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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 28 Oct, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live coverage: Australia in the Asian century Prime Minister Julia Gillard launches the Government's Asian Century white paper and pledges to increase the focus on students learning a priority language from the region. More » Disgraced Berlusconi threatens to bring down government Asylum hijack suspects arrested in Sri Lanka US braces for 'Frankenstorm' Sandy Indonesia arrests 11 over planned embassy attack Cyclone Tracey recovery leader Stretton dies Muslim neighbourhood razed in Burma unrest Syrian ceasefire in tatters as fighting rages WA Liberals reject federal wheat stance Deadly bombings mar Iraq's Eid celebrations 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 » Hockey under fire on source of schoolkids bonus The Federal Government says Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has been caught out wrongly claiming the mining tax is paying for the schoolkids bonus. More » Cyclone Tracey recovery leader Stretton dies Live coverage: Australia in the Asian century High price for big pay packets in resources sector Rain brings relief in marathon fire effort US braces for 'Frankenstorm' Sandy WA Liberals reject federal wheat stance Ukrainian president tipped to knock out rival Gillard to reveal Australia's Asian Century goals European newspapers publish cycling reform plan World More World » Disgraced Berlusconi threatens to bring down government Silvio Berlusconi vows to stay in politics to reform the system that sentenced him for fraud, and threatens to bring down the government that replaced him. More » Muslim neighbourhood razed in Burma unrest Syrian ceasefire in tatters as fighting rages Asylum hijack suspects arrested in Sri Lanka US braces for 'Frankenstorm' Sandy 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 » Hockey under fire on source of schoolkids bonus The Federal Government says Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has been caught out wrongly claiming the mining tax is paying for the schoolkids bonus. More » Live coverage: Australia in the Asian century WA Liberals reject federal wheat stance Ukrainian president tipped to knock out rival Gillard to reveal Australia's Asian Century goals Sport More Sport » ARLC to unveil strategic plan Expansion is expected to be officially put on the backburner on Monday when the ARL Commission unveils its long-term vision for the game. More » Test table-toppers South Africa head to Australia Rasheed blasts second-best culture in tennis European newspapers publish cycling reform plan Williams, Sharapova through to Championships final Messi breaks 300-goal barrier in Barca romp 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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