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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 14 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » More than 20 dead in PNG plane crash By PNG correspondent Liam Fox, wires An Australian pilot and a New Zealand pilot were among the survivors after a plane crashed in Papua New Guinea last night. The Airlines PNG Dash 8 was flying from Lae to Madang on the country's north coast when it crashed at about 6:00pm with 32 people on board. Only four are believed to have survived. This morning Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs said "initial indications" were that no Australians had lost their lives. More » Gillard vows to pursue offshore processing New hope for southern bluefin tuna Disgraced hedge fund manager jailed Qantas and engineers to face off in court All Blacks make three changes for semi Fire smokes out $550k Sydney cannabis crop One dead in south-east Qld storms NZ cargo ship salvage efforts continue Bhutan's Dragon King crowns a bride More Analysis » Inappropriate, silly questions in print media inquiry The Print Media Inquiry's Issues Paper asks whether it would it be preferable to establish a statutory body to take over the functions of the Australian Press Council? It's astonishing that the question is even being asked, and that its asking has caused so little stir. And in answer... no, it bloody well wouldn't be preferable. In fact, it would be downright inappropriate. More » The costs of taxation and other Laffering matters What makes some people so scared of free education? Afghanistan fingernail factories Response to Kevin Donnelly on school reforms Albrechtsen, tax and the Laffer curve A headache of Olympic proportions Gillard's climate scheme is flawed. Let me count the ways ALR is gone. Get over it and meet the modern public sphere Child heroes in the quest for disaster risk reduction Just In More Just In » More storms forecast for battered SE Qld More wild weather is expected to lash south east Queensland today as residents continue to mop up after yesterday's violent storms. More » NSW MPs vote against magistrate's dismissal Man jailed for internet trading fraud Irish judges throw off their wigs NZ cargo ship salvage efforts continue Fire smokes out $550k Sydney cannabis crop Qantas and engineers to face off in court All Blacks make three changes for semi Cummins helps Aussies to Proteas scalp Disgraced hedge fund manager jailed World More World » Bhutan's Dragon King crowns a bride Bhutan's hugely popular king has married a 21-year-old student in a colourful ceremony showcasing the rich Buddhist culture of one of the world's most remote and insular countries. More » More than 20 dead in PNG plane crash Sex assault case against Strauss-Kahn dropped NZ cargo ship salvage efforts continue Disgraced hedge fund manager jailed Business More Business » Disgraced hedge fund manager jailed Disgraced Wall Street hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam has been sentenced to 11 years behind bars; the heaviest US sentence for insider trading, but far below what prosecutors had sought. More » No end in sight to Qantas stoush Unemployment rate edges lower Dollar surges back above parity Court stops sale of Samsung tablets Euro deal, miners boost local market Mining group warns on carbon tax impact Tourism Australia woos Indian market Sony halts accounts after new breach Politics More Politics » Gillard vows to pursue offshore processing Asylum seekers will be processed in Australia for the foreseeable future, but Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Labor will continue to pursue offshore processing. More » Adviser wants onshore processing in the spotlight ABC warned over in-house, regional content Communities slam slow-forming bushfire bunker policy Asylum vote backflip an 'act of cowardice' Sport More Sport » Cummins helps Aussies to Proteas scalp Australian cricket's next big thing Pat Cummins claimed three scalps on debut to help guide the tourists to a tight Twenty20 win over South Africa. More » All Blacks make three changes for semi Former Wallaby to lead cricket's revival Nadal shocked, Ebden advances at Shanghai Evans caps off year with The Don Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Court stops sale of Samsung tablets By Emily Bourke and wires Samsung's latest tablet computer has had a temporary sale ban slapped on it, handing a crucial victory to rival Apple. More » Black Death was mother of all plagues Sony halts accounts after new breach Smart plastic research tops science prizes Identical twins the same, but different Environment More Environment » New hope for southern bluefin tuna By Karen Barlow There is new hope for the critically endangered southern bluefin tuna, with a crucial meeting voting to adopt a new management plan to allow the lucrative species to replenish. More » Worst oil spills over the past 40 years Combet confident of winning over public on tax Fears grow that oil spill ship will sink BHP kicks off Olympic Dam mine expansion with $1.2b 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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