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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 24 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live coverage: Armstrong to lose Tour de France titles Lance Armstrong is set to lose his record seven Tour de France titles after sensationally dropping his fight against doping charges today. Follow our live blog. More » High Court orders new trial for Patel UN to play no part in Nauru, Manus Island centres Darwin abduction suspect turns herself in Driver killed in Adelaide Targa rally Fairfax shares slump to record low Mum guilty of $2m Centrelink spending spree Burke blasts Newman as project feud heats up NT election too close to call despite parting shots Stevens says no Securency cover-up More Analysis » Mistakes and missteps in 18 hours of madness The frantic period between 7.30 pm Wednesday and Question Time on Thursday was one of the wildest rides in federal politics for a very long time. First Tony Abbott tied himself in knots on 7.30, then Julia Gillard spent an hour tackling questions from journalists over her conduct while working for Slater and Gordon 17 years ago. There was much to learn about our two political leaders in that 18 hours of madness. More » Visiting the end of the world Losing my father to Alzheimer's disease Shame is the best weapon against honour killers Olympic Dam decision should be applauded The RBA shouldn't be beyond reproach At what cost a billion dollars? Olympic panic: is the mining boom at an end? Don't shoot the digital messenger An allegory of journalistic decline Just In More Just In » Darwin abduction suspect turns herself in Northern Territory police say one of the suspects at the centre of the gunpoint abduction of Monique Edmondson (pictured) has handed herself in. More » Molloy loses appeal over Cornes defamation Man jailed for sharing 'worst' of child porn UN to play no part in Nauru, Manus Island centres Fairfax shares slump after Rinehart sale fails Driver killed in Adelaide Targa rally BHP's Kloppers blunt on Australia's mining outlook Murder charge downgraded over baby death Queensland welcomes home its Olympic heroes Stoush over super trawler port access World More World » South Africa mourns mine massacre victims By South Africa correspondent Ginny Stein, wires Thousands gather to mourn the 34 miners killed in South Africa as the government announces a judicial inquiry. More » Gaddafi's son set for September trial Runaway millionaire jailed for almost five years Fiji could host right-to-die clinic Sun defies royals to print Harry photos Business More Business » Stevens says no Securency cover-up By online business reporter Michael Janda The Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has rejected suggestions that senior RBA officials knew of and covered-up bribery allegations. More » Fairfax shares slump after Rinehart sale fails Woolworths profits slump 14.5pc Tinkler pulls out of Whitehaven Coal bid Apple and Samsung infringed each other's patents, says South Korean court. Elisabeth Murdoch takes swipe at James Politics More Politics » Burke blasts Newman as project feud heats up Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke warns Qld Premier Campbell Newman he will not get away with "environmental vandalism" as a public feud over state projects heats up. More » Parliamentary breach sparks security review Soldiers leave to build Nauru processing centre PBS decision on Hepatitis C drugs looms Carr details Assange consular help Sport More Sport » Armstrong to be stripped of Tour titles The United States Anti-Doping Agency says it will ban Lance Armstrong for life and strip him of his seven Tour de France titles for doping. More » Tough US Open draw for Stosur Bolt cruises, Blake storms to 100m landmark Time for Magpies' Wood to deliver Stoner to undergo surgery Cancer scare denies Lewis Penrith swansong 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 » Burke blasts Newman as project feud heats up Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke warns Qld Premier Campbell Newman he will not get away with "environmental vandalism" as a public feud over state projects heats up. More » Government imposes fracking moratorium Arctic ice cap on course for record melt Carbon tax pledge dominates Question Time Action on climate change speeding up: Commission 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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