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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 18 Feb, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Air Australia passengers face nervous wait Creditors of Air Australia and thousands of stranded passengers are waiting to see if they will be left out of pocket by the budget airline's collapse. More » Poll show Queensland's LNP in the lead Briton jailed for Facebook hack Rio Carnival kicks off with a samba beat Australian killed while canopy flying in NZ Flooded towns relying on food drops Dutch prince buried in avalanche Murdoch launches Sun tabloid on Sunday Italy seizes $US6 trillion in fake bonds Sri Lanka crushes Australia in Sydney 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 » Poll show Queensland's LNP in the lead As Queensland's Premier prepares to officially set the election date, a new poll shows the Labor Party has a tough fight ahead of it. More » Italy seizes $US6 trillion in fake bonds Flooded towns relying on food drops Briton jailed for Facebook hack Rio Carnival kicks off with a samba beat Rebels bikies charged with affray Dutch prince buried in avalanche Murdoch launches Sun tabloid on Sunday 200 elephants killed in Cameroon 'massacre' Police prepare to charge Martin attackers World More World » Libya marks revolution day amid new warning Libyans celebrate the first anniversary of the uprising against Moamar Gaddafi with fireworks and slogans. More » Murdoch launches Sun tabloid on Sunday German president resigns in blow to Merkel Thai police seek new Iranian bomb suspect 'Underwear bomber' gets life in US prison Cameron in emotional union plea to Scots 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 » AFL reports loss for first time in a decade Air Australia passengers face nervous wait Billabong to slash jobs as profits slide Share market ends week on a high note Indonesian import ban distresses Aussie growers Telstra workers protest against offshore jobs ANZ posts billion-dollar quarterly profit High dollar may force Caltex refinery closures Murdoch in London to calm Sun furore Politics More Politics » Poll show Queensland's LNP in the lead As Queensland's Premier prepares to officially set the election date, a new poll shows the Labor Party has a tough fight ahead of it. More » Schools need another $10 billion a year: Greens MP back in court on porn charges Town being torn apart by suicide 'epidemic' Iraqi VP accused of more sectarian attacks Sport More Sport » Sri Lanka crushes Australia in Sydney Sri Lanka cruised to an easy eight-wicket bonus-point victory over Australia in their rain-affected tri-series clash at the SCG. More » Hayne, Mannah in doubt for Eels' opener Tigers, Roos, Hawks share preseason wins Barnes tightens up in Waratahs trial Heart pinch 1-0 win over Gold Coast Sutherland upset by Haddin confusion 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. 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