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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 08 Sep, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Gillard pulls out of APEC talk after father's death Prime Minister Julia Gillard is not attending this afternoon's APEC talks in Russia after receiving news that her father John has died. More » Bishop welcomes Cubbie Station sale Farming under fire at remote cattle station Moore seeks third term as Sydney Mayor Australia, PNG sign offshore processing deal Lost seal stops traffic in Melbourne Jobs data ends Obama's post-convention high Doctors fear health job cuts will hurt patients Hopes pinned on wounded girl in French Alps killings Asylum seekers stranded off Indonesian island More Analysis » Parliament isn't alone in arousing fury Malcolm Turnbull says Question Time is seen as a forum for "abuse, catcalling and spin". He says it arouses fury and invites contempt. Of course, he's right. The nature of the place and the rules under which it operates are by definition adversarial. But the debate in the media isn't too flash either, and there the participants don't have the same excuse of deep partisanship nor the atmospherics of a coliseum. More » And why might suicide hit gay youth hardest? Environmental movement needs the human touch Princesses and superheroes: the consequences of gender roles Governing as if the environment mattered ACP sale: a small miracle in a changing media market The feminist first lady? Diggers caught in media muddle Newman walks the fine political line Against Lance's achievements, one awful red mark Just In More Just In » Moore seeks third term as Sydney Mayor Clover Moore is hoping to get a third term as Sydney Mayor after today's local government elections. More » Gillard pulls out of APEC talk after father's death Australia, PNG sign offshore processing deal Worshippers targeted in latest Syria violence Lost seal stops traffic in Melbourne School fees could rise by 10pc under NSW cuts Farming under fire at remote cattle station US ambassador urges resolve in Afghan mission Highway joy-riders thrown from towed boat Jobs data ends Obama's post-convention high World More World » Hopes pinned on wounded girl in French Alps killings By Europe correspondent Mary Gearin, wires Investigators looking into the murders of a British family in the French Alps pin their hopes on the wounded seven-year-old girl, after the brother of her slain father denied a family feud over money was behind the bloody attack. More » Jobs data ends Obama's post-convention high Australia, PNG sign offshore processing deal Canada suspends diplomatic ties with Iran Death toll climbs after quakes rock China Business More Business » S&P cuts Qantas rating International ratings agency Standard and Poor's has cut the credit rating of Qantas by one notch to triple B minus. More » Mirvac moves to seize Tinkler's assets Market ends week on a high High Court dismisses Optus TV Now appeal Packer agrees to Consolidated Media sale Politics More Politics » Gillard pulls out of APEC talk after father's death Prime Minister Julia Gillard is not attending this afternoon's APEC talks in Russia after receiving news that her father John has died. More » Australia, PNG sign offshore processing deal Worshippers targeted in latest Syria violence Jobs data ends Obama's post-convention high Artist avoids jail for Obama poster fraud Sport More Sport » Nic Nat keen to become ruck master Nic Naitanui is a West Coast dangerman and he is working hard to improve his ruckwork. More » Azarenka to face Williams in US Open final Bailey not fazed by lowly T20 ranking Freney brings relay home to win eighth gold Wallabies ready to attack: Genia Hawks confirm Whitecross has ACL injury Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Neil Armstrong to be buried at sea The first person to walk on the Moon, Neil Armstrong, will be buried at sea, a family spokesman says. More » NASA probe heads for dwarf planet Ceres Vital spineless creatures facing extinction: report Eureka moment for Fox in the henhouse NASA beams 'interplanetary voicemail' from Mars Environment More Environment » Union rallies against Tarkine listing The Australian Workers Union is campaigning against calls for parts of Tasmania's Tarkine region to be granted National Heritage status. More » Gales send turbines into overdrive Halt to drilling ordered at NSW gas site Govt scraps plans to shut dirty power stations SA puts super trawler concerns to Federal Government 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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