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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 06 Oct, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Thousands rally against live export trade Thousands of people have gathered in cities across the country to protest against live animal exports, in the wake of video showing Australian sheep being inhumanely killed in Pakistan. More » Government plays down High Court refugee ruling Blame game erupts over spate of truck crashes Woman impaled by falling tree branch Jill Meagher farewelled in Irish hometown Temperature drop aids NSW bushfire battle Teens arrested, cars smashed at Brisbane party Turkey 'not far' from war with Syria Shock jobs boost for Obama as Romney closes gap Preacher loses appeal against US extradition More Analysis » This conversation isn't very good Monitoring the national Alan Jones debate reminds me of a scene from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, when the conversation at a restaurant so stupefies a diner that he shouts out: "Oh, waiter. This conversation isn't very good." The diner would have said of this one: It's bloody awful. Tasteless. Take it back! First, there was the reporting of the sordid remark. And then the politicians and the political partisans in the media really went to work. More » Nappy days: ditch the disposables Science is never a willing servant of dogma Waging war against marketing The 'herd' instinct Bulldogs banter lands them in hot water The rules of outrage expose a weird set of priorities Beyond the media circus, normal life prevails Does Australia need a Communist revolution? The truth is we're probably not very nice Just In More Just In » Teen dies after falling through school shade sail A 14-year-old boy has died five days after falling though a shade sail at a school in northern New South Wales. More » Woman impaled by falling tree branch Thousands rally against live export trade Study links Alice booze prices to assault rate Blame game erupts over spate of truck crashes Thousands demand change in Jordan rally Missing Queensland boatie found safe Government plays down High Court refugee ruling Authorities recover plane crash victims' bodies Tortured Kenyans to sue British government World More World » Turkey 'not far' from war with Syria By Middle East correspondent Matt Brown, wires There has been another exchange of fire across the border between Turkey and Syria, with Turkey's prime minister warning the two nations are "not far" from war. More » Shock jobs boost for Obama as Romney closes gap 12,000 sacked as S Africa mine strike turns deadly Preacher loses appeal against US extradition Thousands demand change in Jordan rally Business More Business » RBA may have to lower rates further Banking analysts say the Reserve Bank may need to lower the official interest rate further because the major banks are not passing the official rate cuts on in full. More » Bank of Qld heading for full-year loss Mining contribution to remain strong Slump in construction accelerates Woolworths ditches shopping centres Media's fate rests with 'tech-savvy consumers' Politics More Politics » Woolies exec quits amid Alan Jones row The controversy around offensive comments made by radio host Alan Jones has cost a supermarket executive his job. More » NSW public servants to defy stop-work ruling Mining contribution to remain strong Manus Island centre to be ready within weeks Mayor wants asylum seekers to fill labour gaps Sport More Sport » Tippett wants trade to Swans Kurt Tippett has agreed to a four-year contract with premiers Sydney, with the deal hinging on a trade between the Crows and Swans. More » Winterbottom fastest in V8s practice Gayle goes Gangnam-busters to dump Aussies Ange takes no positives from Victory loss Kennedy wins Swans' Skilton Medal Smith claims Storm's top gong Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Outback observatory open for business By Darren Osborne for ABC Science The first stage in a multi-billion dollar radio telescope that stretches across two continents has been officially opened at a ceremony in the Western Australia outback. More » Racing star could prove Einstein's theory Remains of Mayan queen found in Guatemala Black mamba venom holds promise for pain relief Farmers urged to embrace algae crops Environment More Environment » Stress tests reveal defects at Europe nuke reactors By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown The European Union's energy chief says he is "satisfied" with nuclear safety, despite stress tests revealing hundreds of defects. More » Irrigators under pressure over Murray legal action Murray showing signs of recovery Burke pledges to do more for dying reef Wrecked NZ ship's owners reach settlement 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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