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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 04 Jun, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Australia posts its worst trade deficit on record at $3.9b By business reporter Michael Janda Australia has posted its worst monthly trade deficit on record, with imports exceeding exports by nearly $3.9 billion. More » First refugees from Nauru detention centre arrive in Cambodia Alan Bond continues to fight for life in Perth hospital Bill Shorten indicates Labor will support citizenship changes Greg Hunt urged to order halt to Cape York land clearing Senator ridiculed over request for Queen to strip RSPCA of royal title Vincent Stanford charged with sexual assault of Stephanie Scott Australian accused of multi-million dollar SMS fraud vows to fight extradition Breakthrough arthritis treatment developed by UQ researchers Woman stabbed in chest and genitals rescued by flatmates More Analysis » The inevitability of journalism written by robots The truth is automated journalism by robots is going to become more common - the economics are just too compelling for it not to happen. And it actually isn't that hard to imagine a system in the near future where politicians "leak" to a designated website, the story is "legalled" by legal software (which already exists), written by narrative software (which already exists) and is then published. Never touched by human hands. Given much of our political reporting is already formulaic, would we even notice if bots replaced journalists? More » Stripping citizenship: is this what playing God looks like? Anything But with RN's Patricia Karvelas Banks beware: a new wave of lending is taking hold Sepp Blatter's resignation is about preserving the 'FIFA Way' US pendulum swings back towards civil liberties Bigotry or biology: the hard choice for an opponent of marriage equality Economists are talking about recession again - this time it's not unwarranted Our leaders are playing catch-up on gay marriage Good teaching is at the core of counter-radicalisation Just In More Just In » Table tennis star Melissa Tapper aims for Olympics and Paralympics By Ashleigh Stevenson Table tennis player aims to become the first Australian athlete to compete in the same sport at both the Olympics and Paralympics. More » Comedian Barry Humphries helps Tim Storrier open new Brisbane exhibition Bad weather forces rescuers to suspend China ferry operation Warner set to reveal FIFA secrets Families 'entitled' to know how Monis got bail before Sydney siege Canberra inmates moved to interim accommodation as jail nears capacity Dial-a-cop service to build trust with Perth police is working: Minister Sale of Perth's Leeuwin Barracks to net Abbott Government tens of millions Routine checks for patients on blood thinners 'not needed' Police release image of man wanted over theft of $20,000 diamond World More World » Bad weather forces rescuers to suspend China ferry operation By China correspondent Stephen McDonell in Jianli, wires Bad weather in central China has forced rescue workers to suspend attempts to cut through the hull of a sunken ferry in an attempt to find survivors. More » Solomon Islands police re-armament gaining traction Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay in Stanley Cup opener Jailed doctor who assisted CIA's bin Laden hunt allowed family visits Farah's coach Salazar accused of doping in BBC documentary Former FIFA executive Blazer details World Cup bid corruption Business More Business » Australia posts its worst trade deficit on record at $3.9b By business reporter Michael Janda Australia has posted its worst monthly trade deficit on record, with imports exceeding exports by nearly $3.9 billion. More » Australian real estate at risk of sharp falls: OECD Retail sales flat in April says ABS UBS predicts iron prices could fall again, but Chinese Steel Association optimistic Wall St, European markets rise on Greek debt optimism Groceries cheapest in ACT, most expensive in NT: Choice survey Alan Bond continues to fight for life in Perth hospital ASIC considers criminal sanctions for poor financial company culture Politics More Politics » Greg Hunt urged to order halt to Cape York land clearing By the National Reporting Team's Mark Willacy and Mark Solomons The Queensland Government refers the clearing of tens of thousands of hectares of bushland on Cape York to the Commonwealth, calling on it to stop the bulldozers. More » First refugees from Nauru detention centre arrive in Cambodia Australia deplores unilateral actions in South China Sea: Abbott Bill Shorten indicates Labor will support citizenship changes Thai army general denies human trafficking charges, police say Sport More Sport » Australia dismisses West Indies for 148 before shaky response Australia takes control of the first Test after bowling the West Indies out for 148 in Dominica, before the tourists reached 3 for 85 at stumps on day one. More » Warner set to reveal FIFA secrets Courageous Fitzgibbons wins back-to-back Fiji Pros Kerevi not thinking about Wallabies, Reds his key focus Cherry-Evans: I'm not the bad guy over Titans backflip Former FIFA executive Blazer details World Cup bid corruption Djokovic ends Nadal's remarkable reign in brutal fashion Melbourne City snap up Socceroo Franjic Victory sign ex-Perth keeper Vukovic Day is a major winner in waiting: Tiger Woods Science and Technology More Science and Technology » In pictures: Celebrating 50 years of NASA's spacewalks By Lucinda Kent NASA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first American spacewalk, performed on June 3, 1965 by Edward H White II. Look back at fifty years of spectacular spacewalk millions. More » 'New era' as Large Hadron Collider returns to life Catch of the Day website escapes penalty after customer details stolen Genomic sequencing technology advances make food poisoning outbreaks easier to control Google to develop clothes with touch-screen technology Environment More Environment » 'Tweeting seals' send updates from Southern Ocean's depths By Sarah Sedghi Hundreds of seals help researchers gather valuable data about the depths of the Southern Ocean through the use of Twitter-like messages. More » Sun-powered plane lands in Japan due to bad weather Urgent federal response ordered to save orange-bellied parrot Sun-powered plane begins marathon Pacific Ocean journey Mass sudden deaths of 120,000 Kazakhstan antelopes causes alarm About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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