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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 07 Oct, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Macquarie suspends all ads on Alan Jones's show The Macquarie Radio Network has suspended all advertising on Alan Jones's 2GB show, as the fallout from comments he made about the Prime Minister's late father continues. More » Abbott 'fair game' despite public plea from wife Bargain hunters warned over real estate scams Gutsy Wallabies hold off Pumas Authorities monitor large Queensland bushfires Woman charged over stiletto assault Israel shoots down unidentified drone HRT first major Bathurst casualty 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 » Macquarie suspends all ads on Alan Jones's show The Macquarie Radio Network has suspended all advertising on Alan Jones's 2GB show, as the fallout from comments he made about the Prime Minister's late father continues. More » Abbott 'fair game' despite public plea from wife Woman charged over stiletto assault Gutsy Wallabies hold off Pumas 49 police injured in rubbish dump riot Bargain hunters warned over real estate scams Alan Jones told to return $250k Mercedes Indian court puts deadline on toilets in schools Authorities monitor large Queensland bushfires Captain killed in cannon blast on mock pirate ship World More World » Abu Hamza ordered to stay in detention A US judge orders radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza be kept in detention after a brief appearance in a New York court. More » Pope's ex-butler found guilty of stealing documents Israel shoots down unidentified drone More striking miners sacked in South Africa 49 police injured in rubbish dump riot 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 » Macquarie suspends all ads on Alan Jones's show The Macquarie Radio Network has suspended all advertising on Alan Jones's 2GB show, as the fallout from comments he made about the Prime Minister's late father continues. More » Former cricketer leads US drone protest in Pakistan Woolies exec quits amid Alan Jones row NSW public servants to defy stop-work ruling Mining contribution to remain strong Sport More Sport » Gutsy Wallabies hold off Pumas Australia has hung on for a tough 25-19 victory over Argentina in Rosario. More » Chelsea goes four clear, City up to second Honours even for Wanderers and Mariners All Blacks storm past Springboks Phoenix too good for the Sky Blues Taipans hold off Crocs in derby opener 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. 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