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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 13 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live blog: Closing ceremony The London 2012 Olympics comes to an end with a glitzy closing ceremony. Follow the event with our live blog. More » Expert panel to deliver asylum policy findings Iran ends quake rescue mission Car parts workers vote to end strike Fires may be linked to bashing of teenager US destroyer collides with oil tanker Fukushima radiation spawned mutant butterflies More Analysis » Olympic chosen ones and Australia's secret past The ferries that ply the river west of Sydney Harbour bear the names of Australia's world champion sportswomen. One of the ferries is named after Evonne Goolagong, the tennis star who won Wimbledon in 1971 and 1980. For all her talent, she belongs, along with Cathy Freeman, to a carefully constructed façade, behind which Australia's secret Indigenous history is suppressed and denied. More » Australia's duplicitous approach to the UN It's not youth pushing to lower the voting age Gold! Gold! Gold! Now what? You have to join them to beat them 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 Just In More Just In » Iraqi gunmen kill eight, hide bomb under bodies Gunmen executed eight young Shiites in northern Iraq and hid a bomb under the bodies, which exploded as police attended the scene. More » Community housing sector buckling under demand Your say: Olympic Games highlights Fukushima radiation spawned mutant butterflies Army chief 'retired' in Egypt shake-up Live blog: Closing ceremony Rogge vows ticketing review after London debacle Australia's waning Olympic performance foreseen Team USA takes gold over Spain Expert panel to deliver asylum policy findings World More World » Iran ends quake rescue mission Iran ends rescue operations following twin earthquakes that have devastated dozens of north-western villages, killing at least 227 people. More » Romney chooses Ryan as election running mate 10 killed as Afghan police officer opens fire Fukushima radiation spawned mutant butterflies US, Turkey mull action on Syria Business More Business » Finance workers face widening gender pay gap By business editor Peter Ryan The Financial Services Institute has released a report that highlights a widening gender gap in the financial services industry. More » Car parts workers vote to end strike 'Value over profit' Conroy attacks Australian Financial Review Goldman Sachs escapes US prosecution Politics More Politics » Expert panel to deliver asylum policy findings By Naomi Woodley, staff An expert panel will hand down its findings on asylum policy today, setting the scene for a week of political pressure as parliament resumes. More » NSW plans to cut public servant entitlements Senate President Hogg announces retirement US, Vietnam launch Agent Orange clean-up Drought stories boost SA Murray fight Sport More Sport » Pietersen dropped from England test squad England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been dropped for the final test against South Africa starting on Thursday over allegations he sent derogatory texts to the rival team. More » We must regain ODI top ranking: Clarke Kangaroos bounce up to sixth after downing Bombers Bulldogs surge to win over Broncos Hawks lose Rioli in win over Port 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. More » Government calls for nuclear dump designs Thieves target acclaimed wildlife photographer Battle heats up over Tarkine heritage listing New Murray-Darling plan criticised 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters