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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 22 Sep, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Asylum seekers head home after refusing Nauru Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says 18 Sri Lankan men have decided to drop their asylum claims and return home rather than be sent to Nauru for processing. More » US, Pakistan present united front against violence Bernardi cancels London speech after bestiality remarks Ecuador proposes Assange extradition alternative Libyans storm Islamist militia base in Benghazi Calls for independent review of church sex abuse Drunk twins clash with police at fire scene Research sheds light on chemo infertility Romney reveals 2011 tax return Man mauled after jumping into tiger pit 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 » Seven arrested over kebab shop brawl New South Wales police have arrested seven men after a brawl which started in a kebab shop in Sydney's CBD. More » Ecuador proposes Assange extradition alternative Asylum seekers head home after refusing Nauru Bernardi cancels London speech after bestiality remarks Drunk twins clash with police at fire scene Dutch police swamped as teen's party goes viral Research sheds light on chemo infertility Man mauled after jumping into tiger pit Libyans storm Islamist militia base in Benghazi Calls for independent review of church sex abuse World More World » Libyans storm Islamist militia base in Benghazi Hundreds of Libyan protesters in Benghazi have stormed the headquarters of an Islamist group in a backlash against last week's attack on the US consulate. More » US, Pakistan present united front against violence Romney reveals 2011 tax return Yoko Ono awards peace prize to Pussy Riot Interactive: 2012 US Presidential Election Map Business More Business » WTO cuts 2012 global trade growth outlook The World Trade Organisation has slashed its 2012 global trade outlook, citing the eurozone debt crisis and weak growth in the US and China as key factors. More » Lehman Brothers ordered to pay compensation Economists back rates slash to prevent recession Business council urges bureaucracy overhaul BSkyB cleared of wrongdoing in hacking scandal Politics More Politics » Asylum seekers head home after refusing Nauru Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says 18 Sri Lankan men have decided to drop their asylum claims and return home rather than be sent to Nauru for processing. More » Bernardi cancels London speech after bestiality remarks Business council urges bureaucracy overhaul Christian lobby head's influence at stake Queensland backs down on rural fire service cuts Sport More Sport » Longmire wants more from Swans Sydney coach John Longmire liked the Swans' win, but says they have to lift next Saturday. More » By the numbers: Bulldogs v Rabbitohs Preliminary final preview: Hawthorn v Adelaide Disappointing end to a great year: Toovey Magpies season always fell short: Buckley Furyk takes charge at Tour Championship Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Endeavour lands in LA after final flight US space shuttle Endeavour has taken its final flight, landing in Los Angeles after a spectacular series of flypasts over California. More » Dead fish test among spoof Nobel winners Breakthrough fast-tracks Hendra test results Cancer in rats reignites GM food debate Security agency responds to data storage plans Environment More Environment » Orica charged over mercury vapour release Chemical company Orica Australia is again being prosecuted for breaching a pollution licence at one of its plants, this time in southern Sydney. More » Arctic sea ice melts to lowest recorded level Company to fight super trawler ban Irrigators plot High Court water fight Japan to phase out nuclear power by 2040 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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