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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 26 Oct, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Critics slam approval process for Packer casino Critics of James Packer's plan to build a second Sydney casino say the billionaire has had a free ride through the planning approvals process. More » Man in hospital after accident at Army barracks Gillard announces Murray-Darling plan changes Genghis the lost devil netted in driveway Stoner tops opening practice on the Island Pair kept foster child unlawfully, court told Nauru hikes asylum seeker visa costs Obama votes early in presidential election Vic financial group collapses owing $660m Cop 'plotted to kidnap, roast and eat women' More Analysis » Editorial responsibility: the buck stops where? The Jimmy Savile scandal rocking the BBC has raised questions about where ultimate editorial responsibility lies in a large media organisation. It would be on very rare occasions that the director-general of a media organisation as big as the BBC would be formally asked to make an editorial decision about journalistic output. And that's how it should be: there is no advantage, and many disadvantages, in formally including the managing director in the editorial chain of command. More » Wayne Swan's fiscal forecasts are way off target The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight Critical thinking critical to teaching Taking research off the chopping block UCI cannot lance its history Liberalism and its discontents More discrimination, please! Against liberal censorship Thin blue line between the rule of law and a witch hunt Boxing's chance to come out swinging post-Mundine Just In More Just In » Rise of diesel fast and furious By online business reporter Michael Janda Official figures show the use of diesel-fuelled cars by households has jumped almost 50 per cent in the past three years. More » Driver admits to double fatal charges Critics slam approval process for Packer casino Radiation settles on seabed off Japan Man in hospital after accident at Army barracks China's parliament expels Bo Xilai Red poppy coin released to honour lost diggers Pair kept foster child unlawfully, court told Massive coal mine approval not set in stone Southern Cross goes into voluntary administration World More World » Obama votes early in presidential election By Kim Landers in Washington, wires Barack Obama joked with electoral workers who asked to check his ID as he cast an early vote in the presidential election in Chicago this morning. More » UN condemns violence in Burma as death toll rises 300 possible victims in Savile abuse scandal US, British soldiers killed in Afghan chaos Freed Pussy Riot member vows to keep up protests Girl shot by Taliban to return to Pakistan Business More Business » Critics slam approval process for Packer casino Critics of James Packer's plan to build a second Sydney casino say the billionaire has had a free ride through the planning approvals process. More » Macquarie cuts jobs to offset flagging revenues Rise of diesel fast and furious Vic financial group collapses owing $660m Share market dips after starting higher Olympics, Jubilee help drag Britain from recession Politics More Politics » Critics slam approval process for Packer casino Critics of James Packer's plan to build a second Sydney casino say the billionaire has had a free ride through the planning approvals process. More » Pastoral family fights defence expansion Freed Pussy Riot member vows to keep up protests Syrian regime confirms holiday ceasefire Packer defends Sydney casino bid process Sport More Sport » Busy end to AFL trade period Hawthorn premiership defender Stephen Gilham moving to the Giants was one of 10 deals done on the final day of the AFL trade period. More » Stoner tops opening practice on the Island Crows say they have nothing to hide Party boy Marsh misses Australia A chance Stosur suffers early exit from WTA finals Webber not ready to let Vettel win Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Melting runway puts Antarctic flights on ice January flights to Antarctica have been scrapped because Australia's airstrip there is melting, causing havoc with our transport to the frozen continent. More » Scientists in shock at 'outlandish' earthquake ruling Organised cyber baddies following the money trail Nobel winner slams research grants freeze New planet discovered in Earth's backyard Environment More Environment » Massive coal mine approval not set in stone Federal Independent MP Tony Windsor says the massive mine approved for north-western NSW not a done deal yet. More » Gillard announces Murray-Darling plan changes Toxin turned against tadpoles in cane toad fight Campaign targets environmental powers Push for cull of Coorong seals 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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