ABC NewsMail - Afternoon Edition

NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 01 Sep, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Washer slams 'utter stupidity' of Afghan war By Samantha Hawley, staff Liberal backbencher Mal Washer questions Australia's ongoing role in Afghanistan after five diggers were killed in Afghanistan this week. More » Foreign bid for Cubbie Station raises concerns Survivors plead to be taken to Australia Roddick downs Tomic, Hewitt wins thriller Sydney man charged two years after wife's death Two-fold Afghan suicide bombing kills twelve Notorious hoons identified in safety crackdown New Orleans recovers as farmers welcome Isaac Hundreds battle fires threatening coastal Spain Minister questions murder charges for miners More Analysis » Pollies try to score big with backflips John Howard was fond of saying that in politics, there's nothing wrong with a backflip - as long as you land where the public wants you to be. For Julia Gillard's sake, he had better be right, because the Prime Minister this month, on asylum seekers and the carbon tax, has performed a couple of classics. The Coalition, on the other hand, is surely mightily tempted to execute its own backflip on industrial relations. More » Attacks won't stop but neither should our resolve Whitlam dismissal a decision of the highest order To be a technophile or technophobe - or both RU486: a win for women and choice If Carr wanted to help Assange, he could Bullying and complicity in a social media world Cyber bullying is the real world writ large Going bush in the Northern Territory election Asylum seeker plan: spending so much, achieving so little Just In More Just In » 10,000 Yosemite tourists could face deadly virus Some 10,000 visitors to California's Yosemite National Park could have been exposed to a deadly virus that kills one in three victims and cannot be treated, officials said Friday. More » Two-fold Afghan suicide bombing kills twelve Sydney man charged two years after wife's death Notorious hoons identified in safety crackdown US pledges more aid for strategic south Pacific Washer slams 'utter stupidity' of Afghan war Minister questions murder charges for miners Apology for forced adoptions welcomed Thalidomide manufacturer apologises to victims New Orleans recovers as farmers welcome Isaac World More World » Hundreds battle fires threatening coastal Spain By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires One man has been killed and thousands evacuated by a huge bushfire threatening the wealthy Spanish resort of Marbella. More » New Orleans recovers as farmers welcome Isaac Romney accepts Republican nomination Residents flee as quake hits off Philippines Assange expects year-long wait in embassy Business More Business » Foreign bid for Cubbie Station raises concerns By Lindy Kerin, staff Concerns have been raised over the Government's approval of a foreign bid for Australia's largest cotton farm, with Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce labelling it "a disgrace". More » Bernanke hints at action to revive US economy Vale expects iron ore rebound, analysts not sure Gunns announces massive $900m loss Online sales keep soaring Grocon to sue union for damages Politics More Politics » US pledges more aid for strategic south Pacific By Stephen Dziedzic, wires US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has announced an expansion of aid in the south Pacific and declared the US is in the region "for the long haul". More » Minister questions murder charges for miners Assange expects year-long wait in embassy Funding confirmed for new-look Australia Network Grocon to sue union for damages Sport More Sport » Roddick downs Tomic, Hewitt wins thriller Bernard Tomic has crashed out of the US Open, hours after Lleyton Hewitt won a five-set thriller. More » Pakistan level series with seven-wicket win Sydney FC jump gun on Del Piero swoop Three more swimming golds on Day Two Stosur into last 16 of US Open Hawks start fast to sew up minor premiership Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Vital spineless creatures facing extinction: report One-fifth of the "spineless creatures that rule the world" may be at risk of extinction, according to a new study. More » Eureka moment for Fox in the henhouse NASA beams 'interplanetary voicemail' from Mars Your tributes: Neil Armstrong Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive Environment More Environment » Super trawler steams into sea of controversy By Matthew Carney and staff The Margiris super trawler is due to arrive in South Australia today, amid claims the ship's fishing quota "isn't worth the paper it's written on". More » Burke blasts Newman as project feud heats up Government imposes fracking moratorium Arctic ice cap on course for record melt Carbon tax pledge dominates Question Time 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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ABC NewsMail - Morning Edition

NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 01 Sep, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Survivors criticise treatment after rescue By Indonesia correspondent George Roberts, staff Survivors from an asylum seeker boat that sank off Indonesia this week have alleged the Australian Navy denied them medical treatment and food after they were rescued. The search for more survivors has been called off after the 55 people found alive were sent back to Indonesia, leaving nearly 100 people missing. The boat, which sank in the Sunda Strait off the island of Java, was the fourth known to have sunk on that route to Christmas Island in recent years. More » Residents flee as quake hits off Philippines Brother pays emotional tribute to fallen soldier Three more swimming golds on Day Two Hewitt wins five-set thriller Foreign bid for Cubbie Station raises concerns Gillard, Hurley resolve to 'not let Taliban win' Three killed in US supermarket shooting Gunns announces massive $900m loss Assange expects year-long wait in embassy More Analysis » Pollies try to score big with backflips John Howard was fond of saying that in politics, there's nothing wrong with a backflip - as long as you land where the public wants you to be. For Julia Gillard's sake, he had better be right, because the Prime Minister this month, on asylum seekers and the carbon tax, has performed a couple of classics. The Coalition, on the other hand, is surely mightily tempted to execute its own backflip on industrial relations. More » Attacks won't stop but neither should our resolve Whitlam dismissal a decision of the highest order To be a technophile or technophobe - or both RU486: a win for women and choice If Carr wanted to help Assange, he could Bullying and complicity in a social media world Cyber bullying is the real world writ large Going bush in the Northern Territory election Asylum seeker plan: spending so much, achieving so little Just In More Just In » Foreign bid for Cubbie Station raises concerns Rural lobby group Agforce says the Federal Government must be careful when approving foreign purchases of agricultural assets after it granted an Asian consortium approval to bid for Cubbie Station. More » Hewitt wins five-set thriller Hundreds battle fires threatening coastal Spain Survivors criticise treatment after rescue Three more swimming golds on Day Two Residents flee as quake hits off Philippines Hawks start fast to sew up minor premiership Vital spineless creatures facing extinction: report Three killed in US supermarket shooting Russian oil oligarchs square off in court World More World » Romney accepts Republican nomination By North America correspondent Jane Cowan, wires Mitt Romney vowed to rescue the US economy and create jobs in the most important speech of his political career as the Republican National Convention wrapped up in Florida. More » Hundreds battle fires threatening coastal Spain Residents flee as quake hits off Philippines Assange expects year-long wait in embassy Isaac forces Louisiana evacuation order Business More Business » Vale expects iron ore rebound, analysts not sure By online business reporter Michael Janda Big miners are expecting a rebound in the iron ore price, but analysts say a recovery could take at least six months. More » Gunns announces massive $900m loss Local shares amble to mixed close Online sales keep soaring Harvey Norman profits slump on electronics glut Grocon to sue union for damages Politics More Politics » Assange expects year-long wait in embassy WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he expects to wait six months to a year for a deal to free him from Ecuador's embassy in London and is hopeful Sweden will drop its case against him. More » Funding confirmed for new-look Australia Network Grocon to sue union for damages Shorten warns parties in Grocon dispute Takeaway grog sale changes stir political pot Sport More Sport » Hewitt wins five-set thriller Lleyton Hewitt reached the third round of the US Open defeating Luxembourg's Gilles Muller in five sets played over four-and-a-half hours. More » Sydney FC jump gun on Del Piero swoop Three more swimming golds on Day Two Watch the Paralympic Games live Hawks start fast to sew up minor premiership Stosur into last 16 of US Open Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Vital spineless creatures facing extinction: report One-fifth of the "spineless creatures that rule the world" may be at risk of extinction, according to a new study. More » Eureka moment for Fox in the henhouse NASA beams 'interplanetary voicemail' from Mars Your tributes: Neil Armstrong Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive Environment More Environment » Super trawler steams into sea of controversy By Matthew Carney and staff The Margiris super trawler is due to arrive in South Australia today, amid claims the ship's fishing quota "isn't worth the paper it's written on". More » Burke blasts Newman as project feud heats up Government imposes fracking moratorium Arctic ice cap on course for record melt Carbon tax pledge dominates Question Time 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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