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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 03 Oct, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » National anti-gang squad to join fight against Gold Coast's outlaw bikies A new federal anti-gang squad will be sent to Queensland's Gold Coast to help the State Government in its crackdown on bikie gangs. The announcement from federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan today came as the State Government stepped up security at key government buildings in Brisbane's CBD amid fears of a backlash by outlaw motorcycle gangs. Mr Keenan said officers from the Australian Federal Police and Australian Crime Commission would be sent to the Gold Coast to assist the existing Queensland strike force before being deployed in New South Wales and Victoria. "They're going to be tough, but they're going to work, and we're going to make sure we can roll them out as soon as we can," he said. More » Ziggy Switkowski appointed chairman of NBN Co Passengers, crew jump from burning luxury yacht Tony Abbott not moving on residency rights for NZ migrants Australia's top universities lose ground in latest world rankings Endangered tiger quoll spotted in Grampians More Analysis » Australia has an obligation to refugees Alexander Downer shared an anecdote with us this week. He recently asked a very senior official from Singapore why people smugglers didn't try to send people from nearby Indonesian islands to "rich and happy Singapore". "His answer was simple," he wrote in The Australian, "'If they come to Singapore we just send them straight back to Indonesia'." But Downer didn't get around to mentioning a few inconvenient facts. More » Labor must suck it up and relent on carbon pricing Defending the interests of the Australian plutocracy Last night I found myself at a One Direction concert Abbott defuses diplomatic tensions of his own making Has America let its fiscal genie out of the bottle? The curse of speaking English Don't panic - there are plenty of media jobs A government devoid of morals We should listen to Gillard on same-sex marriage Just In More Just In » Ziggy Switkowski appointed chairman of NBN Co Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has named former Optus and Telstra chief executive Ziggy Switkowski as the new chairman of the National Broadband Network Company. More » Trade figures reveal Australians' online spending New evidence suggests Australia ignored warnings of crisis in East Timor Tony Abbott not moving on residency rights for NZ migrants Jail term of 23 years for Andrew Negre killer Rinehart daughter loses bid to stop trust feud trial Lorde becomes first Kiwi solo artist to top US Billboard chart Fukushima may be leaking more radioactive water into sea Two men caught smuggling lizards at Perth airport Australian stocks unshaken by US government stalemate World More World » Lorde becomes first Kiwi solo artist to top US Billboard chart New Zealand teenage singer-songwriter Lorde has become the first Kiwi solo artist to top the US Billboard chart. More » Fukushima may be leaking more radioactive water into sea Jury rejects Jackson lawsuit in wrongful death trial Investors shaken by fears of prolonged US shutdown West may drop demand that Iran halt all nuclear work Qatar confident it can host 2022 World Cup any time Business More Business » Leighton Holdings accused of paying bribes in Iraq By business editor Peter Ryan, Alicia Barry and Justine Parker Construction giant Leighton Holdings says it is co-operating with federal police amid allegations it paid millions of dollars of kickbacks to win contracts in Iraq. Fairfax Media has obtained hundreds of confidential documents that allegedly show former chief executive Wal King approved kickbacks for a $750 million oil pipeline contract. Mr King, who was chief executive of Leighton for 23 years, told the ABC he was not aware of the activity in the reports and has never been to Iraq. More » Rinehart daughter loses bid to stop trust feud trial Ex-Gunns boss may have to repay insider trading profits Trade figures reveal Australians' online spending Australian stocks unshaken by US government stalemate White House talks fail to end government shutdown Shale gas production spreads outback tentacles Investors shaken by fears of prolonged US shutdown Politics More Politics » Ziggy Switkowski appointed chairman of NBN Co Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has named former Optus and Telstra chief executive Ziggy Switkowski as the new chairman of the National Broadband Network Company. More » New evidence suggests Australia ignored warnings of crisis in East Timor Australia's top universities lose ground in latest world rankings Shale gas production spreads outback tentacles Nearly all NSW dwellings to be excluded from CSG mining Sport More Sport » Cordner to have say in grand final fate Boyd Cordner will have a deciding voice in whether or not he returns for the Roosters to play the grand final. More » O'Connor released from ARU contract Top five NRL grand final moments Genia back as Wallabies look to run Clarke, Pattinson Ashes injury worries Departing Buddy turns focus to Swans Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Australian researcher stopped from speaking due to US shutdown Australian researcher told by US employer he is not allowed to deliver his presentation at a conference in Perth as the US Government shutdown takes effect. More » NASA finds plastic ingredient on Saturn moon Titan Breakthrough brings cure for MS sufferers closer IPCC delivers worrying climate report card Human role in global warming even clearer, IPCC report says Environment More Environment » Shale gas production spreads outback tentacles By Mike Sexton There is not much to see above ground in the outback, but the tentacles of shale gas wells are spreading below the surface. More » Nearly all NSW dwellings to be excluded from CSG mining Greenpeace activists charged with piracy over Arctic protest Cootes trucks taken off road after fatal tanker explosion What Greg Hunt didn't say about the carbon price 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. 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