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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 20 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Queen to wow Canberra on first full day of tour A cruise on Lake Burley-Griffin and a visit to Floriade will be among the highlights for the Queen on the first full day of her Australian tour. More » Qantas boss warns of possible sackings Panic as exotic animals let loose in city Mounting evidence of junk food addiction Anger as Palmer mine threatens nature refuge Supermarkets ordered to keep price war records Teens charged with Halloween murder Leigh Sales interviews Alan Jones Clashes in Greece amid austerity strike Clashes as police clear UK's biggest travellers' site More Analysis » Coalition statistics stealth winning the numbers game Certain statistics underpin every federal election. Typically, the most important relate to the economy. But you can add a couple from left field to the next contest, whenever it is held - the number of boats that arrive carrying asylum seekers, and the price of electricity. And as it happens, Tony Abbott is engineering an increase in both numbers from Opposition, a remarkable achievement. More » Hold your nose and support the coming media paywalls God, man and the obedient wives club Long to reign over us. God save the republicans Openly alarmed, the IMF changes sides Booker's greatest critic wins the 'posh bingo' Deploying Ground Force One Rallies and revolution: just keeping the nutters occupied Abbott opens new front in climate war Why cling on to an outdated refugee convention? Just In More Just In » Bikie gang laws delay feared in NSW The NSW Opposition has accused the state's Attorney-General of taking too long to fix laws targeting bikie gangs. More » Anger as Palmer mine threatens nature refuge Truck crash blocks Adelaide-Melbourne highway Canberra to host first Arab Spring vote Teens charged with Halloween murder France begins Afghan drawdown Scientists want answers on turtle-killing virus Queen to wow Canberra on first full day of tour Clinton continues diplomatic efforts in Afghanistan Panic as exotic animals let loose in city World More World » Clashes in Greece amid austerity strike Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires Greek police and protesters clash as thousands join the biggest wave of demonstrations yet against government austerity measures. More » Kidnapped French woman dies in Somalia Panic as exotic animals let loose in city Clashes as police clear UK's biggest travellers' site 1,000yo Viking burial site found in Scotland Business More Business » ACCC can't guarantee Telstra separation approval The competition watchdog says it cannot guarantee it will approve Telstra's structural separation plan before the December deadline. If the plan is not approved before December 20, Telstra's $11 billion deal with the National Broadband Network (NBN) would be automatically terminated. More » Mining analysts wary despite record exports Australian banks 'strong' amid Europe woes Union rejects Qantas pay offer Supermarkets ordered to keep price war records Apple profit jump sees share price fall Gunns' share price prompts ASX 'please explain' Local shares cool amid Euro bailout rumours Pfizer deal worries pharmacists Italian banks downgraded by agency Politics More Politics » Turning back boats risky, Navy chief says The chief of Australia's Navy has warned of inherent risks involved in turning asylum seeker vessels back to Indonesian waters - a policy advocated by the Opposition. More » Strauss-Khan accuser drops civil case Republicans get rowdy in latest debate Interstate police officers arrive in Perth for CHOGM Jones regrets Gillard drowning comments Sport More Sport » Genia, Pocock up for IRB honour Australian pair Will Genia and David Pocock have been short-listed for the 2011 International Rugby Board (IRB) player of the year award. More » Mundine clinches crucial win over Alvarez Eagles re-sign Worsfold for two years Osieck to hold A-League training camp City, United clinch first Champs League wins Science and Technology More Science and Technology » 1,000yo Viking burial site found in Scotland A 1,000-year-old Viking burial site has been discovered by archaeologists working in the Scottish Highlands. More » Study reins in horse jet lag neigh-sayers Russian explorers plan underground moon colony Branson opens world's first commercial spaceport Solar racers out of smoke and chasing place in sun Environment More Environment » Anger as Palmer mine threatens nature refuge By Matt Wordsworth A massive coal mining project in central Queensland has set off a debate about the future of one of the nation's land conservation schemes. 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