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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 21 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Calls for Slipper to stand down amid harassment claims A political row has erupted over the future of Speaker Peter Slipper who is facing allegations he sexual harassed a male staffer and misused taxpayer-funded Cabcharges. More » Police meet with Indigenous leaders after teens shot Banning bikie colours 'won't stop shootings' 127 dead in Pakistan plane crash Australian mother guilty of manslaughter in Canada Black teen's killer released on bail Disabled man rescued after house set alight Protests rage in Bahrain ahead of Grand Prix South African president marries for sixth time Berlusconi defends 'elegant dinner parties' More Analysis » Destructive rivalries and rare political 'glimmer twins' History is littered with examples of how personal rivalries within political parties can diminish careers. Fraser-Peacock; Howard-Peacock; Hawke-Keating; Howard-Costello; Rudd-Gillard. Big names, and all of them at some stage hell bent on destroying the other. But then you have the rare exceptions best characterised by the 'glimmer twins' of federal politics, Wayne Swan and Stephen Smith, and now, Greg Hunt and Josh Frydenberg. More » Europe's debt crisis is back - in fact, it never left Prayer is delusional but its power can be real I might as well be an economist for all they know Henry Lawson's timely account of drought and despair The politics of housing: locking us out of affordable solutions Ritalin and separation: whose issues are we really medicating? A different inequality Eye popping politics: Hockey 'entitled' to candour Enough is enough: get us out of Afghanistan Just In More Just In » Calls for Slipper to stand down amid harassment claims A political row has erupted over the future of Speaker Peter Slipper who is facing allegations he sexual harassed a male staffer and misused taxpayer-funded Cabcharges. More » Banning bikie colours 'won't stop shootings' Eyes hold clues to life for deadly box jellyfish Police meet with Indigenous leaders after teens shot G20 pledges more than $430b for IMF Missing 13yo Victorian girl safe and well Black teen's killer released on bail South African president marries for sixth time YouTube dealt blow by German copyright ruling Protests rage in Bahrain ahead of Grand Prix World More World » 127 dead in Pakistan plane crash Pakistani officials say there are no survivors after a plane carrying more than 100 people crashed in bad weather near Islamabad's international airport. More » Berlusconi defends 'elegant dinner parties' Protests rage in Bahrain ahead of Grand Prix Breivik insists he is a 'likeable person' Black teen's killer released on bail South Sudan withdraws troops from oilfield Business More Business » Industry applauds aged care reform plan By Naomi Woodley Aged care providers, consumers and unions have warmly welcomed the Government's $3.7 billion aged care reform package. It is not everything the industry wanted but they say it is a substantial first step in giving older Australians the sort of care they want and making the system more sustainable. The Government says the sweeping changes, which involve means testing of home care from July 2014, are about fairness. More » Illegal downloading 'more like trespass than theft' Abbott tries to trump 'green tape' scheme Elder loses court fight over outback mining plan Shares edge higher in rush to finish line Olympus investors approve new board Discount wars slow Woolworths sales Super tax hike would be 'breach of faith' Rinehart loses appeal to keep feud private IMF hits funding roadblock as BRICS hold out Politics More Politics » Calls for Slipper to stand down amid harassment claims A political row has erupted over the future of Speaker Peter Slipper who is facing allegations he sexual harassed a male staffer and misused taxpayer-funded Cabcharges. More » Slipper denies sexual harassment allegations Gillard unveils $3.7b aged care plan Abbott tries to trump 'green tape' scheme Government to unveil aged care overhaul Sport More Sport » It was just another game: Lyon Ross Lyon says he took no extra satisfaction out of the Dockers posting a 13-point victory over his former side St Kilda at Docklands. More » Tamou proud after nervous debut Reds ruing missed opportunities Streama’s class shines through in Oaks Wildcats force grand final decider Curtis holds two-shot lead in Texas Open Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Eyes hold clues to life for deadly box jellyfish By Lauren Day Scientists in far north Queensland say a new discovery about the life cycle of the deadly box jellyfish will allow them to better predict when swimmers are at risk. More » Doubts over 'world's biggest dino eggs' claim Discovery makes final flight to museum Science fuels push for education rethink New internet technology out of this world Environment More Environment » Elder loses court fight over outback mining plan The Federal Court dismisses a bid by an Aboriginal elder to overturn a proposed expansion of the big Olympic Dam mine. 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