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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 31 Jul, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Muirhead sorry for viewing 'vile' child porn Former ABC presenter Andy Muirhead says he is sorry for accessing thousands of "vile and disgusting" child pornography images. More » London 2012 Day Four preview Black Caviar out of spring carnival Moon flags still standing Nurse fronts Malaysian court on drug charge Another 2,000 jobs axed in Queensland Heroin, ice network smashed in $500m drug bust Coroner rules newborn's death preventable Dutch backpacker on trial after fatal crash Boxer Hooper apologises for Aboriginal shirt More Analysis » 'Romneyshambles': the wrath of the sneerocracy There is no doubt that like many other aspiring political leaders today, Mitt Romney is a doofus in the diplomacy department, seemingly suffering from a bad case of foot-in-mouth disease. But how shambolic has his current world tour really been? Has it really been a "Romneyshambles"? What we are witnessing is the Twitterisation of the media and of politics itself, and the power of the sneerocracy to dent an individual's reputation. More » Far from paradise: in pursuit of the Australian dream Renewing the arts: diverse or devalued? Drowning in self-delusion When it comes to education, we're all class NDIS requires focus, not political point scoring Another mass shooting in a horrible US catalogue Joyce's dangerous distrust of foreign investment Olympics pressure gets personal Gillard dodges the states' hospital pass Just In More Just In » Muirhead sorry for viewing 'vile' child porn Former ABC presenter Andy Muirhead says he is sorry for accessing thousands of "vile and disgusting" child pornography images. More » Nurse fronts Malaysian court on drug charge Black Caviar out of spring carnival Moon flags still standing Stolen Generation test case likely to go to trial Coroner rules newborn's death preventable Former mining exec guilty of insider trading Dutch backpacker on trial after fatal crash Loan growth slows, building stabilises Falconio killer moved to Darwin World More World » Syrian military tightens grip on Aleppo ABC correspondent Norman Hermant and wires The ABC has seen wounded rebel fighters streaming out of Aleppo and reinforcements heading in as the battle for control of the Syrian city rages on. More » Suspect charged over Aurora theatre massacre Australian company pleads guilty over NZ mine blast Dozens killed in India train fire Moon flags still standing Business More Business » Former mining exec guilty of insider trading by business editor Peter Ryan A former executive of Chinese mining company Hanlong has pleaded guilty to three charges of insider trading.  More » Loan growth slows, building stabilises Business credit growth slows Metcash completes Mitre 10 takeover Union to begin talks with BHP in Pilbara Esso fined over Longford gas leak Politics More Politics » Government takes axe to transport, Q-Build jobs The Queensland Government will slash more than 2,000 jobs from transport and Q-Build. More » Concerns raised about Australia's ties with Fiji SA Opposition Leader resisted Senate push Swan hits out at Beazley briefing claim Imprisoned blogger's mother sets herself on fire Sport More Sport » AFL to interview McLean over tanking claims The AFL will interview Carlton's Brock McLean over the former Melbourne player's allegations that the Demons were tanking for draft picks in 2009. More » Black Caviar out of spring carnival Cahill may miss Socceroos matches Watmough to contest 'chicken wing' charge Roos' Thomas cops two-match ban Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Giant fossil claw may be from ancient reptile By Caddie Brain Scientists in Central Australia say the discovery of a prehistoric claw at a fossil deposit is baffling. More » NASA rehearses for '7 minutes of terror' First chief scientist Ralph Slatyer dies Ecuador offers Sweden chance to quiz Assange Calls for nano-materials register Environment More Environment » Ocean power could supply entire cities By Conor Duffy A CSIRO report finds ocean power generated by waves, currents and tides could supply a city the size of Melbourne by 2050. More » India bans tourists from tiger reserves Firing at seals urged to protect penguins Pro-logging protester joins tree-sit activist Fukushima radiation may kill 1,300 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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