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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 21 Jun, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Census reveals changing face of nation By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen The latest census results reveal the nation's population has topped 21.5 million, with one in four Australians being born overseas. More » Australian tourists linked to Peruvian death Australian travel agent stabbed to death in Thailand Apple fined $2m over misleading iPad 4G claim Security scare delays Baden-Clay hearing NSW firies walk off the job Court appoints administrator to HSU Assange faces arrest for breaching bail conditions Conroy warns of demise of newspapers Growth threatens Great Barrier Reef: UN report More Analysis » Kohler's untenable conflict of interest Alan Kohler has taken a job with News Limited as part of the takeover of the Business Spectator and the Eureka Report. There is now an obvious conflict of interest. Kohler should do the honourable thing and quit the ABC. If he doesn't, he should be stood aside in the interests of the ABC's audience and Australian citizens and taxpayers. View the ABC's response to this article here. More » Abbott's uncertain legacy beyond warring opposition Denying responsibility for our fossil fuel exports No surprise Assange looking elsewhere for support Media monoliths and the sound of one hand clapping UN is the wrong tool for climate change The week media diversity was mortally wounded Stopping the global bath from overflowing Leveson is a titillating tabloid for posh people House prices must be allowed to fall Just In More Just In » 80 people killed in ethnic violence in Burma A government official in Burma says the death toll from weeks of ethnic violence in the west of the country is now 80. More » Fairfax workers win reprieve on job losses Security scare delays Baden-Clay hearing Police procedure shake-up after death in custody Gunman carjacks Wollongong taxi Australian tourists linked to Peruvian death Shares dip as US, China worry investors Riot squad officer cleared of arrest assault Elder takes mine expansion fight to appeal court Asylum seekers walk off livestock ship World More World » Assange faces arrest for breaching bail conditions By Lisa Millar in London, staff Ecuador's government says it is mulling the possibility that Julian Assange could be executed in the US as it prepares to rule on his asylum bid. More » Australian travel agent stabbed to death in Thailand Greek parties clinch deal to form government Egypt in chaos as election results delayed Top Obama official censured over botched gun sting Business More Business » Fairfax workers win reprieve on job losses Fairfax Media workers win a reprieve after unions take the embattled media company to the industrial umpire over what they say was a lack of consultation about dramatic job cuts. More » Apple fined $2m over misleading iPad 4G claim Billabong reveals earnings wipe-out Conroy warns of demise of newspapers Shares dip as US, China worry investors Greek parties clinch deal to form government Wall Street dips after Fed cuts growth outlook Politics More Politics » Police procedure shake-up after death in custody By Allyson Horn Northern Territory Police say they have reviewed procedures since the death in custody of an Indigenous man earlier this year. More » Referendum possible to ensure funding plans: Roxon ACTU takes action against Fairfax, praises News Newman planning to change union donation laws Burma's Suu Kyi honoured by Oxford Sport More Sport » AFL applauds drug testing results The AFL has announced only six failed out-of-competition tests for illicit drugs were recorded in the 2011 season. More » Beale primed for Wallabies return: Ioane Hodgson happy with Rooney return Tomic in Wimbledon fitness battle Mitchell not feeling pressure for Games Broncos lose Hannant to injury Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Apple fined $2m over misleading iPad 4G claim Apple has been fined more than $2 million for misleading consumers by claiming that its latest iPad was compatible with the next generation 4G broadband network. More » Giant marsupials' graveyard unearthed Shark shields failed some tests: researchers Amazon tribe shares culture with armchair explorers China's first female astronaut blasts off Environment More Environment » Growth threatens Great Barrier Reef: UN report More details have emerged from a damning report by a UN agency into the health of the Great Barrier Reef. More » Burke cancels UN trip after being denied pair Joyce lashes out at marine park network Sydney to host international conservation forum Food group accused of recycling scare campaign 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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