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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 09 Feb, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Australia strikes refugee deal with NZ By Anna Henderson in Queenstown Prime Minister Julia Gillard has struck a deal that will see New Zealand resettle 150 refugees from Australia's system each year. More » Betting fraud a bigger problem than doping: analyst No retrial over Bowraville child murders Man dead, another in hospital after diving accident Woman vandalises famed Delacroix masterpiece Botha: It was match-fixing More Analysis » My Rosa Parks moment in Sydney 2013 I have just had what I like to think of as my own Rosa Parks moment on a Sydney bus travelling through the inner-west from Marrickville to Stanmore. It culminated in a woman, in the presence of her two school-aged kids, calling me a "black c***". She told me to go back to my "own country", and threatened to drag me off the bus as she raised her fist to my face. I thought to myself, "What would Rosa Parks do?" She would stay put. So I did, especially since it is 2013. More » Fracking shifts the global power balance Doping laws aren't the problem: greed is Forget Parliament: brekkie TV is where it counts O'Connor inherits an immigration conundrum Outrage on steroids: our obsession with drugs in sport Year of the snake a celebration of our Asian century ACCC behind the times on our Google habits Twitter hides bullies but empowers their victims Hezbollah's risky act of terror Just In More Just In » Amish leader jailed for beard-cutting attacks The leader of a breakaway Amish group who ordered his followers to chop off his rivals' beards has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. More » NSW Labor reform faces internal resistance Burke hits out over leaked coal mine document Massive snowstorm brings north-east US to a halt Duchess of York wins phone hacking damages Man dead, another in hospital after diving accident Gunmen kill 10 at Nigeria polio clinics Clashes as tens of thousands mourn Tunisia politician Betting fraud a bigger problem than doping: analyst No retrial over Bowraville child murders World More World » Amish leader jailed for beard-cutting attacks The leader of a breakaway Amish group who ordered his followers to chop off his rivals' beards has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. More » Massive snowstorm brings north-east US to a halt Duchess of York wins phone hacking damages Gunmen kill 10 at Nigeria polio clinics Clashes as tens of thousands mourn Tunisia politician EU leaders agree to historic budget cut Business More Business » Swan under pressure to boost mining tax revenue Treasurer Wayne Swan has been urged to change the design of the mining tax after a massive revenue shortfall. More » EU leaders agree to historic budget cut Reserve prepares for 'slightly weaker' economy ATO denies taxpayer data at risk after agents hacked Newcrest shares up despite profit fall Local shares close higher but dollar slides Politics More Politics » Burke hits out over leaked coal mine document Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has accused the New South Wales Government of leaking confidential information to improve the election chances of the Federal Opposition. More » Australia strikes refugee deal with NZ Katter steps in after pro-gay member told to quit Health insurance premiums to rise 5 per cent Politicians want doping athletes named Sport More Sport » Grandstand Live: February 9 Follow Grandstand's rolling coverage of a busy Saturday in sport, rounded off by the curtain-raiser to the NRL season: the All Stars game. More » Botha: It was match-fixing Clarke to miss last ODI Aussie duo face double leftie challenge Dank made a doping scapegoat: lawyer Nadal advances to semis in comeback event Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Asteroid to narrowly miss Earth next week An asteroid will zoom past Earth next week in what NASA says will be the closest flyby ever predicted for an object of its size. More » Bush internet users promised fast fixed wireless More TV means less sperm, says study Study uses mobile phones to measure rainfall Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space Environment More Environment » Swedish conservationists win temporary wolf-hunting ban By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown Conservationists in Sweden have won at least a temporary ban on wolf hunting just days after the season began. More » Kakadu to expand after ranger turns back on riches Doubts over paper giant's rainforest pledge Choking Chinese smog cloud drifts over Japan Japanese whalers ordered out of Australian waters 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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