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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 25 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Thousands mark Anzac Day at Gallipoli By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker at Gallipoli, wires Prime Minister Julia Gillard joins thousands of Australians at Gallipoli for the annual Anzac Day dawn service 97 years after Australian Imperial Forces landed at Gallipoli. More » Fathers just as likely to suffer baby blues: study Apple profit soars amid 'mind-boggling' sales Slipper a complex man of faith, says church head Aussie soldiers send messages from abroad MP's son 'too poor' to pay boat crash compo Teenage girl escapes car kidnapper Romney rolls to wins in five primaries Mystery DNA found on dead spy's bag Wade still happy to play second fiddle More Analysis » Anzac Day is about their deaths, not our lives With the country infinitely more diverse and spiritually complex, we fix on war more closely than ever as a key to our national personality. The further we travel from those great wars that saw the mass involvement of ordinary men and women, the more we see their sacrifice as analogous to the struggles of our modern lives. But here's the thing: it was them, not us. Their war, not ours. Their deaths, not this life of ours. More » Aboriginal diggers and the battle for equality Hurt and homeward bound Prisoner of war: my father's story Vet Affairs fails our surviving veterans Lest we forget: the human cost of war A common affair: love and risk in political office Reward welfare a recipe for entitlement culture Contagious obesity and the fat and lazy myth Must we balance the books on the back of the poor? Just In More Just In » Redfern march marks Indigenous Anzac spirit By Mark Di Stefano The wartime sacrifices of Indigenous Australians have been commemorated at a special Anzac Day ceremony in the inner Sydney suburb of Redfern. More » Fathers just as likely to suffer baby blues: study Thousands mark Anzac Day at Gallipoli Romney rolls to wins in five primaries Aboriginal digger's spirit sent home from PNG Veterans of 'forgotten war' gather to remember Vidosic promoted to Roar top job People forced to flee as fires destroy two homes Bikie caught in car with loaded pistol Apple profit soars amid 'mind-boggling' sales World More World » Tories under fire for cosy Murdoch relationship By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown The cosy relationship between the British press and politicians has been put under the spotlight during James Murdoch's latest appearance at the country's media ethics inquiry. More » Romney rolls to wins in five primaries Witnesses describe horror of Breivik's bomb Mystery DNA found on dead spy's bag First charges laid over BP spill Obama slams Secret Service 'knuckleheads' Business More Business » Tories under fire for cosy Murdoch relationship By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown The cosy relationship between the British press and politicians has been put under the spotlight during James Murdoch's latest appearance at the country's media ethics inquiry. More » Apple profit soars amid 'mind-boggling' sales First charges laid over BP spill Mad cow disease found in California Dutch bond sale boosts global share markets Aussies lured by dirt cheap housing market Abbott, Shorten in rates gaffe Politics More Politics » Slipper a complex man of faith, says church head The head of the Australian Anglican Catholic Church says Speaker Peter Slipper is a "complex" man who has taken a "strong" stand on "conservative moral issues" but has another side to his character. More » Carr meets Clinton in Washington Putin to resign as party leader Governor-General on flying visit to Afghanistan Slipper tweets pot shot at Abbott Sport More Sport » Wade still happy to play second fiddle Matthew Wade does not expect his first Test ton will change his status as understudy to first choice wicketkeeper Brad Haddin. More » Vidosic promoted to Roar top job Chelsea stuns Barca to seal final spot All systems go for Caviar Mumford ruled out of Hawks clash Breakers clinch back-to-back titles Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Google bosses back plans to mine asteroids Top Google executives and film director James Cameron have backed a plan to mine asteroids for precious minerals and water. More » 99 skeletons found at Guatemalan outpost Eyes hold clues to life for deadly box jellyfish Doubts over 'world's biggest dino eggs' claim Discovery makes final flight to museum Environment More Environment » Councils under pressure to cap landfill emissions By Michael Vincent Local governments around Australia are racing to have their landfill sites comply with the new carbon pricing scheme, which begins on July 1. 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