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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 30 Mar, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Inquiry calls for 90-day limit on asylum detention A parliamentary inquiry into Australia's immigration detention centres is recommending asylum seekers be detained for no longer than 90 days. More » Complaint lodged against 'carbon tax collector' ad Faceless portrait wins Archibald Newman announces his can-do Cabinet Ironman Kenny backs organisers after surf death Departing Future Fund boss savages carbon tax Tyre burst, then kaBOOM bus goes up in flames Austar shareholders approve Foxtel takeover Racing NSW wins race fields court fight Rooster Anasta crosses road to Wests More Analysis » Labor's seven deadly sins Almost every political observer recognises that unless something altogether unexpected happens, by late 2013 Australia will have an Abbott government. The more contentious question is what has gone wrong for Labor? This piece is offered as a contribution to a necessary debate. In my view, the strange and rather sudden collapse of the Gillard Labor Government is grounded in a series of mistakes and miscalculations. More » The Hill is alive with the sound of nanny wars Tweet police: censorship of the Tweetmob's making Olympic funding: a win-win for the sporting world Labor's carbon tax fate and the benefit of hindsight Art without God If the government's broken, dump it: votes of a disposable society National Security Monitor: off to a good start Real energy savings dim Earth Hour's shine NSW health history shows Carr's feet of clay Just In More Just In » Illegal miners invade PNG gold mine By PNG correspondent Liam Fox Production at one of Papua New Guinea's biggest gold mines has stopped after it was overrun by hundreds of illegal miners. More » Chinese tech firm signs deal with Canberra Raiders Inquiry calls for 90-day limit on asylum detention Austar shareholders approve Foxtel takeover Health insurance costs on the rise Newman announces his can-do Cabinet Qantas announces more fuel surcharge hikes Nine Finks admit nightclub brawling Complaint lodged against 'carbon tax collector' ad Child rapist's jail sentence cut World More World » Arrests, clashes amid general strike in Spain Tens of thousands of protesters turned out in Spain to support a general strike, venting their anger over labour reforms and deep spending cuts. More » NATO faulted over Libya refugee deaths One million Syrians need aid: UN British petrol panic puts heat on government Tibetans rally outside India leaders summit Business More Business » Austar shareholders approve Foxtel takeover Shareholders in regional pay television operator Austar have voted to support a $2.5 billion takeover bid by its chief rival Foxtel. More » Departing Future Fund boss savages carbon tax Rinehart's migrant worker push faces rebellion Blackberry admits defeat in consumer market Huawei signs deal with Canberra Raiders Budget casts shadow on middle class welfare Growth fears weigh on global share markets End to Hyatt resort dispute welcomed Arrests, clashes amid general strike in Spain Politics More Politics » Inquiry calls for 90-day limit on asylum detention A parliamentary inquiry into Australia's immigration detention centres is recommending asylum seekers be detained for no longer than 90 days. More » Departing Future Fund boss savages carbon tax MP defends 'tongue-tied' insult in Parliament Housing affordability reaching crisis levels NBN rollout plan covering up delays: Turnbull Sport More Sport » Rooster Anasta crosses road to Wests Braith Anasta will leave the Roosters at the end of the 2012 season and join Wests Tigers on a two-year deal. More » Blues open 2012 with Tigers thrashing Aussies unchanged for second T20 Titans move to ease financial concerns Holman strikes in Europa quarters Sharapova fights back to down Wozniacki Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Fossil find reveals steps back in time By David Mark for ABC Science Online The fossilised remains of a partial foot has led scientists to speculate that there were several species of pre-humans living in Africa at the same time. More » NBN rollout plan covering up delays: Turnbull Hope remains for Australia's telescope bid Student jailed over racist tweets Apple heads to court over iPad 4G claim Environment More Environment » Complaint lodged against 'carbon tax collector' ad An advertising campaign showing a carbon tax collector demanding money from a frail pensioner has been referred to the ACCC. 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