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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 21 Feb, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Eurozone ministers agree to Greece bailout deal Greece finally secures its crucial bailout after marathon talks in Brussels, ending months of uncertainty that have shaken the eurozone. More » Rudd backers 'wrecking the party', MP says Ponting calls time on ODIs, vows to play on in Tests Smoking to be banned in NSW public spaces RBA backs banks on funding cost claims Surgeon defends work at liposuction inquest Qld Labor candidate expelled after homophobic rant Sydney man may hold key to FBI serial killer case Singh denies asking Sica to sleep with wife We're not naturally nasty, says scientist More Analysis » Labor's leadership soap opera over-riding popular policy By Lewis and Woods The bitter mystery behind the tragi-farce of Labor's leadership soap opera is that if you were to strip away the power plays and personalities, the Australian public supports the Government's over-riding policy agenda. But if you want to sell a newspaper you'll go with Shakespeare not Keynes. And as long as the focus remains on personality, Labor's policy settings will get little attention. More » The great NBN fail Non-government schools the losers of Gonski review reality Reading Gonski: a mud map for the minefield A party paralysed by ego and weak leadership A tiger education: no pain, no gain The children of SIEV 221 returned against advice War against natural medicine Don't mention the war: Labor's silent leadership battle Labor needs leadership resolution Just In More Just In » Ice age flowers brought back to life Fruit seeds stored away by squirrels more than 30,000 years ago and found in Siberian permafrost have been regenerated into full flowering plants by scientists in Russia. More » Singh denies asking Sica to sleep with wife Azaria dingo ruling important for safety: lawyer Surgeon defends work at liposuction inquest Melbourne man breaks pancake stack world record Eurozone ministers agree to Greece bailout deal Smoking to be banned in NSW public spaces Share market ticks higher on bailout hopes Palestinian prisoner nears two-month hunger strike Activists march to Government House in protest World More World » Palestinian prisoner nears two-month hunger strike By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker and staff A Palestinian prisoner is said to be close to death, two months after he began a hunger strike over Israel's decision to jail him without charge or trial. More » Iran military exercises to protect nuclear sites Eurozone set to hand Greece new bailout Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefire Misrata stages first Libyan election in decades Business More Business » Eurozone ministers agree to Greece bailout deal Greece finally secures its crucial bailout after marathon talks in Brussels, ending months of uncertainty that have shaken the eurozone. More » RBA backs banks on funding cost claims Restructure sees Onesteel post $74m loss Alcoa supervisors offered work overseas Share market ticks higher on bailout hopes Tomato giant goes into administration Hopes for Greek bailout drive gains in Europe Politics More Politics » Rudd backers 'wrecking the party', MP says By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths Right-wing powerbroker Bernie Ripoll has warned Kevin Rudd's backers to stop wrecking the Labor Party, telling the "happy little vegemite" to back off for the good of his colleagues. More » Eurozone set to hand Greece new bailout Hearing to decide PNG leader is delayed Government pressured to move quickly on Gonski Rudd says leadership contest 'not in prospect' Sport More Sport » One-day career finished but Ponting bats on in Tests Ricky Ponting does not expect to play limited overs cricket for Australia again but hopes to continue his Test career. More » AFL punts priority pick Hayne no certainty for Eels opener Sri Lanka bats first at Gabba Bresciano back for Socceroos Clive Palmer threatens FFA with legal action Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Ice age flowers brought back to life Fruit seeds stored away by squirrels more than 30,000 years ago and found in Siberian permafrost have been regenerated into full flowering plants by scientists in Russia. More » We're not naturally nasty, says scientist City of light marks historic space flight Aussie scientists unveil single-atom transistor Government introduces R18+ bill 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. More » Government 'stalling' on endangered koalas decision Iran boasts of advancements in nuke program 'Extinct' wallaby goes back on show Opponents condemn $5m wilderness mining compensation About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.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. 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