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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 12 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » London 2012: Day 16 preview By Andrew McGarry Take a look at all the action coming up on Day 16 of the London Olympics. More » Bolt completes gold treble with WR relay win Hundreds dead as quakes strike Iran Public fed up with asylum policy stoush: Bowen Australian charged over jet ski death Burke warns of super trawler overfishing risk 10 killed as Afghan police officer opens fire Gurrumul wins top Indigenous music award City to Surf runner wins back-to-back titles Opals secure bronze over Russia 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 » Fires may be linked to bashing of teenage boy Police are appealing for witnesses as they investigate two fires in Sydney's west that may be linked to a brutal bashing last week. More » Woman dies after fall from cliff Man killed in Blue Mountains house fire Public fed up with asylum policy stoush: Bowen US, Turkey mull action on Syria Changes ahead for NSW crime-fighting body City to Surf runner wins back-to-back titles Union seeks end to car parts strike Brazil retains women's volleyball gold 10 killed as Afghan police officer opens fire World More World » Hundreds dead as quakes strike Iran At least 250 people have died and 1,800 more have been injured in north-west Iran after two earthquakes struck in quick succession. More » Romney chooses Ryan as election running mate 10 killed as Afghan police officer opens fire Thousands mourn Sikh shooting victims 'Mental breakdown' blamed for Heywood murder 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 » 'Value over profit' Conroy attacks Australian Financial Review RBA revises growth forecast up Goldman Sachs escapes US prosecution 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 » Hawthorn cuts loose against beleaguered Port An 11-goal final term has helped Hawthorn kick clear to record a 72-point win over Port Adelaide at York Park in Launceston on Sunday afternoon. More » Raiders come from behind to down Penrith Magpies hoodoo continues for Swans Cowboys reach half-century in smashing Warriors Scott one shot off PGA lead as rain hits 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. 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