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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 30 Sep, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Jones sorry for saying Gillard's dad 'died of shame' Controversial broadcaster Alan Jones apologises for saying Julia Gillard's father died of shame because of her political "lies". More » 2012 NRL grand final: live blog Community marches in honour of Meagher Kidnapped Australian woman rescued in Ecuador Australian aid worker free to leave Libya Army's drug detection rate falls as testing rises Police find escaped mental health patient Grave concerns for teen thrown from dinghy 'Rock star' Guantanamo prisoner returns to Canada Swans celebrate grand final victory 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 » Police find escaped mental health patient An escaped Queensland mental health patient has been found by police in Victoria. More » Army's drug detection rate falls as testing rises Flexibility urged as Australia loses trade cases Jones sorry for saying Gillard's dad 'died of shame' Environmentalists call for action on rivers Swans celebrate grand final victory Strip club fight ends in glassing Australian aid worker free to leave Libya Petrol tanker blaze extinguished after crash Fears for endangered parrot as numbers drop World More World » Al Shebaab abandons last stronghold in Somalia By Africa correspondent Ginny Stein, wires Islamist fighters Al Shabaab have confirmed they are withdrawing from Somalia's southern port city of Kismayo following an African Union military attack. More » 'Rock star' Guantanamo prisoner returns to Canada Pope's butler faces trial over Vatican leaks US, Israel in 'full agreement' on nuclear Iran Pilot error likely cause of Everest 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 » Jones sorry for saying Gillard's dad 'died of shame' Controversial broadcaster Alan Jones apologises for saying Julia Gillard's father died of shame because of her political "lies". More » Australian aid worker free to leave Libya 'Rock star' Guantanamo prisoner returns to Canada Jones says PM's father 'died of shame' Aussie official in Libya to help stranded aid worker Sport More Sport » 2012 NRL grand final: live blog Follow Grandstand's live coverage of the 2012 NRL grand final between the Bulldogs and Storm. More » Hawks blew their chance: Matthews Swans celebrate grand final victory Swans snatch victory in classic grand final Springboks run Wallabies ragged US in sight of Ryder Cup triumph 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 » Environmentalists call for action on rivers Environmental groups are calling for stronger action to improve the health of rivers as part of World Rivers Day today. More » Plastic pollution invades the last frontier Before and after: Arctic sea ice in 1984 and 2012 Orica charged over mercury vapour release Arctic sea ice melts to lowest recorded level 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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