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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 10 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » NASA's Morpheus test lander crashes and burns NASA's experimental moon lander crashes and bursts into flames seconds after take-off due to a hardware fault, prompting an investigation but no casualties. More » Bolt unleashes on 'attention seeker' Lewis Former Hey Dad! star facing extradition on sex charges Aussie scatters father's ashes on Olympic track 200 asylum seekers arrive on Christmas Island Convicted killer cites crime in run for election China exports slump, imports slide Five dead in four hours on Queensland roads Killer accountant says lotto winner overspent cash High Court reverses Khazaal decision More Analysis » You have to join them to beat them Of all the hideous stories about internships I've ever read, Sasha Burden's tale of her time at the Herald-Sun is the most heartbreaking. Sasha Burden was angry at the values she believed she found in the Herald Sun newsroom and later railed against them in an article about the experience. Yet a person ready to be a journalist would have taken those values head-on - and tried to do something about it. More » FV Margiris is no cute fishing boat A gold medal for Olympic predictability Winter break is over, get set for the killing season Changing landscape of Aboriginal and green politics Everyone picks on the fat kid The grace of the Games News Corp dodges media questions Paralympic stars in a race for equal treatment If Tony Abbott didn't exist, the media would have to invent him Just In More Just In » Relay reprieve allows blade runner sequel South Africa has been handed a place in the Olympic final of the men's 4x400 metres, after the side including double amputee Oscar Pistorius was re-instated on appeal in London this morning. More » Aussie scatters father's ashes on Olympic track Penis-cutting wife kind and gentle, court told Surgeon on trial over teen's kidney-iPad trade Anonymous Australia claims ASIO attack China exports slump, imports slide Student hurt as wind gust blows roof off Crown posts profit rise Killer accountant says lotto winner overspent cash Former soldier jailed for post office murder World More World » US, Vietnam launch Agent Orange clean-up By Brendan Trembath in Washington and wires After a decades-long wait for the people of Vietnam, an historic Agent Orange clean-up is finally beginning. More » Questions raised over Philippines flood response Rebels forced out of strategic Aleppo suburb Batman shooter mentally ill, lawyer says Seven rare rhinos spotted in Indonesian jungle Business More Business » RBA revises growth forecast up By online business reporter Michael Janda The Reserve Bank has flipped its forecasts back upwards, reflecting a recent run of more positive economic data. More » China exports slump, imports slide Crown posts profit rise Another AWB executive fined over kickbacks Google fined $22m for Safari privacy breach Politics More Politics » US, Vietnam launch Agent Orange clean-up By Brendan Trembath in Washington and wires After a decades-long wait for the people of Vietnam, an historic Agent Orange clean-up is finally beginning. More » Drought stories boost SA Murray fight Coalition disunity in power price blame game SA Premier condemns Opposition for leather skirt remark 'Eat pigeons' plan backfires on official Sport More Sport » Andy Murray withdraws due to injury Olympic champion Andy Murray was forced to withdraw from the Toronto Masters with a knee injury. More » Sizzling Pettersson takes PGA lead Neill to join Qatar influx Aussies fall from number one in ODI rankings Eagles looking to win midfield battle Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Curiosity captures colour panorama of Mars NASA's Curiosity rover, which touched down on Mars four days ago, has sent full-colour panoramic photos of the red planet back to Earth. More » NBN Co confirms billion-dollar cost blowout Scientist install alarm in Italian super-volcano Jodrell Bank founder Bernard Lovell dies Curiosity to take scientists on alien road trip Environment More Environment » Drought stories boost SA Murray fight Government-funded ads use South Australians to tell their drought stories, as the state fights the Murray-Darling plan. 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