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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 23 Sep, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Officials praised as fears of protest violence ease New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell has heaped praise on Muslim leaders and police for helping to prevent a repeat of last weekend's violent protest in Sydney. More » FNQ residents on alert amid bushfire threat Australia seeks to resume Afghan patrols Carr talks up Republican links after Swan attack Pair rescued after car plunges down embankment NSW asks for review into Chang killer parole Murder investigators find human remains Minister offers bounty for anti-Islam film-maker Rebels move command centre inside Syria Russian editor fired over Putin stunt snub 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 » Carr plays down UN seat chances Foreign Minister Bob Carr has played down Australia's chances of winning a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. More » FNQ residents on alert amid bushfire threat Australia seeks to resume Afghan patrols Officials praised as fears of protest violence ease Company scraps bid for Gold Coast cruise terminal Carr talks up Republican links after Swan attack Sydney firefighters slam new uniforms Pair rescued after car plunges down embankment Russian editor fired over Putin stunt snub Louvre opens Islamic gallery as protests rage World More World » Rebels move command centre inside Syria Rebels strengthen their grip on Syria, with a major opposition group moving its command centre from Turkey into liberated parts of Syria. More » Minister offers bounty for anti-Islam film-maker Russian editor fired over Putin stunt snub Libyans storm Islamist militia base in Benghazi Endeavour lands in LA after final flight 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 » Buddy says Hawks must improve Hawthorn star Lance Franklin says the AFL premiership favourite will have to improve greatly from its preliminary final performance to win Saturday's grand final against Sydney. More » McCaw to take sabbatical Snedeker just ahead in Tour playoffs Australia and South Africa beat the rain Crows shattered after close defeat Players all clear for NRL grand final 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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