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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 29 Oct, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Commonwealth to scrap royal succession rules Commonwealth nations agree to scrap a centuries-old law barring first-born daughters from inheriting the British throne. More » Gaddafi's son in talks to surrender Tides set to breach Bangkok flood wall Court to rule on Assange extradition Aussies prepare for perilous yacht race Katter gaffe upsets domestic violence workers London authority to evict Cathedral protesters Blackberry pinches Colvin's Twitter pic for ad Pink Floyd star's son loses jail appeal Seven-sational Roar bury Reds 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 » Curtain rises on Bolshoi renovations A spectacular gala heralds the reopening of Russia's famed Bolshoi Theatre after a long and controversial restoration project. More » London authority to evict Cathedral protesters Major quake shakes Peru Gaddafi's son in talks to surrender Court to rule on Assange extradition Teen charged over filmed fights Pink Floyd star's son loses jail appeal An aspirin a day could keep cancer away Skewed gender ratios could fuel bachelor nations Seven-sational Roar bury Reds World More World » Gaddafi's son in talks to surrender By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires The International Criminal Court says it has had indirect talks with the son of former Libyan dictator Moamar Gaddafi about his possible surrender. More » Tides set to breach Bangkok flood wall London authority to evict Cathedral protesters Video shows aftermath of Papua crackdown 13yo boy pulled from Turkey quake rubble Commonwealth to scrap royal succession rules Business More Business » The long view Economics correspondent Stephen Long looks at the market reaction to the latest moves in Europe and the fundamental problems with the recovery plan. More » Unions vow to fight on at tense Qantas AGM Macquarie buys back shares as profit slumps Packer denies preying on problem gamblers US economy grows on back of consumer spending Politics More Politics » London authority to evict Cathedral protesters By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires The City of London will take legal action to evict protesters it says have set up a "shanty town" outside popular tourist attraction St Paul's Cathedral. More » Liberal MP won't cross floor on mining tax New Zealand PM snubs Queen for hobbits Pentagon chief wins bin Laden wine wager PM tells Commonwealth leaders change is needed Sport More Sport » Seven-sational Roar bury Reds Besart Berisha bagged four goals as Brisbane Roar's unbelievable run continued with a 7-1 demolition of Adelaide United at Lang Park on Friday night. More » Live Broadcast: Kangaroos v Kiwis Katich rates Test hopes 'over' under Clarke Irish smiling after record Rules win Watson, Marsh in for ODI decider 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 ona 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. More » Japanese whalers want $30m for bodyguard ship Weatherill happy to widen Olympic Dam mine bill scrutiny Tropical oyster moves into SA gulf BHP mining bill scrutiny a farce: Greens 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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