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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 27 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Gillard hoses down talk of leadership rumblings Prime Minister Julia Gillard has brushed off reports of Labor leadership rumblings, saying she will "happily be leading Australia into the next election". It has been reported that Chief Government Whip Joel Fitzgibbon last week openly canvassed the idea of a Labor leadership change and approached MPs in Parliament to push for movement at the top. But Ms Gillard has used a media conference this morning to repeatedly hose down talk of any leadership change within the Labor Party. More » World condemns latest Syrian horror Lifting the lid on the man behind 'Vatileaks' Sweden takes out controversial Eurovision Greek crisis sees new wave of migrants MP caught recycling predecessor's speech Cab seized after deadly hit and run Spain's Bankia set for massive bailout Blind activist's brother returns home Schumacher fastest but Webber takes pole More Analysis » Organ donation: learning from Brooke's story Brooke Amy Jones was born in 1987. She had a virulent form of enzyme deficiency and needed a liver transplant to survive. She turned into a beautiful young woman. She lived life to the full; studied, travelled, broke hearts and in turn had hers, if not broken, then bruised. In 2012, after 107 unassisted gentle breaths, Brooke Amy Jones died in her mother's arms. Don't let any more like her die. More » Julia Gillard's game changer politics Lessons from Zimbabwe's great healer Culture clash: the gay politics of Eurovision The alarm bells ring, but precious few heed them Abbot Point: No means yes when it comes to big coal How Christian are Christian lobbyists? The real reason why the music industry collapsed Victory against the odds in the Regatta of Death Green growth is the sum of many parts Just In More Just In » Cab seized after deadly hit and run Police in New South Wales have seized a taxi they believe fatally hit a man in Sydney's north-west in the early hours of yesterday morning. More » MP caught recycling predecessor's speech Spain's Bankia set for massive bailout Sweden takes out controversial Eurovision Gillard hoses down talk of leadership rumblings Queen's stand-in reigns supreme Top Nazi war criminal dies at 90 Bikie stabbed outside Sydney clubhouse Man charged over Gold Coast high rise murder Lifting the lid on the man behind 'Vatileaks' World More World » World condemns latest Syrian horror World leaders demand action after a massacre led by Bashar al-Assad's forces in the Syrian town of Houla left 92 people dead, including 32 children. More » Lifting the lid on the man behind 'Vatileaks' Egypt's Shafiq promises to restore the revolution SpaceX capsule has 'new car' smell Rooftop gunman kills two in Finland Business More Business » Spain's Bankia set for massive bailout Spain's fourth-biggest bank Bankia says it is certain of securing the 19 billion euros ($24 billion) in state aid it is seeking in the largest bank bailout in the country's history. Bankia is considered key to the country's financial system, and a failure would contaminate the entire banking sector. The plight of Bankia - which holds some 10 per cent of the nation's bank deposits - has added to the concerns over the massive debt crisis gripping Spain and the rest of the eurozone. More » Waterfront corruption no surprise, says expert Gillard hits back over foreign worker backlash Government to create new visas for millionaires Fairfax rebuffs Rinehart bid to join board Politics More Politics » MP caught recycling predecessor's speech Queensland's new LNP Arts Minister has been caught out presenting the same speech to State Parliament as her ALP predecessor did six months ago. More » Gillard hoses down talk of leadership rumblings Quit for your own good, Abbott tells Thomson Government to tackle waterfront corruption 'cancer' Jailed CIA informant in poor health Sport More Sport » Panthers pounce to stun Sea Eagles Penrith produced a massive upset to stop Manly's winning streak at four games with a stunning 22-4 win at Panthers Stadium. More » Horwill set to miss Wallabies Tests Schumacher fastest but Webber takes pole Stosur first on in French Open Pies must move on: Maxwell Watt ready for London leap of faith Science and Technology More Science and Technology » SpaceX capsule has 'new car' smell Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have opened the hatches to the SpaceX cargo vessel in its landmark mission to the orbiting lab. More » Astronauts snare SpaceX Dragon capsule Australia, South Africa to share super telescope Piers Morgan showed me how to hack: BBC presenter 900 dolphins 'died of natural causes' Environment More Environment » Basin Authority prepares revised draft plan The Murray Darling Basin Authority is finalising a revised draft plan after receiving more than 12,000 submissions since November. The Authority's board will meet today before releasing the altered version of the plan next week. More » Plan to unlock sealed Kangaroo Island bay 900 dolphins 'died of natural causes' City dwellers fare better than country cousins Last 50 years were Australia's hottest: study 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. 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