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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 03 Dec, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Labor decides on conscience vote for gay marriage Delegates at Labor's national conference in Sydney have voted to give MPs a conscience vote on the issue of gay marriage. More » Live coverage: ALP national conference Live Broadcast: Australia v New Zealand Chef facing jail over puffer fish dish Augusta residents told not to return home Greens ask for any secret Assange documents Byron council appalled by schoolies slum Man's leg amputated after being hit by car Bank under fire as cattle station goes under US jobless rate tumbles to 32-month low More Analysis » A referendum without dog whistles ... is that possible? The Prime Minister is committed to holding a referendum on Indigenous recognition in the constitution. I have come to understand the difficulty of constitutional change, the problem of unintended consequence, and the invisible power of 'race' in our body politic. There are some of us who would argue that a referendum not be held if the outcome most likely is a Clayton's recognition of Indigenous people. More » Privacy: for 'paedos', not radical feminists The Breivik diagnosis: ideology wrapped in a straitjacket Politics and loyalty: to the party or the person? Same-sex marriage: the last word The coincidental coalition of Kyoto killers We're all real women ... what do men or size have to do with it? Making a pig's ear from a silk purse Today's ALP: left and right make for queer bedfellows Climate change: greater the uncertainty, greater the risk Just In More Just In » Bowen wins offshore processing support from ALP The Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has won support at the ALP national conference to embrace offshore processing. More » Augusta residents told not to return home Mount Merapi locals return to danger zone Jackson's doctor to appeal against conviction PNG announces plan to stub out smoking Bank under fire as cattle station goes under Man's leg amputated after being hit by car Labor decides on conscience vote for gay marriage Australian cricket great Sam Loxton dies Live Broadcast: Australia v New Zealand World More World » Suu Kyi sees Burma on 'road to democracy' By South East Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel, wires Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has welcomed US engagement with Burma, saying she hopes it will set her country on the road to democracy. More » US jobless rate tumbles to 32-month low Britain, France meet over euro debt crisis Civil war in Syria, death toll at 4,000 UK envoy recounts Iran embassy attack Business More Business » S&P downgrades Australia's big four banks By business editor Peter Ryan and staff Australia's big four banks have been hit with a ratings downgrade by Standard and Poor's as ratings agencies tighten their definition of risk in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. More » US jobless rate tumbles to 32-month low Britain, France meet over euro debt crisis Samsung tablet sales banned again David Jones faces 'challenging Christmas' Fewer yachts enter race as debt crisis bites Politics More Politics » Bowen wins offshore processing support from ALP The Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has won support at the ALP national conference to embrace offshore processing. More » Labor braces for gay marriage showdown Gillard calls for 'fair dinkum' conference debate Right to vote as bloc for conscience vote Labor factions look to save face on gay marriage Sport More Sport » Live Broadcast: Australia v New Zealand A Michael Clarke century has put Australia on top on the third day of the first Test between Australia and New Zealand at the Gabba. More » Australian cricket great Sam Loxton dies Adelaide can still make finals: Coolen Horwill demands one last effort against Wales Ruthless Rafa, epic Ferrer give Spain Davis Cup lead England tackles France as Euros pit Spain against Italy Science and Technology More Science and Technology » A wasp never forgets a face By Science Online's Clare Pain Primates have a face recognition system that enables them to distinguish between individuals, and now it seems some wasps do too. More » Devil sperm collected in bid to save species DNA barcoding: from fish to furniture Scientists discover disease-fighting cell Global warming rate could be less than feared Environment More Environment » Knitters jump to it for slick penguins By New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz There has been an unusual response to October's devastating oil spill in New Zealand, with many pulling out their knitting needles. More » Report warns of deadly climate change Olympic Dam bill passes SA Parliament Southern Ocean bearing brunt of marine warming Murray-Darling plan: how to manage competing interests 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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