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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 21 Nov, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Labor wins independents' backing for mining tax By Jeremy Thompson The Federal Government secures the support of key independents for its mining tax, but concessions to secure its passage have upset the Greens. More » No deal for Qantas, pilots and TWU Seventh death from Sydney nursing home blaze Philip Morris sues after plain packing laws pass Man fatally gored by bull Man charged over New York bomb plot Asylum seeker boat captain jumps overboard Prize dogs perish on ferry crossing Man faces court over Barassi bashing Inquest told of woman's gangrene after liposuction More Analysis » Nuclear policy and process dumped at the drop of a hat The announcement by the Prime Minister that she intends to seek a change in the ALP platform to permit the export of uranium to India is of concern on three grounds: the content of the policy change; the apparent failure to extract anything in return; and the extraordinary decision-making process by which this change is to be brought about. The change has been presented publicly as little more than an administrative matter designed to correct an anomaly in our current export policy. This is arrant nonsense. More » Uranium, gay marriage and papal non-proliferation The power of presidential celebrity This unfolding Asian century is our time of opportunity News Corp is Bad News Income $21,700, debt $142,710: owed in the USA Media inquiry predictions and observations When is a carbon tax an economic reform? Good question. Take the gay out of mardi gras and it's over Dubya to The One ... the more things change Just In More Just In » Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court has opened the trial of three top Khmer Rouge leaders more than 30 years after the country's Killing Fields era. More » SA flags suppression orders change Inquiry attack on 'shifty' Orica boss over leak Diggers may stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 Man faces court over Barassi bashing Kerri-Anne confirms replacement rumours Seventh death from Sydney nursing home blaze Philip Morris sues after plain packing laws pass Man fatally gored by bull No deal for Qantas, pilots and TWU World More World » Man charged over New York bomb plot Authorities in New York have charged a man who they allege built pipe bombs in a plot to attack government targets and US troops. More » Deadly clashes continue in Cairo's Tahrir Square Spanish right celebrates landslide election win Suu Kyi to stand in upcoming election Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens Gaddafi's spy chief captured in Libya Business More Business » No deal for Qantas, pilots and TWU The industrial umpire will have to arbitrate a new wage agreement for Qantas pilots and baggage handlers after their negotiations with the airline failed on their final day. More » Labor wins independents' backing for mining tax US debt panel heading for failure Germany 'in control' of Europe debt crisis 'Shifty' Orica boss attacked over leak Investors spooked as eyes turn to US debt OneSteel says Whyalla plant closure an option Mining company ordered to court over sacred site Politics More Politics » SA flags suppression orders change South Australian courts will be given the power to lift suppression orders on people charged with sexual offences in cases deemed to be the public interest. More » Philip Morris sues after plain packing laws pass Labor wins independents' backing for mining tax Abbott plays down Coalition mining tax friction Breakthrough in public sector dispute Sport More Sport » Cummins emerges as next great hope At just 18, Pat Cummins has emerged as Australia's next great fast-bowling hope after taking 6 for 79 on debut against South Africa. More » Norman wants Presidents Cup changes Sheens uncertain on Roos future Chelsea's title hopes take another hit England rugby a laughing stock: Woodward Federer and Nadal pushed all the way Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Great Dying happened in hell of a short time By Stephen Pincock for ABC Science Online Scientists have pinpointed the timing of the Earth's most dramatic extinction, when bushfires raged across continents and 70 per cent of land animals were wiped out. More » Sales up but Aussie online commerce still e-volving Ghost mountains give up their secrets Huge lakes could lie under Jupiter moon's surface Faltering funds halt human stem cell trial Environment More Environment » Greenpeace duo to face ACT court Two Greenpeace members will face the ACT Magistrates Court early next month over the destruction of a CSIRO genetically modified wheat crop. 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