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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 20 Feb, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Review calls for school spending overhaul The Federal Government has released the Gonski review on school funding but has not committed any new money to education. The report, authored by businessman and academic David Gonski, has found the current school funding arrangements are complex, confusing and have obscure goals. It says an extra $5 billion would have been needed to implement the changes based on 2009 figures, but Julia Gillard will not say how much extra her Government will spend on schools. More » Gillard sidesteps questions on plans for Rudd Cancer survivor fights to stop gene ownership Man 'survives two months in snow-covered car' Bligh unveils royalties-funded education plan Kidnap charges dropped against Ibrahim siblings Father breaks down in triple murder trial Homes threatened by WA bushfire Man charged with shooting 11yo boy Aussie scientists unveil single-atom transistor More Analysis » Don't mention the war: Labor's silent leadership battle It is entirely in keeping with the pattern of contrived silence now typical of the Federal Labor Party that - late on Saturday night - the Foreign Minister conducted what may be this continent's first entirely euphemistic television interview. Mr Rudd was there to talk about a YouTube video that had been posted just hours earlier, and definitely not the leadership, or anything like that. But if Mr Rudd or Ms Gillard could speak frankly about the current impasse, what would they say? More » Labor needs leadership resolution Strong public health a threat to private cover Rudd's bold advance into Burma The Labor leadership: a time of peril and opportunity Iran, Israel and the west: some home truths Misplaced entitlement and middle-class welfare Lighting the dark continent My grandpa never quite made it home from Darwin Arrested: inside my Egyptian nightmare Just In More Just In » Selectors drop out-of-sorts Ponting Australian selectors have dropped out-of-form former skipper Ricky Ponting from the next two games of the one-day international tri-series. More » Coast sacks Bleiberg, appoints Mulvey Shipwreck survivors returned to Christmas Island against advice Bligh unveils royalties-funded education plan Cancer survivor fights to stop gene ownership Man 'survives two months in snow-covered car' Review calls for school spending overhaul China growth hopes boost share market Father breaks down in triple murder trial Funding costs slice Bendigo Bank profits World More World » Huge protests against Spanish labour reforms Hundreds of thousands of people have protested across Spain against labour market reforms making it easier to slash pay and lay off workers. More » Iran stops crude oil sales to UK, France Man 'survives two months in snow-covered car' Syria forces clamp down on Damascus Murdoch to launch Sun on Sunday next weekend Business More Business » Bluescope Steel posts $530m loss By business editor Peter Ryan and staff Bluescope Steel reports a first-half loss of $530 million sending its shares to a new low as the industry struggles with an oversupply of steel and falling commodity prices. More » Big business denies meeting with Rudd Shift to driverless trains prompts job concerns Murdoch to launch Sun on Sunday next weekend China growth hopes boost share market Billabong reveals new takeover offer Iran stops crude oil sales to UK, France Funding costs slice Bendigo Bank profits Orica to attempt re-start again Politics More Politics » Review calls for school spending overhaul The Federal Government has released the Gonski review on school funding but has not committed any new money to education. The report, authored by businessman and academic David Gonski, has found the current school funding arrangements are complex, confusing and have obscure goals. It says an extra $5 billion would have been needed to implement the changes based on 2009 figures, but Julia Gillard will not say how much extra her Government will spend on schools. More » Gillard sidesteps questions on plans for Rudd Big business denies meeting with Rudd Gillard has 'strong support' despite leadership rumblings Banks breaching loan fact sheet rules Sport More Sport » Selectors drop out-of-sorts Ponting Australian selectors have dropped out-of-form former skipper Ricky Ponting from the next two games of the one-day international tri-series. More » Coast sacks Bleiberg, appoints Mulvey Under-fire Palmer won't give up on Coast Lee playing through the pain barrier Azarenka thrashes Stosur in Qatar Open Pies could lose Macaffer for 2012 Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Aussie scientists unveil single-atom transistor By Dani Cooper for Science Online A team of Australian physicists has created the world's first functioning single-atom transistor, which could prove a critical building block toward the development of super-fast computers. More » Government introduces R18+ bill Ant colonies hint at cities' limits Scientists ramp up power in Hadron Collider Russia reaches ancient Antarctic lake Environment More Environment » Whalers lose case against Sea Shepherd A US judge has refused a request to stop the Sea Shepherd activist group from disrupting Japanese whalers. 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