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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 21 Sep, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Apple's new maps leave users lost Apple is facing growing criticism from users around the world who are complaining that the tech giant's new mapping system is riddled with errors. More » Economists back rates slash to prevent recession Two arrested over body found in burnt-out car Dead fish test among spoof Nobel winners $42m worth of ice seized in Sydney Australia closes Pakistan mission amid protests Swan attacks Republican 'cranks and crazies' Tennis coach jailed for sex with young student Church admits to hundreds of sex abuse cases Amish leader guilty of beard-cutting crimes More Analysis » Wayne Swan's Bullwinkle budget Remember the hat gag from the Rocky and Bullwinkle show? I picture Wayne Swan as the Bullwinkle of Treasurers: constantly trying to pull the budget surplus out of his hat. Last May he forecast a budget surplus this financial year, conjured in part through accounting sleight of hand that shifted expenditure on paper forward and backwards. But like the hapless moose, forces are conspiring against Treasurer Bullwinkle. More » Dwelling on the demise of the department store Move over carbon tax, a fresh debate is underway The fight for common sense Democratising tax evasion Product Review: The National Broadband Network What sort of a country are we? Conviction Cory's undisciplined undoing Beautiful Islam vs the ugly Muslim Sporting champions a product of their profession Just In More Just In » Boswell to stand down from LNP Long-serving Queensland senator Ron Boswell has announced he will not stand for re-election. More » Dead fish test among spoof Nobel winners Memorial pays tribute to critic Robert Hughes Australia closes Pakistan mission amid protests $42m worth of ice seized in Sydney Two arrested over body found in burnt-out car US lifts ban on NZ naval ships Tennis coach jailed for sex with young student Larrikin writer Robert G Barrett dies Church admits to hundreds of sex abuse cases World More World » Interactive: 2012 US Presidential Election Map Use our US presidential election map to see how Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are tracking in the polls, explore where the candidates are campaigning, and uncover past election results. More » Obama takes to TV to quell anti-film anger US lifts ban on NZ naval ships Dozens killed as 'Syrian plane bombs petrol station' Amish leader guilty of beard-cutting crimes Business More Business » Economists back rates slash to prevent recession Concern is growing among economists over Australia's economic strength, with some betting the Reserve Bank will cut the cash rate by 100 basis points by mid-next year. More » Swan attacks Republican 'cranks and crazies' Business council urges bureaucracy overhaul BSkyB cleared of wrongdoing in hacking scandal Billabong mystery bidder withdraws Politics More Politics » Business council urges bureaucracy overhaul By Alexandra Kirk The head of one of Australia's leading business groups has called for a radical overhaul of the way governments are run at the top. Jennifer Westacott from the Business Council of Australia says political gatekeepers have eroded the role of the public service. She says a "culture of reticence" has affected the quality of public policy. More » Christian lobby head's influence at stake Queensland backs down on rural fire service cuts Senate votes down same-sex marriage bill Security agency responds to data storage plans Sport More Sport » By the numbers - Manly v Melbourne preview Tim Gore Grandstand's NRL stats analyst Tim Gore crunches the numbers on tonight's classic match-up between Manly and Melbourne. More » Preliminary final preview: Sydney v Collingwood Slater wins his 50th world tour event Take on Narine: Arthur Woods and Rose share lead Jets confirm Heskey signing Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Dead fish test among spoof Nobel winners Psychologists who discovered that leaning to the left makes the Eiffel Tower seem smaller and neuroscientists who found brain activity in a dead salmon are among the winners of Ig Nobel prizes for the oddest and silliest real discoveries. More » Breakthrough fast-tracks Hendra test results Cancer in rats reignites GM food debate Security agency responds to data storage plans New wheat boosts disease fight Environment More Environment » Arctic sea ice melts to lowest recorded level Arctic sea ice, a key indicator of climate change, melted to its lowest level on record this year before beginning its autumnal freeze, US researchers say. More » Company to fight super trawler ban Irrigators plot High Court water fight Japan to phase out nuclear power by 2040 Laws to stop super trawler pass Lower House 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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