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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 08 Oct, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Jones chastises critics of advertisers Controversial radio broadcaster Alan Jones has this morning chastised people who have used social media to attack his radio station's advertisers. More » Survivors recall horror of Bali bombing Assange seeking to sue Gillard for defamation Southern Stars win World Twenty20 Inquest into Taser death of Brazilian student Libyan assembly dismisses PM Venezuelans vote in tough election for Chavez Turkey returns fire after new Syrian mortar strike Philippines strikes peace deal with rebels Military transport plane crashes in Sudanese desert 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 » Survivors recall horror of Bali bombing By Philippa McDonald Survivors and those who lost loved ones are returning to Bali today to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack. More » Khan hails success of anti-drone protest march Windies win T20 World Cup Inquest into Taser death of Brazilian student Assange seeking to sue Gillard for defamation Libyan assembly dismisses PM Jones chastises critics of advertisers Turkey returns fire after new Syrian mortar strike Venezuelans vote in tough election for Chavez Southern Stars win World Twenty20 World More World » Venezuelans vote in tough election for Chavez Venezuelans head to the polls in the toughest election president Hugo Chavez has faced in almost 14 years in power after fresh-faced rival Henrique Capriles electrified the opposition. More » Philippines strikes peace deal with rebels Abu Hamza ordered to stay in detention Pope's ex-butler found guilty of stealing documents S Korea, US to raise missile range limit 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 » Venezuelans vote in tough election for Chavez Venezuelans head to the polls in the toughest election president Hugo Chavez has faced in almost 14 years in power after fresh-faced rival Henrique Capriles electrified the opposition. More » Macquarie suspends all ads on Jones's show Former cricketer leads US drone protest in Pakistan Woolies exec quits amid Alan Jones row NSW public servants to defy stop-work ruling Sport More Sport » Southern Stars win World Twenty20 Australia has retained its Women's World Twenty20 title with a close four-run victory over England in Colombo overnight. More » Windies win T20 World Cup Man United crush Newcastle, Liverpool held Webber slams 'nutcase' Grosjean Whincup hangs on for Bathurst victory Mehmet gets Glory past Roar 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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