed are shifting south to escape warming oceans and many risk becoming extinct, a new study has found. 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