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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 28 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Double shooting at Gold Coast shopping centre Two people have been shot at a shopping on the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland. Police say a man and a woman sustained gunshot wounds inside the Robina Town Centre around 2:00pm (AEST). Witnesses report seeing a muscular man of Pacific Islander appearance with a tattooed neck holding a silver handgun. More » Slipper rejects new claims of cab voucher misuse Melbourne man acquitted of Membrey murder Shake-up expected in Queensland council elections Superannuation tax hike to level playing field Cage fighting becoming the new 'blood sport' Man crushed to death beneath car Space shuttle Enterprise lands in New York Drilling scare halts coal seam gas work Man arrested after siege in central London More Analysis » We are all terror suspects now You are all potential terrorists. It matters not that you live in Britain, the US, Australia or the Middle East. Citizenship is effectively abolished. The announcement that Britain intends to spy on every email and phone call is old hat. What has changed is that a state of permanent war has been launched by the US and a police state is consuming Western democracy. What are you going to do about it? More » A dictator faces true justice at last Hipster activists: quit raging and join the machine Kids need an AFL umpire escort? Really? The Coalition's NBN: cheaper or a false economy? Malaysia: Mid Life Crisis or Fresh Opportunity? A risky business: the climate change debate Parliament must decide when we go to war The Breivik blame game The Bible just isn't funny Just In More Just In » Double shooting at Gold Coast shopping centre Two people have been shot at a shopping on the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland. Police say a man and a woman sustained gunshot wounds inside the Robina Town Centre around 2:00pm (AEST). Witnesses report seeing a muscular man of Pacific Islander appearance with a tattooed neck holding a silver handgun. More » Superannuation tax hike to level playing field Space shuttle Enterprise lands in New York Man crushed to death beneath car Melbourne man acquitted of Membrey murder Consumer spending offsets weak US economic growth Drilling scare halts coal seam gas work Deadly bombs rock Syria's capital Pain in Spain as jobless rate soars Shake-up expected in Queensland council elections World More World » Man arrested after siege in central London By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires A man has been arrested after a three-hour siege and reported hostage situation in London's busy CBD. More » Blind activist escapes house arrest Deadly bombs rock Syria's capital Space shuttle Enterprise lands in New York Tourists lose out as Dutch cannabis law upheld Business More Business » Pain in Spain as jobless rate soars By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown Spain's unemployment rate has hit a 20-year high, with more than 5.6 million people out of work. More » Footy codes win Optus broadcast fight Disclosing executive pay is super: Brogden Settlement allows Ford supplier to reopen doors Rio to hire more workers - but from where? Politics More Politics » Shake-up expected in Queensland council elections Today's local government elections are expected to deliver broad-scale change in many areas of Queensland. More » Slipper rejects new claims of cab voucher misuse Another uranium mine closer for outback SA Handwriting expert questions Slipper's Cabcharges Water ministers at odds on Murray tour Sport More Sport » Wade can play as batsman: Clarke Michael Clarke believes Matthew Wade could retain his Test spot even if Brad Haddin returns as Australia's wicketkeeper - by playing as a specialist batsman. More » Champagne effort caps Pierro's triple crown Brumbies score six against Lions Black Caviar chases 20th win Clarke takes five wickets to seal series win Stosur loses marathon match to Sharapova Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Space station crew returns to Earth A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut from the International Space Station (ISS) has landed in Kazakhstan. More » Humans urged to find new planets to live on Blocking protein acts as brake on MS Researchers claim quantum computer breakthrough Google bosses back plans to mine asteroids Environment More Environment » Drilling scare halts coal seam gas work The Queensland Government has put a stop to work on an underground pipeline after the release of drilling fluid into the Condamine River on the Western Darling Downs. More » Climate change altering oceans, rainfall: study Mouse dropping find a blow to island clean-up Water ministers at odds on Murray tour Councils under pressure to cap landfill emissions 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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