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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 31 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Smith says Australia will stay the course in Afghanistan Stephen Smith says Australia remains committed to "staying the course" in Afghanistan as more details of yesterday's 'green on blue' attack emerge. More » Defence names diggers killed in chopper crash Romney accepts Republican nomination 'Cunning' Facebook killer jailed for 21 years Shorten warns parties in Grocon dispute Sydney shooting victims targeted in deliberate hit Fair trial for Patel not possible: lawyer Taskforce to probe Adelaide fires and murder Miners charged with colleagues' murder Asylum boat survivors taken to Indonesia More Analysis » Pollies try to score big with backflips John Howard was fond of saying that in politics, there's nothing wrong with a backflip - as long as you land where the public wants you to be. For Julia Gillard's sake, he had better be right, because the Prime Minister this month, on asylum seekers and the carbon tax, has performed a couple of classics. The Coalition, on the other hand, is surely mightily tempted to execute its own backflip on industrial relations. More » Attacks won't stop but neither should our resolve Whitlam dismissal a decision of the highest order To be a technophile or technophobe - or both RU486: a win for women and choice If Carr wanted to help Assange, he could Bullying and complicity in a social media world Cyber bullying is the real world writ large Going bush in the Northern Territory election Asylum seeker plan: spending so much, achieving so little Just In More Just In » Company fined $510,00 for Timor Sea oil spill Staff reporters The company responsible for a major oil spill in the Timor Sea has been fined more than half a million dollars in the Darwin Magistrates Court. More » Taskforce to probe Adelaide fires and murder Harvey Norman profits slump on electronics glut Defence names diggers killed in chopper crash Romney accepts Republican nomination Online sales keep soaring Gas cylinder fire closes major Sydney road Plea to change in pensioner murder case University insists foreign students are safe 'Cunning' Facebook killer jailed for 21 years World More World » Romney accepts Republican nomination By North America correspondent Jane Cowan, wires Mitt Romney vowed to rescue the US economy and create jobs in the most important speech of his political career as the Republican National Convention wrapped up in Florida. More » Miners charged with colleagues' murder Smith says Australia will stay the course in Afghanistan Isaac forces Louisiana evacuation order Iran 'doubles capacity' at uranium plant Nine killed as Indian choppers collide Business More Business » Vale expects iron ore rebound, analysts not sure By online business reporter Michael Janda Big miners are expecting a rebound in the iron ore price, but analysts say a recovery could take at least six months. More » Online sales keep soaring Harvey Norman profits slump on electronics glut Shorten warns parties in Grocon dispute Brokers struggling as investors retreat ACCC declares war on fixed price cartels Politics More Politics » Shorten warns parties in Grocon dispute Bill Shorten has warned both parties in the Melbourne construction dispute that the issue will not be resolved by confrontation. And he urged both sides to abide by recommendations from Fair Work Australia. More » Takeaway grog sale changes stir political pot Newman takes axe to mining jobs Millions to get free care under $4b dental reform package Combet defends decision to scrap carbon floor price Sport More Sport » Boomer signs on for 2013 North Melbourne's games record holder Brent Harvey has signed on for his 18th season with the Kangaroos. More » Aussies win two cycling golds on day one Quitting not on Serena's mind Cummins, Shipperley into Wallabies squad Roddick to quit after US Open Rollers and Gliders open with wins 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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