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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 09 Feb, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Doping report the 'tip of the iceberg': Vic Police Victoria Police says the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) report into doping and match-fixing in Australian sport may have only uncovered the "tip of the iceberg". More » Bushfire threatens Hotham Heights homes Gillard poised to announce NZ asylum seeker deal Swan under pressure to boost mining tax revenue Cameron condemns 'shocking' horse meat scandal Cooper wins on debut, SBW wins in controversy 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 » Woman vandalises famed Delacroix masterpiece One of the most iconic paintings in French history has been defaced in a new branch of the Louvre museum. More » Iraq car bombings kill 33 Swan under pressure to boost mining tax revenue Cameron condemns 'shocking' horse meat scandal Gillard poised to announce NZ asylum seeker deal UN decries PNG case of woman burned alive for sorcery 7.0 quake strikes off Solomon Islands Doping report the 'tip of the iceberg': Vic Police Cooper wins on debut, SBW wins in controversy Bushfire threatens Hotham Heights homes World More World » Woman vandalises famed Delacroix masterpiece One of the most iconic paintings in French history has been defaced in a new branch of the Louvre museum. More » Iraq car bombings kill 33 Cameron condemns 'shocking' horse meat scandal UN decries PNG case of woman burned alive for sorcery 7.0 quake strikes off Solomon Islands Dozens missing after ferry sinks in Bangladesh 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 » 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 Newman says post-flood economy will bounce Politics More Politics » Gillard poised to announce NZ asylum seeker deal By Anna Henderson in Queenstown Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to announce a deal to relocate some asylum seekers from offshore processing centres to New Zealand. More » Katter steps in after pro-gay member told to quit Health insurance premiums to rise 5 per cent Politicians want doping athletes named Fisher shoplift case complaint goes to Ombudsman Sport More Sport » Dank made a doping scapegoat: lawyer Stephen Dank has been made "a sacrificial lamb on the altar of sport", according to the sports scientist's lawyer. More » Watson helps Aussies to fourth ODI win Cooper wins on debut, SBW wins in controversy Reds outrun 10-man Victory Bennell stars in Indigenous All Stars win Rathbone doubles in Brumbies trial win 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. 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