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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 19 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Photos show US troops posing with Afghan remains By Stephanie Kennedy in Washington A US newspaper has posted previously unseen photos showing US soldiers posing with the mangled remains of suspected Afghan suicide bombers. More » More flooding predicted after wild weather hits NSW Hockey calls for wholesale review of welfare payments Wallabies legend Lynagh in hospital Monitors mobbed as gunfire erupts in Damascus Breivik reluctant to discuss militant contacts Early Australian exit is part of the plan: NATO Authorities admit failure to act on risk to Williams Suu Kyi to leave Burma for first time in 24 years Legendary TV host Dick Clark dead at 82 More Analysis » Media provoke hoards, act surprised In recent days we've had one of those periodic flurries of concern over online behaviour and the often uncivil conduct of blog and story commenters. The audience has been encouraged to flock to the internet, not only by its own passions, but by media companies exploiting anger, passion, fear and abuse for their own commercial ends. Now people are being shocked and sometimes hurt. And the media act surprised. More » Why are we still surprised to see dark faces on TV? The tired mantra of 'tough on crime' is failing We need not always pander to China Dying words and virtual graveyards Over and out: Gillard's surprising Afghan war speech We're owed the truth about deaths by police Atheism in the dock Scored and sacked: oh what a feeling! Water trading not the villain in Murray-Darling dilemma Just In More Just In » Gillard to use surplus to pressure RBA Prime Minister Julia Gillard is preparing to use the Government's plan to return to surplus to pressure the Reserve Bank to lower interest rates. More » Teenager died at known cliff-jumping site Monitors mobbed as gunfire erupts in Damascus Legendary TV host Dick Clark dead at 82 Search resumes for missing Gold Coast fisherman Spanish king apologises for hunting trip Britain releases secret files from end of empire More flooding predicted after wild weather hits NSW Play abandoned as rain lashes second Test ABC gears up for official Brisbane HQ opening World More World » Photos show US troops posing with Afghan remains By Stephanie Kennedy in Washington A US newspaper has posted previously unseen photos showing US soldiers posing with the mangled remains of suspected Afghan suicide bombers. More » Breivik reluctant to discuss militant contacts Monitors mobbed as gunfire erupts in Damascus Suu Kyi to leave Burma for first time in 24 years Spanish king apologises for hunting trip Business More Business » IMF report backs return to surplus: Swan Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has used a slight International Monetary Fund downgrade of Australia's growth projections to push the Government's case for a return to surplus. More » Bank of Queensland swings to loss Forrest's claim of Rudd tax deal 'weird' Super collapse Super chief joins push for RBA review Mining rally sees share market end on high Mixed response for older worker cash bonus ACCI urges 'neutral' name for Fair Work Wild weather hits BHP Billiton output Buffett reveals he has prostate cancer Politics More Politics » Gillard to use surplus to pressure RBA Prime Minister Julia Gillard is preparing to use the Government's plan to return to surplus to pressure the Reserve Bank to lower interest rates. More » Hockey calls for wholesale review of welfare payments Mixed response for older worker cash bonus Carbon neutral next step for organic winery Doctors warn on electronic health records security Sport More Sport » Wallabies legend Lynagh hospitalised Wallabies legend Michael Lynagh is currently in intensive care at a Brisbane hospital, fellow former international Andrew Slack has confirmed. More » Play abandoned as rain lashes second Test London celebrates 100-day countdown to Games Drogba guides Chelsea to win over Barca Nadal, Djokovic advance in Monte Carlo 100 days to Olympic glory Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Doubts over 'world's biggest dino eggs' claim A Chechen university claims to have found an unprecedented stash of giant fossilised dinosaur eggs in a remote mountainous area of the North Caucasus region. More » Discovery makes final flight to museum Science fuels push for education rethink New internet technology out of this world Unique greenhouse could spur outback growth Environment More Environment » Nuclear agency distances itself from toxic scare Australia's peak nuclear agency says toxic material that has halted upgrade work of the Pacific Highway in New South Wales did not originate at its Lucas Heights facility. Road workers were sent for medical treatment earlier today after vomiting when suspected nuclear material was unearthed during the work near Laurieton, south of Port Macquarie. NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay says previous testing has found no radioactive material at the worksite and that further testing is being done to find other possible contamination. 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