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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 30 Sep, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Swans snatch victory in classic grand final Relive ABC Grandstand's live coverage of the AFL grand final, as Sydney upset Hawthorn by 10 points. More » Australian woman kidnapped in Ecuador Jones says PM's father 'died of shame' Bulldogs v Storm: NRL grand final preview Police search for escaped mental health patient Grave concerns for teen thrown from dinghy Community to march in honour of Meagher More asylum seekers opt to return to Sri Lanka Pope's butler faces trial over Vatican leaks 'Rock star' Guantanamo prisoner returns to Canada 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 » Petrol tanker ablaze after crash in Victoria A petrol tanker carrying around 50,000 litres of fuel has caught on fire near Nagambie, in central Victoria. More » Fears for endangered parrot as numbers drop Woman knocked unconscious in violent robbery 'Rock star' Guantanamo prisoner returns to Canada Jones says PM's father 'died of shame' Grave concerns for teen thrown from dinghy Community to march in honour of Meagher Former New York Times publisher dead at 86 Australian woman kidnapped in Ecuador Pope's butler faces trial over Vatican leaks 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 » 'Rock star' Guantanamo prisoner returns to Canada By Dan Karpenchuk in Toronto, wires The youngest prisoner and last westerner to be held at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre is sent home to Canada to serve the rest of his jail sentence. More » Jones says PM's father 'died of shame' Aussie official in Libya to help stranded aid worker More asylum seekers opt to return to Sri Lanka Tax hikes, spending cuts underpin French budget Sport More Sport » Swans snatch victory in classic grand final Relive ABC Grandstand's live coverage of the AFL grand final, as Sydney upset Hawthorn by 10 points. More » Reborn O'Keefe wins Norm Smith Medal Springboks run Wallabies ragged Hawks down but not out 2012 AFL grand final 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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