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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 25 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Brewers call for licence buybacks The Brewers Association is pushing for a buyback of liquor licences in Australia to curb booze-fuelled violence and binge drinking. More » Four killed in fiery crash in NSW Riverina Apple wins patent fight against Samsung USADA confirms Armstrong life ban Man killed in skydiving accident Leaders hopeful as Territorians heads to polls Man killed as police find abducted woman Two shot dead near Empire State Building American nations back Ecuador on Assange UN scoffs at 'ridiculous' Texas invasion claims 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 Why the UK's NBN alternative wouldn't work here 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 Just In More Just In » Man killed in skydiving accident A man has died after a skydiving accident on a beach at Caloundra, north of Brisbane. More » Brewers call for licence buybacks American nations back Ecuador on Assange Four killed in fiery crash in NSW Riverina Survivors hope Breivik verdict ends year of 'hell' Apple wins patent fight against Samsung UN scoffs at 'ridiculous' Texas invasion claims Cauldron lit ahead of Paralympic Games Sesame Street puppeteer dies at 78 USADA confirms Armstrong life ban World More World » Two shot dead near Empire State Building Two people are dead and nine are recovering in hospital after a gunman opened fire near New York City's Empire State Building. More » Survivors hope Breivik verdict ends year of 'hell' American nations back Ecuador on Assange Apple wins patent fight against Samsung Car park hunt underway for medieval king Business More Business » Apple wins patent fight against Samsung Apple wins more than $1 billion in a massive US court victory over Samsung - a verdict that could have huge market repercussions. More » Stevens says no Securency cover-up Struggling Fairfax vulnerable to takeover: analyst Woolworths profits slump 14.5pc Tinkler pulls out of Whitehaven Coal bid Elisabeth Murdoch takes swipe at James Politics More Politics » Brewers call for licence buybacks The Brewers Association is pushing for a buyback of liquor licences in Australia to curb booze-fuelled violence and binge drinking. More » Burke blasts Newman as project feud heats up Parliamentary breach sparks security review Soldiers leave to build Nauru processing centre PBS decision on Hepatitis C drugs looms Sport More Sport » USADA confirms Armstrong life ban The US anti-doping agency has outlined its reasons for handing Lance Armstrong a life ban, saying the American used and administered to team-mates EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone and cortisone during his seven Tour de France wins. More » Maxwell to make ODI debut Celebrations on ice for rampant Raiders Aussie Rodionova qualifies for US Open Wallabies forwards put on notice Meet Australia's Paralympic heroes 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. 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