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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 27 Mar, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Thousands gather to farewell Stynes Former AFL great Jim Stynes was remembered as a gentle giant with a passion for life, as more than 1,000 people gathered at his state funeral in Melbourne. More » Fewer asylum seekers heading to Australia: UNHCR Australian adviser injured in Uruzgan attack More borrowers fall behind on mortgages Gillard brushes aside Newspoll slump Palaszczuk set to become Qld Labor leader Sandilands' attack breached code, watchdog finds Thousands farewell Tongan king Australian mines top global investment list Food review aims to throw another emu on barbie More Analysis » Stop-start decade of political changes In Australia, we don't change governments very often. And like teenagers with sheets, we often leave it a shade too long - till things get distinctly whiffy - between changes. The Bligh government died, messily and mainly by its own hand, after 14 years of Labor government in Queensland. But if the Federal Labor Government does bite the dust at next year's election, the ramifications are entirely different. More » Queensland election will have federal implications Asset sales, their part in Labor's downfall Not crooked, crook: the real 'sickies' epidemic Size of government: big is not so bad Qld landslide boosts need for upper house A clear and present danger Native birds suffer in a macho, shoot-em-up fantasy Bligh's defeat will not taint 'can do' Gillard Drum Wrap: Queensland voted Just In More Just In » Rio Tinto reviews future of its diamond mines Rio Tinto is reviewing the future of its diamond mines, which include the world's biggest, the Argyle diamond mine, in the East Kimberley. More » Palaszczuk set to become Qld Labor leader More borrowers fall behind on mortgages Mining not to blame for latest SA quake Newton mentally ill all his life, court told Food review aims to throw another emu on barbie Officer was right to shoot: NSW Police Minister Fewer asylum seekers heading to Australia: UNHCR Man charged over 2002 Sydney shooting Shares swing higher on US rates optimism World More World » News Corp subsidiary 'hired hacker to attack rival' By London correspondent Rachael Brown A BBC program has accused a News Corporation subsidiary of enlisting the help of a computer hacker to bring down a rival company. More » Strauss-Kahn facing charges over French sex ring Thousands farewell Tongan king Gillard to warn summit of nuclear terrorism threat US Supreme Court hears challenge to 'Obamacare' Business More Business » Sandilands' attack breached code, watchdog finds Watchdog describes Kyle Sandilands' on-air comments about a female journalist as "derogatory, offensive" but says it cannot take direct action against the shock jock. More » More borrowers fall behind on mortgages News Corp subsidiary 'hired hacker to attack rival' Australian mines top global investment list Shares swing higher on US rates optimism Rio Tinto in talks on Cape York mine approval Drew Hutton to sue Palmer over CIA claims BMW recalls 1.3 million cars over electrical fears Global stocks jump on Bernanke rates speech Politics More Politics » Palaszczuk set to become Qld Labor leader Queensland's Labor caucus will meet tomorrow to elect Annastacia Palaszczuk as Opposition Leader. More » Gillard brushes aside Newspoll slump Drew Hutton to sue Palmer over CIA claims Joyce hints at Lower House move China concerned by N Korea nuclear plans Sport More Sport » Thousands gather to farewell Stynes Former AFL great Jim Stynes was remembered as a gentle giant with a passion for life, as more than 1,000 people gathered at his state funeral in Melbourne. More » Stosur falls in Miami Aussies turn to Pattinson for T20 Copley named in Broncos line-up Roddick upsets Federer Rooney guides United to victory Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Travelling gnome answers weighty question Physicists looking at anomalies in Earth's gravity have taken a garden gnome around the world and weighed it at locations as remote as the South Pole. More » Megafauna collapse led to mega vegetation changes Zoo investigates mystery rhino deaths Obama slams Iran's 'electronic curtain' of censorship New entrepreneurs playing games to make living Environment More Environment » Impact of climate change may be underestimated By David Mark A new study suggests climate scientists may have underestimated the effect of greenhouse gases, with global temperatures now predicted to rise by between 1.4 and 3 degrees Celsius by 2050. More » Palmer hints CIA claims a poll distraction ploy James Cameron reaches bottom of Pacific Trump sons in trouble over Zimbabwe hunt In pictures: Paul Lockyer's Lake Eyre book released 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. 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