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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 14 Nov, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Police should face action over Taser death: coroner by Barbara Miller and staff A coroner hands down damning findings against police who acted "like schoolboys in Lord of the Flies" as they tasered a Brazilian student in Sydney's CBD earlier this year. More » Pell requests evidence on abuse case Bruce Flegg resigns as housing minister Bouncing scooter thief caught in mid-air Panetta warns militaries face 'new fiscal reality' Royal commission to consider confessional seal Woman found, two men still missing in desert Tax adviser fronts ICAC over Obeid farm Care worker charged with raping children Nauru conditions unbearable: UN commissioner More Analysis » Royal commission no Holy Grail for victims of abuse Royal commissions are attractive for advocates, the media and politicians.  The proposed investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and other institutions looks impossibly broad and will extend to many months.  While Gillard has responded by reaching for the elixir marked 'royal commission' the consequences have not been thought through. One of them may be bitter disappointment by victims and their advocates.  More » Hello Matt, it's the person you're looking for! Trolling, misogyny and porn: the perils of being a woman online Economic alarm bells should be ringing The ground of freedom: Obama's challenge to democracy US fiscal brinkmanship and its threat to Australia We've got a long way to go on homelessness A guide to the school formal from a veteran Inevitable defeat for the ALP no longer so inevitable The art of telling the truth Just In More Just In » Drug abuse blocks rapist's recall of crime By court reporter Loukas Founten A rapist who violently attacked an elderly woman years ago now longer remembers the crime, due to drug and alcohol abuse. More » Panetta warns militaries face 'new fiscal reality' Bruce Flegg resigns as housing minister Ex-priest accused of sex assaults blamed God Pell requests evidence on abuse case Anemone toxin may aid cancer fight Consumer confidence makes surprise jump Minister defends BHP mine EIS approval Devils released on disease-free island People can decide on child abuse inquiry: Bishop World More World » Palestinians begin work to open Arafat grave Palestinians have begun work to open the grave of iconic leader Yasser Arafat ahead of an exhumation of his body for a murder probe, a source close to his family said. More » China's new leaders wait in the wings Radical Muslim cleric Qatada released from UK jail McAfee says framed for murder in Belize Obama backs general caught in Petraeus scandal Zimbabwe officials accused of diamond plunder Business More Business » Consumer confidence makes surprise jump There has been a surprise jump in consumer confidence, as the many interest rate cuts delivered through the year finally begin to sway households. More » Chinese firm denies Ord tender win reports Collapsed Banksia group to close branches Politics More Politics » Panetta warns militaries face 'new fiscal reality' By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen US defence secretary Leon Panetta has raised the issue of "budget constrictions" in the face of continuing security threats, during high-level talks between American and Australian officials in Perth. More » Bruce Flegg resigns as housing minister Minister defends BHP mine EIS approval Clinton attends wreath laying ceremony School leavers dropping out of workforce, education: COAG Sport More Sport » Stuart says NRL could lose Folau Parramatta coach Ricky Stuart feels the NRL's delay in ratifying the club's move for Israel Folau could result in the player being lost to the code. More » Caviar wins prestigious European honour Langer appointed head coach of WA Dragons sign Kiwi international Harrison Crows receive additional charges Mundine questions judges' impartiality Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Premature birth linked with learning problems Researchers have linked premature births with memory and learning problems later in life. More » Brain-damaged man communicates in world first Princess tomb unearthed in Egypt Researchers develop blood test for bowel cancer NASA rover finds Mars soil similar to Hawaii's Environment More Environment » Minister defends BHP mine EIS approval A key minister says there is no need for BHP Billiton to submit a new environment impact statement for its Olympic Dam mine expansion plan. Mineral Resources Minister Tom Koutsantonis says the current environment impact statement covers any use of a heat leaching technique the company will now consider for ore extraction. But Greens MP Mark Parnell thinks the impact statement needs to be reworked because it makes barely any mention of using acid leaching. More » Australia to sign up to Kyoto phase two 'Unanswered questions' over Cape's UNESCO bid Whale, dolphin beached again after mass stranding Another step toward Murray Basin plan About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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