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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 15 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Gun battles break out in Tripoli Gun battles have broken out in Libya's capital for the first time since forces loyal to the rebel National Transitional Council took control the city from toppled leader Moamar Gaddafi in August. More » British minister resigns over 'best man' scandal NY postpones clearing of anti-Wall Street square Volunteer army cleans oil-soaked NZ coast Father angry over crash report delay Attention turns to onshore processing costs Plane crash survivors flown to PNG capital Greens put forward alternative pokie plan Student visa sex slavery claims investigated Boy caught driving armed and towing dead donkey More Analysis » Sniff this, business lobby: the odourless whiff of defeat Perhaps Australia's business lobby just doesn't get it. Presumably men like Mitch Hooke, Peter Anderson and Graham Bradley have children and grandchildren. But they seem unable to see the bigger picture. Carbon emissions â€" most of them generated by big businesses â€" are endangering our future. Do they care? More » Politics most foul, as in the best it is Iran's new message to the US Beyond a joke: Bogan loathing bring us all to shame Conversations: Australia's role in an emerging Asia So, Julia, why don't you tell me exactly what happened? Open letter to Wendy Francis Dollar-for-dollar hope for the Horn of Africa A horse is a horse, of course, of course ... Inappropriate, silly questions in print media inquiry Just In More Just In » British minister resigns over 'best man' scandal British defence secretary Liam Fox has resigned amid a spiralling scandal over his links to the best man at his wedding, becoming the first Conservative minister to quit the coalition government. More » Gun battles break out in Tripoli Black boxes retrieved from PNG plane crash Berlusconi survives key confidence vote Teen charged with throwing rock at car NY postpones clearing of anti-Wall Street square Volunteer army cleans oil-soaked NZ coast Plane crash survivors flown to PNG capital UN rights chief warns of Syrian civil war Attention turns to onshore processing costs World More World » Cain emerges as US presidential hopeful Washington correspondent Craig McMurtrie profiles Herman Cain, the political cleanskin and former pizza company boss who has emerged as a top Republican presidential hopeful. More » NY postpones clearing of anti-Wall Street square UN rights chief warns of Syrian civil war Eyewitness account of the Cambodian floods Plane crash survivors flown to PNG capital Volunteer army cleans oil-soaked NZ coast Bangkok revokes flood evacuation order Berlusconi survives key confidence vote Tuvalu struggles with water crisis Business More Business » Share price hangs on NBN deal: Thodey By business editor Peter Ryan A shareholder vote on Telstra's $11 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) deal will be critical to restoring its ailing share price, the company's chief executive says. Telstra boss David Thodey told PM that in addition to providing greater investor and regulatory certainty, a successful vote at next week's annual general meeting would improve the telco's all important fixed-line revenue. More » Qantas engineers call off industrial action Rinehart given week to appeal trust case decision Samsung free to launch another tablet Pay dispute may force Jetstar fare hike Local shares close weaker on China data Disgraced hedge fund manager jailed Official data shows the rich are getting richer Former Sonray CEO jailed Politics More Politics » NY postpones clearing of anti-Wall Street square Hundreds celebrate after New York City postpones the evacuation and clean-up of the park where anti-Wall Street protesters set up camp a month ago. More » Attention turns to onshore processing costs Gillard vows to pursue offshore processing Adviser wants onshore processing in the spotlight ABC warned over in-house, regional content Sport More Sport » Reds draw first blood against Victory By Raman Goraya Adelaide has claimed its first points of the new A-League season courtesy of a valuable 1-0 win over arch rival Melbourne Victory at a rocking Hindmarsh Stadium. More » Wallabies greenhorns ready to front up Freo or draft, says Lions' Clark Crocs bite back in Townsville Cruden ready for second shot at Wallabies Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Samsung free to launch another tablet The court that granted Apple a temporary injunction against Samsung's rival to the iPad has knocked back a request to prevent Samsung from launching a similar product. More » Court stops sale of Samsung tablets Black Death was mother of all plagues Sony halts accounts after new breach Smart plastic research tops science prizes Environment More Environment » Volunteer army cleans oil-soaked NZ coast More than 3,000 people in New Zealand have now volunteered to help clean up the oil-soaked beaches off the once-pristine Bay of Plenty. 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