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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 18 Feb, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Thousands in limbo after Air Australia grounding A group of Air Australia passengers have returned home to Australia today but thousands are still left stranded overseas. The budget airline grounded its entire fleet yesterday when it could not afford to pay for fuel for a flight leaving Phuket. Stranded passengers have been told to make alternative arrangements, with some arriving in Brisbane from Bali this morning. More » Darwin opens museum on bombing anniversary ANZ reviews luxury cruise trips for staff Cabinet reportedly testing support for Gillard English cricketer jailed over spot fixing Flooded towns relying on food drops Experts disturbed by frontline bushfire strategy Poll shows Queensland's LNP in the lead Dutch prince buried in avalanche Facebook considered to treat youth mental health More Analysis » Arrested: inside my Egyptian nightmare Traffic was light on the road out of Cairo. We were on our way to Mahalla El Kubra, to spend February 11 â€" the first anniversary of Mubarak's fall - with one of town's better known union organisers and political activists, Mr Kamal Elfayoumi. Our plan was to conduct an interview. Instead we were faced with a terrifying ordeal of interrogation and injustice. More » The politics of youth A whiteout on what we watch Luddites of sport: time for innovation Leadership tussle: Rudd circles, Gillard stumbles Religion and politics: dangers of policy based on faith Stars in the spotlight: our addiction to fame Syrian security: can Bashar prevail? Dollars, documents and denial: a tangled web Slaughterhouse: the confronting truth about our dinner delights Just In More Just In » ANZ reviews luxury cruise trips for staff The ANZ Bank is reviewing a program that rewards staff with trips on luxury cruise liners, because of "community expectations". More » Facebook considered to treat youth mental health Marines in Darwin subject to US and Australian laws English cricketer jailed over spot fixing Darwin opens museum on bombing anniversary Thousands in limbo after Air Australia grounding Cabinet reportedly testing support for Gillard Foo Fighter's Grohl defends Grammy speech US arrests Moroccan over congress bomb plot Experts disturbed by frontline bushfire strategy World More World » Murdoch launches Sun tabloid on Sunday Media mogul Rupert Murdoch throws his weight behind his beleaguered tabloid The Sun by announcing he will launch a Sunday edition of the paper. More » Libya marks revolution day amid new warning Syrian rallies call for 'new phase' in resistance Briton jailed for Facebook hack Rio Carnival kicks off with a samba beat German president resigns in blow to Merkel Business More Business » Australians overdoing gloom: Treasury head The head of the Federal Treasury says Australian consumers are too pessimistic about the future and he is surprised at the low levels of consumer and business confidence. More » Thousands in limbo after Air Australia grounding AFL reports loss for first time in a decade Billabong to slash jobs as profits slide The Long view Politics More Politics » Cabinet reportedly testing support for Gillard Speculation is continuing to mount within federal Labor party ranks that the Prime Minister's allies in Cabinet are testing her support. More » Syrian rallies call for 'new phase' in resistance Poll shows Queensland's LNP in the lead Schools need another $10 billion a year: Greens MP back in court on porn charges Sport More Sport » Hawks relishing return of big men Hawthorn is relishing some increased flexibility with the looming returns of big men Ben Stratton, Jarryd Roughead and Stephen Gilham. More » Rhinos trample Manly in World Club Challenge Sri Lanka crushes Australia in Sydney Hayne, Mannah in doubt for Eels' opener Grima forced to sit out 4-6 weeks English cricketer jailed over spot fixing Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Government introduces R18+ bill The Federal Government has introduced legislation to establish an R18+ category for computer and video games in Australia. More » Ant colonies hint at cities' limits Scientists ramp up power in Hadron Collider Russia reaches ancient Antarctic lake Lovelorn Jurassic cricket chirps again Environment More Environment » Whalers lose case against Sea Shepherd A US judge has refused a request to stop the Sea Shepherd activist group from disrupting Japanese whalers. More » Government 'stalling' on endangered koalas decision Iran boasts of advancements in nuke program 'Extinct' wallaby goes back on show Opponents condemn $5m wilderness mining compensation 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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