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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 11 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » London 2012: Day 15 preview By Andrew McGarry Take a look at all the action coming up on Day 15 of the London Olympics. More » Poleaxed Hooker vows to bounce back Boat flotilla joins rally against super trawler Town won't get mental health centre despite self-harm rate Thorpe reflects on swim team's performance Unions to blame for power costs: Iemma SA Premier says he'll back gay marriage laws Man rescued from mud-filled trench Thousands mourn Sikh shooting victims ET, Alien creator Carlo Rambaldi dies More Analysis » You have to join them to beat them Of all the hideous stories about internships I've ever read, Sasha Burden's tale of her time at the Herald-Sun is the most heartbreaking. Sasha Burden was angry at the values she believed she found in the Herald Sun newsroom and later railed against them in an article about the experience. Yet a person ready to be a journalist would have taken those values head-on - and tried to do something about it. More » FV Margiris is no cute fishing boat A gold medal for Olympic predictability Winter break is over, get set for the killing season Changing landscape of Aboriginal and green politics Everyone picks on the fat kid The grace of the Games News Corp dodges media questions Paralympic stars in a race for equal treatment If Tony Abbott didn't exist, the media would have to invent him Just In More Just In » NSW plans to cut public servant entitlements The NSW Government has confirmed it wants to cut entitlements for public servants including getting rid of allowances for people working in remote areas. More » SA Premier says he'll back gay marriage laws Afghan civilian kills 3 NATO soldiers Three killed in road crash on Barrier Highway Footage sparks protest against NSW piggery American actor Al Freeman Jr dies Man rescued from mud-filled trench Finance workers face widening gender pay gap Poleaxed Hooker vows to bounce back Boat flotilla joins rally against super trawler World More World » Syrians flee as rebels plan counter-attack By Brendan Trembath, Norman Hermant, wires Syrian rebels promise a counter-attack after losing ground in Aleppo, as residents used a lull in fighting to escape the town. More » Thousands mourn Sikh shooting victims 'Mental breakdown' blamed for Heywood murder US, Vietnam launch Agent Orange clean-up Questions raised over Philippines flood response Business More Business » Finance workers face widening gender pay gap By business editor Peter Ryan The Financial Services Institute has released a report that highlights a widening gender gap in the financial services industry. More » RBA revises growth forecast up Goldman Sachs escapes US prosecution China exports slump, imports slide Crown posts profit rise Politics More Politics » NSW plans to cut public servant entitlements The NSW Government has confirmed it wants to cut entitlements for public servants including getting rid of allowances for people working in remote areas. More » Senate President Hogg announces retirement US, Vietnam launch Agent Orange clean-up Drought stories boost SA Murray fight Coalition disunity in power price blame game Sport More Sport » Tiger hangs tough to share PGA lead Tiger Woods battled strong winds to push himself into joint leadership of the PGA Championship alongside Vijay Singh and Carl Pettersson. More » Eagles fight back to beat Cats Sea Eagles end Rabbitohs unbeaten streak Storm grind out win over Titans Djokovic pulls double shift to reach semis Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Curiosity captures colour panorama of Mars NASA's Curiosity rover, which touched down on Mars four days ago, has sent full-colour panoramic photos of the red planet back to Earth. More » NBN Co confirms billion-dollar cost blowout Scientist install alarm in Italian super-volcano Jodrell Bank founder Bernard Lovell dies Curiosity to take scientists on alien road trip Environment More Environment » Drought stories boost SA Murray fight Government-funded ads use South Australians to tell their drought stories, as the state fights the Murray-Darling plan. More » Government calls for nuclear dump designs Thieves target acclaimed wildlife photographer Battle heats up over Tarkine heritage listing New Murray-Darling plan criticised 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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