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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 15 Aug, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Ecuador denies Assange asylum report Ecuador's president Rafael Correa denies a British press report that his country has decided to grant asylum to Australian Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. More » Aussie athletes welcomed home Parliament to continue offshore processing debate Plain packaging ruling to be handed down today Men injured in Bankstown shootings Melbourne remains world's most liveable city Dozens killed in Afghan bomb attacks Assad only controls 30pc of Syria: former PM Saudi Arabia approves $16.5b Mecca revamp Grandstand's top London 2012 moments More Analysis » Back to the start on asylum seekers In the end, it took less than a day to go from the joy of the closing ceremony of the London Olympics to the politics of asylum seekers. It was unlikely the "expert panel" were going to hand down anything greatly at variance to the policies of the ALP and LNP already on the table. So we're back where we were six weeks ago - except now the Government is able to decouple Nauru and Manus Island from Malaysia. More » The case against Peter Singer Our border fears speak to bigger issues Sent to prison for making an ebook Toxic legacy of Gulf oil spill Compromising positions: asylum seeker trade-off Stop the boats: Gillard must follow Howard's lead Why ask questions when you can just say no? The right stuff: a renewed idealism Gillard returns to work, spoiling for a fight Just In More Just In » Researchers discover how to block heroin addiction Scientists have made an important step in helping people who are suffering from addiction to opioid drugs like heroin. More » Aussie athletes welcomed home Men injured in Bankstown shootings Ecuador denies Assange asylum report Plain packaging ruling to be handed down today Parliament to continue offshore processing debate Dozens killed in Afghan bomb attacks Assad only controls 30pc of Syria: former PM Australia urged to act as South Pacific goes solar Vets call to end 'dangerous' dog breed bans World More World » Saudi Arabia approves $16.5b Mecca revamp Saudi Arabia approves a $16.5 billion plan to modernise the transport system in its holy city of Mecca, including building a metro system. More » Assad only controls 30pc of Syria: former PM Philippine battens down for new storm ‎ Search for bodies after deadly Iran quakes Obama asks NASA for alien update Business More Business » Broker blows whistle on sub-prime scandal By Stephen Long A WA mortgage broker who got rich using falsely inflated earnings and assets has blown the whistle on the banks that conspired in Australia's own sub-prime mortgage scandal. More » NAB result stable in 'difficult' conditions Local market closes slightly higher High Court begins hearing ANZ class action Business confidence up, rates to follow: NAB Politics More Politics » Ecuador denies Assange asylum report Ecuador's president Rafael Correa denies a British press report that his country has decided to grant asylum to Australian Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. More » Assad only controls 30pc of Syria: former PM As it happened: Parliament debates offshore processing Government denies 25,000 more public servants to go Thai MP kills cousin in Uzi 'accident' Sport More Sport » Hewitt continues winning form Lleyton Hewitt has won his first-round match at the Cincinnati Masters, defeating world number 28 Russian Mikhail Youzhny. More » Inglis back in business Power's Hartlett banned for two weeks All Blacks targeting Genia-Pocock axis AFL tightens player poaching rules Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Obama asks NASA for alien update By North America correspondent Brendan Trembath, wires US president Barack Obama has congratulated NASA scientists for landing a rover on Mars - and asked for an update if they find Martians. More » Curiosity captures colour panorama of Mars NBN Co confirms billion-dollar cost blowout Scientist install alarm in Italian super-volcano Jodrell Bank founder Bernard Lovell dies 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. 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