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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 15 Oct, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Fair Work begins court action against Thomson By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Fair Work Australia has laid civil charges against Craig Thomson over allegations he misused funds when he was national secretary of the Health Services Union. More » Shot Pakistan girl sent to UK for treatment Murdoch calls hacking victims 'scumbag celebrities' Australian legend 'witnessed Armstrong bribe' Police seize millions in cash in Brisbane shed Labor to overhaul unfair dismissal time limits Housing finance rises more than expected Teacher kept job despite child porn probe Redmond fails to quell Downer return talk Cambodia's ex-king Sihanouk dies More Analysis » Armstrong's determination lands him in deeper water For Lance Armstrong it was a case of ask and ye shall receive. In an archetypal Lance display he stared down his accusers and demanded they show proof that he had used illicit means en route to winning his seven Tour de France titles. However, in doing so he could end up inflicting upon himself a far greater penalty than the forfeiture of his Tour titles. More » Behind the Nobel Prize: the stem cell revolution And the award for 'best' banker goes to! Hasty conclusions in a labyrinthine week of blunders Savile-savaging reveals Britain's medieval mindset DIY guns and printable shower curtain rings What could PM Abbott do on abortion? Ten years on: Indonesia's anti-terrorism advances Easy virtue or easy outrage? CCTV sees nothing more an officer already could Just In More Just In » Fair Work begins court action against Thomson By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Fair Work Australia has laid civil charges against Craig Thomson over allegations he misused funds when he was national secretary of the Health Services Union. More » Shot Pakistan girl sent to UK for treatment Parliament breach sparks security changes Jailed paedophile appeals against convictions Endeavour finally reaches LA retirement home Labor to overhaul unfair dismissal time limits Housing grants reformed for struggling SA market Chinese inflation eases, scope for more stimulus Leave remains where they are: Balibo Five family Three people die in crash on country road World More World » Daredevil jumps from edge of space By North America correspondent Craig McMurtrie, wires Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner becomes the first person to break the sound barrier in a skydive from the edge of space. More » Shot Pakistan girl sent to UK for treatment Cambodia's ex-king Sihanouk dies British Marines charged with murdering insurgent Thousands of UK troops to leave Afghanistan in 2013 Shot Mauritanian president flown to France Business More Business » Housing finance rises more than expected By online business reporter Michael Janda The number of home loans taken out climbed 1.8 per cent in August to reach the highest level since January. More » Labor to overhaul unfair dismissal time limits Chinese inflation eases, scope for more stimulus Murdoch calls hacking victims 'scumbag celebrities' New car sales hit record Fortescue expansion back on the table after debt sale Politics More Politics » Housing grants reformed for struggling SA market Changes to housing grants in SA will let everyone building or buying a new home get State Government assistance. More » SA pressured to reveal Armstrong payments Redmond fails to quell Downer return talk Minister's ex-staffer on fraud charges Tax offender MP sorry for being 'disorganised' Sport More Sport » Henriques sparks Sixers' T20 win Moises Henriques produced a remarkable all-round performance to carry the Sydney Sixers to a 14-run win over Chennai Super Kings in their Champions League T20 opener. More » Australian cycling legend 'witnessed Armstrong bribe' Roosters sack chief executive Steve Noyce Vettel wins, takes title lead from Alonso GWS re-signs ruckman Giles Socceroos must 'wake up' against Iraq: Schwarzer Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Daredevil jumps from edge of space By North America correspondent Craig McMurtrie, wires Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner becomes the first person to break the sound barrier in a skydive from the edge of space. More » Whale poo may hold key to krill mystery Scientists uncover mystery of ball lightning Astronomers find planet made of diamond 'Hills and valleys' found under Antarctic ice Environment More Environment » Whale poo may hold key to krill mystery By Fiona Blackwood Scientists are examining the links between whale faeces and the food chain in the Southern Ocean. More » 'Hills and valleys' found under Antarctic ice Flow modelling released for Murray plan Stress tests reveal defects at Europe nuke reactors Irrigators under pressure over Murray legal action 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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