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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 09 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Occupy Wall Street in words and pictures Francesco Fiondella, who has been chronicling Occupy Wall Street in New York, tells News Online the protesters are confident their message against corporate greed will be heard. More » Yemen president says he will step down soon More horses fall victim to mystery illness Open letter calls for end to offshore processing Boy arrested in Bali has full support: ambassador Man badly burnt in bonfire explosion Woman critical after murder-suicide in Tasmania Skydive plane crashes in Victoria Gaddafi hometown stormed but battle not over Teen girls hurt in violent NT riot More Analysis » Ken Henry, patience and the right change It can't be very easy, being Ken Henry. Having thrown himself in earnest at the task of dreaming up a new tax system most of his ideas were greeted with cold silence and the Resources Super Profits Tax was butchered. Outside the tax summit this week, Australian politics was giving a fairly robust demonstration of why when it comes to tax reform, Dr Henry is, as they say, dreaming. More » Government communications: online but out of touch Palestinian statehood alone no road to peace My friend, Diana Gribble, died the other night ... Speech regulation: a linguistic sewerage system Occupy Wall Street will not come to our utopia 10 years in Afghanistan: where to from here? Meatloaf, horsey drunks and the dog that ate my grand final The predictable and pointless tax forum Bolt factor: the making of an opportunist Just In More Just In » Open letter calls for end to offshore processing Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser and former Australian of the Year Patrick McGorry are among a number of prominent Australians who have signed an open letter to the Federal Government calling for an end to offshore processing of asylum seekers. More » Man badly burnt in bonfire explosion Woman critical after murder-suicide in Tasmania Yemen president says he will step down soon Tensions high as Syrian opposition figure mourned Gaddafi hometown stormed but battle not over Roar edge Mariners in grand final repeat Occupy Wall Street in words and pictures Boy arrested in Bali has full support: ambassador Fire threat eases in Queensland World More World » Yemen president says he will step down soon Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh has announced he will step down in "the coming days" after months of protests against his 33-year rule has risked tipping the dirt-poor country into civil war, but the government said his exit was not imminent. More » Gaddafi hometown stormed but battle not over Massive floods sweep across Thailand Tensions high as Syrian opposition figure mourned Brain injury the 'signature wound' of Afghan war Fresh charges expected over Politkovskaya murder Business More Business » Swan welcomes 'enviable' IMF report Treasurer Wayne Swan says the International Monetary Fund's annual report on Australia's economy is a strong endorsement of the Federal Government. In its annual report, the IMF said that given Australia's relatively low level of net debt, the Government would have the fiscal space to delay bringing the budget back into the black. More » Moody's cuts credit ratings of 12 UK banks Local shares continue to climb Delays expected as Qantas engineers strike Obama issues stern warning on eurozone crisis US job gains ease recession fears Politics More Politics » Victorian ALP backs policy shake-up The Victorian Labor branch has sent a clear message to Prime Minister Julia Gillard by voting to overhaul the party's policies on gay marriage and immigration. More » Opera House protest targets Harvey Norman Swan welcomes 'enviable' IMF report Warring committees deliver carbon tax reports Lawyer urges swap deal for boy arrested in Bali Sport More Sport » Keepers steal limelight in fiesty Big Blue By James Maasdorp Harry Kewell and Brett Emerton came up empty against two inspired keepers as 10-man Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory were held 0-0. More » France says au revoir to England Roar edge Mariners in grand final repeat Black Caviar returns in winning style Money not key to Hasler's Manly exit Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Stem cells rejuvenating arthritic dogs Samantha Donovan Australian vets say they are having great success treating arthritic dogs with stem cells and researchers developing arthritis treatments for humans are taking a keen interest in the technique. More » Mirror group denies phone hacking claims Study shines new light on damaging UV rays Space 'snakes' revealed in first images Steve Jobs: titan who drove a tech revolution Environment More Environment » Opera House protest targets Harvey Norman Police have charged five people after environmentalists scaled the Sydney Opera House to protest what they say is the destruction of Australian forests. 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