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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 04 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Bomb hoax teen eager to get on with life The father of the victim of last night's bomb hoax in Sydney's north says his family is eager for their lives to return to normal. Madeleine Pulver, 18, spent 10 hours chained to a sophisticated fake bomb in her Mosman home. In a press conference a short time ago, Bill Pulver thanked police and their friends for their support.More » First Malaysia group arrives at Christmas Island Costs run away on bullet train plan Live rat found in loaf of bread Conroy demands answers on ABC TV cuts Australians killed in Indonesian chopper crash Gillard foreshadows aged care overhaul Stretcher-bound Mubarak pleads not guilty MP keen to push Rann out sooner Deans keeps faith for Auckland showdown More Analysis » In Mosman, one ordeal gives way to another The Mosman schoolgirl doesn't represent a beautiful paragon of bravery to be splashed across our screens and mobiles. She's just an average, Aussie teenager who was unlucky enough to be targeted by a scumbag extortionist. If media organisations had any awareness and interest in this fact, they'd keep a distance and allow the police, psychologists and other officials get to the work they need to do.More » Well done pageant-haters Tanner's sideshow might be a little over the top Confidently going where no confidence has gone before Time to up the ante on Syria's deadly despot The problem with LulzSec and other 'hackers' A regulated media? It's as simple as your ABC A low rate world is not in everyone's interest School funding and the politics of envy Gillian Welch saved rock n' roll World More World » Stretcher-bound Mubarak pleads not guilty Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires Spectators yelled for revenge as Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption and murdering protesters.More » Australians killed in Indonesian chopper crash UN condemns Syrian crackdown Heather Mills claims phone was hacked Famine spreads to Mogadishu Wall Street rallies on stimulus speculation Video shows UK, Italy hostages in Nigeria Russian couple 'kept grandfather on chain' Soldiers killed as buildings collapse UK crematorium offers services by internet Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Telescope detects oxygen in space The European Space Agency's Herschel telescope has found the first confirmed evidence of oxygen molecules in space, according to a report published this week in the Astrophysical Journal.More » NBN heading for six new towns NASA gets close look at asteroid Vesta Half of European men 'share King Tut's DNA' Alleged LulzSec spokesman charged in UK Environment More Environment » Turnbull decries war on climate science Jeremy Thompson Opposition frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull has hit out against climate change sceptics on his side of politics, saying there has been a "war on science" that contradicts common sense. He also warned the Liberal Party against veering too much to the right, using his popularity as a moderate in the New South Wales seat of Wentworth as an example of wresting votes from Labor.More » Murray water reform delay under fire Greens demand action on Sumatra logging claims Carbon tax protesters march in Sydney British PM praises Gillard's carbon tax 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