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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 01 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Former deputy PM Bowen dies Tributes are flowing for former deputy prime minister Lionel Bowen, who served under Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke. More » CSIRO wins legal battle over Wi-Fi patent Detention time limits won't work: Morrison Lifesavers, family honour drowned teen Australians stranded on damaged luxury liner Suu Kyi makes election debut in Burma Teenagers hurt in Victorian hunting accident Huawei chief eyes other NBN contracts WA rules out shark cull after fatal attack Tourists stranded as flooding hits Fiji 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 » Two drown at Byron beach Two men have drowned at Byron Bay on the New South Wales far north coast. More » Teenagers hurt in Victorian hunting accident Lionel Bowen: the model deputy CSIRO wins legal battle over Wi-Fi patent Former deputy PM Bowen dies Huawei chief eyes other NBN contracts Detention time limits won't work: Morrison Australians stranded on damaged luxury liner Muslim Brotherhood to stand in Egypt elections Suu Kyi makes election debut in Burma World More World » Suu Kyi makes election debut in Burma By South-East Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel and wires Burma is heading to the polls today, with pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi standing for a seat in parliament for the very first time. More » 13 killed in Thai car bomb attacks The pressures of reporting in Syria Tourists stranded as flooding hits Fiji Websites shut down for spreading coup rumours Business More Business » Huawei chief eyes other NBN contracts The Chinese company that has been banned from tendering for the NBN says it still wants to bid on parts of the $38 billion project. More » Spain announces deep budget cuts Austar shareholders approve Foxtel takeover Departing Future Fund boss savages carbon tax Probe finds abuses at Apple supplier Politics More Politics » Lionel Bowen: the model deputy Lionel Bowen was a senior minister in the Whitlam and Hawke governments who went close to becoming Labor leader and was the very model of the loyal deputy leader. More » Former deputy PM Bowen dies Detention time limits won't work: Morrison WA Senator Adams dies after cancer battle Bowen cautious on asylum detention time limit Sport More Sport » Classy Eagles breeze past Bulldogs West Coast proved it had lost little of its firepower after an impressive 49-point victory over the fading Bulldogs at Docklands. More » Barba stars as Bulldogs down Titans Cats got sucked in: Scott Brumbies lose Toomua for season Radwanska wins Miami title City's hopes hit despite late draw Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Australian honoured for epilepsy research By Kylie Simmonds Australian scientist Ingrid Scheffer has been recognised for her research on epilepsy with a UNESCO Laureate for Women in Science. More » Scientists identify gene mutation in breast cancer Fossil find reveals steps back in time NBN rollout plan covering up delays: Turnbull Hope remains for Australia's telescope bid Environment More Environment » Experts give red mark to green home ratings By Di Martin for Background Briefing The Government wants all homes for sale or rent to have an energy efficient rating, but experts say the system used to attain that rating is flawed. 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