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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 29 Sep, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live blog: Hawthorn v Sydney Follow the AFL grand final between Hawthorn and Sydney with ABC Grandstand's live coverage. More » Meagher death prompts Melbourne CCTV audit Labor MP to push for live exports ban Asylum seekers opt to return to Sri Lanka Aussie official in Libya to help stranded aid worker Outback Qld goes it alone for high speed internet US, Israel in 'full agreement' on nuclear Iran Apple apologises for mapping application Bulldogs v Storm: NRL grand final preview More Analysis » Prime ministerial trivia: sorting fact from fiction Of the 11 prime ministers since Robert Menzies, how many first came to office in the traditional way, by winning a federal election? The majority or a minority? The answer is four - Gough Whitlam, Bob Hawke, John Howard, and Kevin Rudd. Since 1966, it has been the exception rather than the rule that the people decide who should be prime minister. More » The latte sipper's guide to talking footy Ignorance isn't a defence against sub judice Revolutionising life a quintillion bytes at a time Racism and free speech spark a subway showdown There's something about Mary Why I burned my 'Proof of Aboriginality' Gambling and the church Misogyny is alive and kicking Australia hostage to the politics of the US in the Asian Century Just In More Just In » Rain breaks record Alice dry spell The longest dry spell recorded at the Alice Springs airport has been broken. More » Aussie official in Libya to help stranded aid worker Asylum seekers opt to return to Sri Lanka Tax hikes, spending cuts underpin French budget Meagher death prompts Melbourne CCTV audit Outback Qld goes it alone for high speed internet Tasmania looks to Asia to fix economic woes Live blog: Hawthorn v Sydney Labor MP to push for live exports ban Flash floods kill six in southern Spain World More World » Mortars rock Aleppo as foreign help steps up Rebels have unleashed barrages of mortar fire against troops in the battleground city of Aleppo, as Washington unveiled new funding for humanitarian aid and the civilian opposition. More » Tax hikes, spending cuts underpin French budget US, Israel in 'full agreement' on nuclear Iran China's Communists promise Bo will face justice 19 killed in Nepal plane crash Business More Business » Tax hikes, spending cuts underpin French budget By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault unveils his 2013 budget, which is underpinned by tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at combating the country's rising public debt. More » Tasmania looks to Asia to fix economic woes ACCC silences the knockers with million-dollar win Woolworths chairman stepping down Holden plans production shutdown Politics More Politics » Aussie official in Libya to help stranded aid worker An Australian consular official has arrived in Libya to support aid worker Alexandra Bean, who has been prevented from leaving the war-torn country. More » Asylum seekers opt to return to Sri Lanka Tax hikes, spending cuts underpin French budget Meagher death prompts Melbourne CCTV audit Outback Qld goes it alone for high speed internet Sport More Sport » Live blog: Hawthorn v Sydney Follow the AFL grand final between Hawthorn and Sydney with ABC Grandstand's live coverage. More » 2012 AFL grand final Coaches set aside friendship for grand final Watson destroys India in World T20 Hodge declares he's 'ready to go' NRL grand final: Stats preview Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Outback Qld goes it alone for high speed internet By Stephanie Smail In remote south-western Queensland, two councils are planning to build their own high speed internet network. More » Apple apologises for mapping application Tech industry invests to meet need for speed Plastic pollution invades the last frontier 'Squid from hell' secrets revealed Environment More Environment » Plastic pollution invades the last frontier By Miriam Hall It was thought of as one of the last remaining pristine ecosystems on the planet, but European researchers have found a disturbing amount of plastics pollution in the Antarctic. More » Before and after: Arctic sea ice in 1984 and 2012 Orica charged over mercury vapour release Arctic sea ice melts to lowest recorded level Company to fight super trawler ban 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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