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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 27 Oct, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Berlusconi sentenced to four years in jail By Europe correspondent Philip Williams and wires Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to four years in prison for tax fraud connected to his Mediaset television channels. More » Bombing shatters fragile Syria ceasefire Aboriginal teen kept in solitary confinement Father says shot Pakistani girl 'will rise again' Scores killed in mosque bombing in Afghanistan Australian tourist found dead in Bangkok Doctors regrow breasts in cancer sufferer Australian soldier killed in 'IED factory' Rise of diesel fast and furious Australian filmmaker arrested in India 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 » Candidates clash on sluggish economic data By Kim Landers in Washington, wires New US growth figures have brought the economy back to centre stage in the US presidential campaign. More » Bombing shatters fragile Syria ceasefire Berlusconi sentenced to four years in jail Australian soldier killed in 'IED factory' Father says shot Pakistani girl 'will rise again' Doctors regrow breasts in cancer sufferer Fire safety compliance concerns in high-rises Australian tourist found dead in Bangkok Aboriginal teen kept in solitary confinement Hurricane Sandy leaves 21 dead in Caribbean World More World » Berlusconi sentenced to four years in jail By Europe correspondent Philip Williams and wires Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to four years in prison for tax fraud connected to his Mediaset television channels. More » Scores killed in mosque bombing in Afghanistan Father says shot Pakistani girl 'will rise again' Obama votes early in presidential election Hurricane Sandy leaves 21 dead in Caribbean 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 » Old Labor wounds reopened in McKew memoir By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Labor's leadership wounds have been reopened amid claims by former MP Maxine McKew that Julia Gillard was a "disloyal deputy" to former prime minister Kevin Rudd.  More » Critics slam approval process for Packer casino Pastoral family fights defence expansion Freed Pussy Riot member vows to keep up protests Syrian regime confirms holiday ceasefire Sport More Sport » Heskey's double keeps Jets' flying Emile Heskey and the Newcastle Jets continued flying starts to the A-League season as the striker scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Melbourne Victory on Friday night. More » NRL referees restructure sees Harrigan, Raper axed Swans still set on Tippett Lyon backed to find form Busy end to AFL trade period Stoner tops Friday practice on the Island 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters