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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 12 Oct, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » As it happened: Bali remembered Julia Gillard spoke of a "quiet defiance" while John Howard hailed the ties of friendship between Australia and Indonesia on the 10th anniversary of the Bali bombings today. More » Snow causes havoc across eastern Australia Tension high in Biden-Ryan VP debate Indonesia quake shakes Darwin Deal finalised for sale of Cubbie Station New Speaker Burke says time to 'move on' ANZ plays follow the leader with rate cut Man sorry for honour killing of wife's lover A-G drops bid to keep Chang killer in jail Acid thrown in man's face at Sydney university More Analysis » Hasty conclusions in a labyrinthine week of blunders Political commentators are constantly called upon to be instant experts, interpreting the public mood and telling you how we think you think. And so it has been again this week, when common sense would suggest that maybe just this once, a rush to judgment might both be unwise and extremely presumptuous. How could you trawl through the myriad twists and turns, missteps and miscalculations, and come to any immediate conclusions about the political consequences of a week like this one? More » What could PM Abbott do on abortion? Savile-savaging reveals Britain's medieval mindset DIY guns and printable shower curtain rings Ten years on: Indonesia's anti-terrorism advances Easy virtue or easy outrage? CCTV sees nothing more an officer already could Leave your tributes on Bali bombing anniversary Who has the ear of the 'ordinary people'? Perrett's saucy stories makes for a novel politician Just In More Just In » Gambling report fails to bridge political divide By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen A parliamentary inquiry into problem gambling has agreed on the need to tackle the issue but remains split on the best way to go about it. More » Inquest hears police used capsicum spray on taser victim Deal finalised for sale of Cubbie Station Indonesia signals rethink of cattle import quota Minister's ex-staffer on fraud charges Man sorry for honour killing of wife's lover A-G drops bid to keep Chang killer in jail ANZ plays follow the leader with rate cut French authorities foil terrorist threat Tension high in Biden-Ryan VP debate World More World » Tension high in Biden-Ryan VP debate US vice president Joe Biden and his rival Republican Paul Ryan have clashed sharply over foreign policy in a high-stakes debate ahead of next month's election. More » As it happened: Bali remembered British marines arrested in Afghan murder probe Pakistan child activist has '70pc survival chance' Freed Pussy Riot member, judges speak out Chinese author Mo Yan wins Nobel literature prize Business More Business » ANZ plays follow the leader with rate cut By online business reporter Michael Janda ANZ has followed the lead of NAB and the Commonwealth Bank by cutting its standard variable mortgage rate by 20 basis points. More » Concern over Emirates-Qantas deal, but BA to stay TPG jumps out of Billabong, shareholders follow Share market gains on mining China hard landing unlikely: IMF Innovation fears over smartphone 'patent wars' Politics More Politics » Minister's ex-staffer on fraud charges By court reporter Loukas Founten Fraud charges of more than $1m have been laid against a former personal assistant to a police minister. More » Tax offender MP sorry for being 'disorganised' Roxby growth plan despite stalled mine venture Freed Pussy Riot member, judges speak out Bishop defends Abbott's attitude towards women Sport More Sport » O'Neill steps down as ARU chief John O'Neill has stood down as ARU chief executive after a collective 14 years as Australian rugby's top administrator. More » Elliott was our first choice, say Warriors Ageing Kangaroos not feeling the heat Armstrong accusers banned after confessing Lions pick up want-away Maloney Young Socceroos ready to stand up Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Astronomers find planet made of diamond Forget the diamond as big as the Ritz - astronomers believe they have found one bigger than Earth. More » 'Hills and valleys' found under Antarctic ice French, US scientists win Nobel Physics Prize Private rocket blasts off for space station Outback observatory open for business Environment More Environment » 'Hills and valleys' found under Antarctic ice Scientists have more pieces to add to the climate change puzzle after seeing life under the East Antarctic ice for the first time. More » Flow modelling released for Murray plan Stress tests reveal defects at Europe nuke reactors Irrigators under pressure over Murray legal action Murray showing signs of recovery 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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