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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 04 Nov, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Petrol tanker smash on Harbour Bridge A woman is in a critical condition after a multi-car pile-up on the Sydney Harbour Bridge causes traffic chaos across the city. More » Joyce denies deceiving Government over lockout Qantas jet forced to land with engine problem Finding seclusion in a world of 7 billion Rare disease surfaces in Tasmania Reserve Bank cuts domestic growth outlook Father Bob forced out by Catholic Church Pensioner killer jailed for 32-year minimum Bali boy's father to give evidence in court Greek PM agrees to step down: reports More Analysis » Qantas questions distract from the real policy pickle Australian politics has an incredible knack, at the moment, for having the wrong arguments. Take for example the Qantas situation. The real question our politicians should be asking: "Hey, everyone. How's that Fair Work Act panning out for you?" is not presently listed for discussion. Perhaps that's because both sides have reasons to avoid it. More » Redefining the role of the monarchy Just how big is cricket's spot-fixing iceberg? After the ADFA review: inspecting a sexualised culture Superannuation rate not the increase we need Cricket corruption: part of the pantomime Conversations: the science behind weight loss David and Goliath battle over disability discrimination Smash all you want; it won't deter the people smugglers Helicopter parents raising marshmallow kids Just In More Just In » Local shares surge on referendum rethink The local share market has jumped more than 2 per cent, with strong gains by resource and financial stocks. More » Sacked CEO lodges unfair dismissal claim Man to stand trial over Christmas Island boat tragedy Petrol tanker smash on Harbour Bridge Thorpe happy with comeback swim Rare disease surfaces in Tasmania Reserve Bank cuts domestic growth outlook Top cop dumbfounded over handling of terror leak Father Bob forced out by Catholic Church Finding seclusion in a world of 7 billion World More World » Greek PM agrees to step down: reports Greek PM George Papandreou reportedly strikes a deal to resign after admitting he made a mistake in calling for a referendum on the eurozone bailout. More » Pakistan trio jailed for spot-fixing Tanks launch deadly assault on Syrian city Oakland cleans up after violent protest Bali boy's father to give evidence in court Business More Business » Joyce denies deceiving Government over lockout By Jeremy Thompson Qantas CEO Alan Joyce concedes he considered locking out staff well before grounding the fleet last Saturday - but says he did not talk to either side of politics about the plan. More » Reserve Bank cuts domestic growth outlook Greek PM agrees to step down: reports Markets jump on surprise ECB rate cut Local shares surge on referendum rethink Millions of Americans living in extreme poverty Zimbabwe clears 'blood diamonds' for sale Politics More Politics » Sacked CEO lodges unfair dismissal claim The sacked chief executive of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement, Neil Gillespie, has lodged an unfair dismissal claim with Fair Work Australia. More » Joyce denies deceiving Government over lockout Senators grill Qantas boss Joyce Greek PM signals referendum backdown GetUp outraged by Hitler Youth comments Sport More Sport » Thorpe happy with comeback swim Ian Thorpe voiced relief as he made a successful return to competition after ending a five-year retirement in a bold bid to reach next year's London Olympics. More » Prison a tragedy for young Aamer Australia happy with Test series preparation Kewell says A-League his toughest task Late Super Rugby start for McCaw Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Speedo wins case against porn blogger By court reporter Jamelle Wells A blogger has been ordered to shut down pornographic websites because they featured Speedo swimming costumes and domain names using the company's trademark. More » Clock ticking: GMT could be history Chinese spaceship docks at module Research grants allocated to mental health, tastier cheese Blackberry pinches Colvin's Twitter pic for ad Environment More Environment » South Africa rhino poaching hits record: WWF Rhino poaching in South Africa has hit a new record high, with 341 of the animals lost to poachers so far this year as black-market demand for rhino horn soars, wildlife group WWF said. More » NZ ship threatens to break up Call for massive Antarctic marine reserves Seaweed advances south to extinction Japanese whalers want $30m for bodyguard ship 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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