ABC NewsMail - Afternoon Edition

NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 23 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » PM fires back at 'misogynist nut jobs' dredging over her past Julia Gillard lashes out at The Australian newspaper and who she calls "misogynist nut jobs on the internet" in a marathon press conference prompted by days of rumour-mongering about her past. More » Government announces increase in refugee intake Abbott now says he did read BHP briefing document ACT, Tasmania push for gay marriage Woman in wheelchair loses Jetstar appeal Gunpoint abduction sparks police hunt $7bn Alpha coal mine gets approval Fairfax flunks financial review with $2.7b loss Music over? Allans and Billy Hyde enter receivership Youth worker guilty of child sex offences More Analysis » An allegory of journalistic decline Back in the seventies, journalism was not an opportunity for individual expression; it was a precise and formulaic attempt to record an unadorned, balanced version of events. That culture is lost. Subediting is outsourced, reporters opinionate, facts are mutable in the service of agendas. It is the memory of the old-school journalism once championed by Rupert Murdoch that gives the modern 'profession' its scraps of dignity. More » Military culture must wage war with itself The smart money is on business ethics Damage control: Akin's costly brain snap on abortion Casino banking: creating risk and gambling on it Licence to kill? Time to abolish the 'gay panic' defence Who can claim the economic gold medal? Gageler appointment welcome, but far from cage-rattling Rape: collateral damage in a bigger political crusade Winners and losers in education's zero-sum game Just In More Just In » Super Hornets to get electronics jammer Defence Minister Stephen Smith has announced Australia is spending about $1.5 billion on an electronic warfare system. More » Windy weather wreaks havoc in Sydney National parks to be protected under tourism plan Man accused of stealing milk tanker applies for bail $7bn Alpha coal mine gets approval Parisian street scenes on display in Sydney gallery PM fires back at 'misogynist nut jobs' dredging over her past Settlement reached in birth negligence case Government announces increase in refugee intake Nelson named War Memorial director World More World » China clamps down on Gu body-double rumours China has blocked internet searches for the term "body double" amid rumours that the wife of fallen political star Bo Xilai used a stand-in during her murder trial. More » Royals in damage control over naked Harry photos Language a barrier to China business Indonesia's holiday road toll passes 600 Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive Business More Business » Abbott now says he did read BHP briefing document Opposition Leader Tony Abbott now says he did read the BHP Billiton briefing document at the centre of his testy exchanges with 7.30 host Leigh Sales on ABC TV last night. More » Qantas shares rise despite first ever loss Fairfax flunks financial review with $2.7b loss $7bn Alpha coal mine gets approval QR National to cut 900 jobs Music over? Allans and Billy Hyde enter receivership Politics More Politics » Super Hornets to get electronics jammer Defence Minister Stephen Smith has announced Australia is spending about $1.5 billion on an electronic warfare system. More » PM fires back at 'misogynist nut jobs' dredging over her past Government announces increase in refugee intake Abbott now says he did read BHP briefing document Assad exit hopes downplayed as violence continues Sport More Sport » Jones says Deans not up to job Former Australia coach Alan Jones has claimed incumbent Robbie Deans is out of his depth, saying the best way he could improve the Wallabies would be to stay at home in bed. More » Wallabies name Cooper for Bledisloe clash Kangaroos keen for early Wells return Minichiello decision should signal change for NRL Stosur seeded seventh for US Open Paralympic flames lit on UK's highest peaks Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has taken a 16-minute drive, its first since reaching the Red Planet to search for habitats that could have supported microbial life. More » Scientists' discovery fuels Alzheimer's treatment hope World may soon be your (specific) oyster Mammoth's tusk found in German train tunnel DNA checks done on family trees Environment More Environment » Arctic ice cap on course for record melt United States scientists say the Arctic ice cap is melting at a startlingly rapid rate and may shrink to its smallest-ever level within weeks as the planet's temperatures rise. More » Carbon tax pledge dominates Question Time Action on climate change speeding up: Commission Koala numbers dive on east coast Development blamed for surge in koala deaths 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters