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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 30 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live blog: Five Aussie soldiers killed in Afghanistan Defence has confirmed five Australian soldiers have been killed in two separate incidents in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours. Follow the story with our live blog. More » DPP orders new trial for Patel Truck driver's killer laughs at jail sentence More work, less play: Rinehart sets out road to riches Abortion drug RU486 makes TGA register Desperate search for survivors from asylum boat Newman takes axe to mining jobs Company admits failures over Montara spill disaster Super trawler arrives amid Greenpeace protest Romney's running mate takes conference stage More Analysis » Nasty bloggers and the threat of digital martyrs The difficulty, for any blogger, is to make oneself heard in the cacophony of online voices. So for the stirrers like Larry Pickering, notoriety is a precious asset. The threat of legal action by a Prime Minister would be touted triumphantly through the blogosphere. And the same would apply to the threat of sanction by Ray Finkelstein's proposed News Media Council. But an alternative being pushed by the Convergence Review at least has some chance of helping the public sort the wheat from the chaff in the chaotic new media world. More » A more ethical Future Fund isn't a bad idea Trust is worth the risk for our soldiers Holding a mirror to a country divided Australia's West Papua bind Climate change: backflipping on a policy bugger The church and the ethics of climate change Not the last of Combet's acrobatics Finishing the job on misogyny Seismic shift exposes ghosts of intolerance Just In More Just In » Doctor loses appeal against indecent assault A doctor jailed for the sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman he was examining at Royal Perth Hospital, has lost a bid to appeal against his conviction. More » Parliament fills for gay marriage debate Live blog: Five Aussie soldiers killed in Afghanistan Company admits failures over Montara spill disaster Building approvals slide as apartments give up gains Takeaway grog sale changes stir political pot Abortion drug RU486 makes TGA register Romney's running mate takes conference stage Truck driver's killer laughs at jail sentence Ansar al-Islam founder gets new jail term World More World » Romney's running mate takes conference stage By North America correspondent Jane Cowan, staff Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan has made his pitch to the American people in a prime time speech at the Republican convention. More » Diggers confirmed dead in 'green on blue' attack Barack Obama answers questions on Reddit Australia, Nauru leaders hold asylum-seeker talks Isaac weakens but New Orleans threat remains Fighter jets scrambled in 'hijack' mix-up Business More Business » More work, less play: Rinehart sets out road to riches By Emily Bourke, staff The Wayne Swan-Gina Rinehart feud is on again after she said Australians should work harder and stop drinking if they want to get rich. More » Building approvals slide as apartments give up gains Market drops on mining slump Perpetual drops on profit fall Economist sounds warning over spending promises Dividends rise despite profit fall Politics More Politics » Takeaway grog sale changes stir political pot By Michael Coggan The Federal Government is calling for the new Northern Territory Government to outline what it is going to do to tackle serious alcohol abuse problems. More » Newman takes axe to mining jobs Millions to get free care under $4b dental reform package Combet defends decision to scrap carbon floor price Egypt drops case against Aussie journo Sport More Sport » Ratten gone, Malthouse on the radar Carlton has confirmed former Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse is under consideration to take over from the sacked Brett Ratten next season. More » Stosur breezes into third round Clijsters confirms retirement after US Open exit Paralympians told to 'look up at the stars' Hewitt calls on 'Big Red' Sydney FC expects reply from Del Piero in 48 hours Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Eureka moment for Fox in the henhouse By Timothy McDonald A year five student who made a discovery about a new kind of link between protein and eggs was among those honoured at last night's Eureka Prize ceremony for excellence in science. More » NASA beams 'interplanetary voicemail' from Mars Your tributes: Neil Armstrong Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive Scientists' discovery fuels Alzheimer's treatment hope Environment More Environment » Super trawler steams into sea of controversy By Matthew Carney and staff The Margiris super trawler is due to arrive in South Australia today, amid claims the ship's fishing quota "isn't worth the paper it's written on". More » Burke blasts Newman as project feud heats up Government imposes fracking moratorium Arctic ice cap on course for record melt Carbon tax pledge dominates Question Time 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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