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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 09 Mar, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Rinehart gave children bankruptcy warning By court reporter Jamelle Wells Billionaire Gina Rinehart told three of her children they could be bankrupted unless they agreed to let her retain control of a family trust, court documents have revealed. More » Beets murderer jailed for life Slipper staffer allegedly tosses reporter's phone Perth adventurer released from militia capture Abbott promises audit to find spending cuts Jury acquits man accused of Ivy nightclub rape Fresh flood threat as water moves downstream Inquiry launched after turtles butchered alive Australia posts surprise trade deficit Gunns deal off, boss blames green groups More Analysis » Truth to power, and other delusions of the fourth estate Sometimes, in the whirl of the media kaleidoscope, something happens that makes you step back and think. I had this experience recently when I wrote an article critical of the way the political media had covered the leadership speculation about Kevin Rudd. This article is not just a mea culpa. For reasons that extend beyond the embarrassment of one commentator, the debate over the media's treatment of recent political events in Canberra has been a topic of considerable commentary itself. More » Rupert Murdoch and the Conspiracy Machine WikiLeaks and other reformers: has Machiavelli met his match? The value of theology and the mystery of life Media, pollies play 'the game'. Public loses out The problematic Palestinian unity government deal Making media self-regulation work Fit and female: women's sport deserves some attention A Remote Concept Liberating a popular literary invention: the Lord Just In More Just In » Running joke as convicted man escapes from court By Myles Morgan Northern Territory Police are searching for a prisoner who fled from court after he was sentenced to six months' jail. More » ANZ leaves interest rate unchanged Whalers return home after poor season Study finds obesity surgery still has stigma Inflation slows dramatically in China Slipper staffer allegedly tosses reporter's phone Abbott promises audit to find spending cuts Jury acquits man accused of Ivy nightclub rape Communities fear resurgence of petrol sniffing 600 jobs to go at insurer CGU World More World » Japan tsunami: One year on A year after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, use our interactive images to compare the destruction at the time to how those areas look now. More » Hostages 'murdered' in botched rescue attempt Syrians fear mass attack imminent in Idlib Perth adventurer released from militia capture Winter in Kabul Business More Business » Qantas fails to reach premium airline deal Qantas has suffered a major setback in its new international strategy after talks to set up a premium Asia-based carrier with Malaysia Airlines broke down. More » Australia posts surprise trade deficit Rinehart gave children bankruptcy warning Gunns deal off, boss blames green groups ANZ leaves interest rate unchanged 600 jobs to go at insurer CGU Inflation slows dramatically in China Deal imminent on Greek debt swap Greek drama boosts world share markets Politics More Politics » Slipper staffer allegedly tosses reporter's phone A Sunshine Coast newspaper says it plans to lodge a complaint with police after one of Speaker Peter Slipper's staffers allegedly grabbed a reporter's iPhone and threw it away. More » Abbott promises audit to find spending cuts UN aid chief describes Baba Amr devastation Gillard backs Smith over ADFA row Newman defends candidate linked to porn site Sport More Sport » Tired Aussies feeling the pinch: Watson Shane Watson concedes fatigue could be a factor for some members of his squad heading into the tour of West Indies. More » Jurrah granted bail over machete attack Cooper in doubt for Bulldogs clash Scott leads in Florida Pearson venturing indoors Lockyer statue unveiled in Brisbane Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Spider army on the retreat from NSW floodwaters By Brigid Andersen Arachnophobes beware. There is a silent army on the move in flooded New South Wales. More » FBI chief warns of terrorist cyber attacks Top Anonymous hacker turned FBI mole 'Cheetah' robot sets new speed record Executives bogged down by wireless devices Environment More Environment » Cameron to explore Earth's deepest ocean trench Squeezed into a solo submersible, Titanic director James Cameron will attempt to dive to the deepest place on Earth. 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