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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 30 Jul, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Talks resume as Senate kills off debt bill The Democrat-led US Senate has voted to set aside a House-passed Republican bill to avert a potentially ruinous debt default, setting the stage for weekend talks on forging a compromise plan.More » Delays after power outage at Sydney Airport Call for inquiry into school paedophile ring Child beauty pageant sparks Melbourne protests Police believe ute belongs to missing man Boys find woman's body while fishing Government overhauls disability pension Latest boat arrivals mark end to Australian processing First funerals held for Norway attack victims Phone hacking investigator denies acting alone More Analysis » What's with Parliament's anti-mirth protections? Parliamentary debates are, or should be, the most uncontrovertibly publicly-owned intellectual property in Australia. But footage of parliamentary proceedings is a closely-regulated commodity. Broadcasters are only allowed to use it if they adhere to a number of rules. And the silliest, most old-fashioned rule of all is the provision against the use of footage for satirical purposes.More » Hoping for civility, hearing words of hate Tarin Kowt and the battle for minds The end of the Norwegian fairytale Hacking scandal coverage goes under the microscope The growing power of Egypt's Islamists Privacy breaches closer to home He may not be Gandhi, but Cadel is still some kind of hero 'Stagflation' looms for Australia's economy Khazaal trial: another question mark over terrorism laws World More World » Norway pays tribute to massacre victims Norway has buried the first victims of the twin attacks that killed 77 people a week ago.More » Talks resume as Senate kills off debt bill Phone hacking investigator denies acting alone Turkish military command resigns en masse Pilot errors blamed for deadly Poland crash Wild weather kills 50 in S Korea Rebel general 'shot dead' in Libya Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Farmer sues neighbour over GM contamination Jane Norman A Western Australian farmer is launching legal action against his neighbour for allegedly contaminating his organic property with genetically modified (GM) crops.More » Watery grave awaits space station Mysterious illness killing off sea turtles Scientists create carbon sponge FBI arrests suspected Anonymous hackers Environment More Environment » Call to overhaul Wivenhoe rule book Annie Guest The Queensland Government and its Wivenhoe Dam managers are likely to face big changes to the way they control Brisbane's main dam.More » Rare rock wallabies returned to outback Germans get on their e-bikes Farmers raise food concerns over carbon scheme Heed the science, urges SA on Murray's future About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at omsstraffic.4321@blogger.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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters