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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 29 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Queen farewelled at big Aussie barbecue Tens of thousands of people have gathered on the Perth foreshore for the Queen's last Australian engagement. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended a barbecue on the city's Esplanade on the banks of the Swan River. People lined the streets to wave at the Royal couple and listened attentively as the Queen addressed the crowd. More » Child casualties in the war against people smugglers Billions wiped from Australia's Future Fund Commonwealth leaders pledge to fight polio US mayor under pressure after protest crackdown Occupy protesters in peaceful Melbourne march Union battles could cut Qantas in half: Joyce Diabetes epidemic looms in regional Qld Marrakesh bomber sentenced to death Speeding learner charged with stealing car 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 » Sangster claims Victoria Derby Hugh Bowman became the first jockey in almost 40 years to win back-to-back Victoria Derbys when Sangster outgunned Induna to triumph at Flemington. More » Occupy protesters in peaceful Melbourne march Glass Harmonium wins Mackinnon Stakes Cards cap World Series comeback Marrakesh bomber sentenced to death Commonwealth leaders pledge to fight polio I didn't axe Katich, says Clarke US mayor under pressure after protest crackdown Diabetes epidemic looms in regional Qld Child casualties in the war against people smugglers World More World » Marrakesh bomber sentenced to death A Moroccan court has sentenced a man to death for the bombing of a tourist cafe in Marrakesh in April, which killed 17 people. Adil al-Atmani, the plot's ringleader, stood accused with eight alleged accomplices. More » Gaddafi's son in talks to surrender US mayor under pressure after protest crackdown Tides set to breach Bangkok flood wall Elderly poet wins Irish presidency Assad told to stop killing Syrian civilians London authority to evict Cathedral protesters Major quake shakes Peru Commonwealth to scrap royal succession rules Business More Business » Billions wiped from Australia's Future Fund By Mark Di Stefano More than $2 billion has been wiped from Australia's Future Fund, with the uncertain global financial system blamed for the losses. The Board of Guardians of Australia's Future Fund has updated its figures for the quarter and the news is not good. More » Union battles could cut Qantas in half: Joyce The long view US stocks mixed in volatile trade Macquarie buys back shares as profit slumps Politics More Politics » Commonwealth leaders pledge to fight polio Commonwealth leaders add their weight to a push to eradicate polio, pledging millions to bring an end to the crippling and potentially fatal disease. More » Child casualties in the war against people smugglers Queen farewelled at big Aussie barbecue CHOGM leaders discuss human rights commissioner Perth protesters continue camping out Sport More Sport » Glass Harmonium wins Mackinnon Stakes Glass Harmonium gave connections some compensation for his Cox Plate debacle by scoring his first Group One victory in Saturday's Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington. More » I didn't axe Katich, says Clarke Cards cap World Series comeback Kangaroos rage over cannonball tackle Stosur charges into WTA semis Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Blackberry pinches Colvin's Twitter pic for ad By Ashley Hall and staff PM presenter Mark Colvin calls on a tech company to investigate how a photo of him ended up in one of their promo videos. More » Seaweed advances south to extinction Tropical oyster moves into SA gulf Study links soft drink to violence German satellite plunges to Earth 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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