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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 29 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Rinehart's $6.4b mine wins conditional approval By Melinda Howells and Chrissy Arthur Gina Rinehart's Hancock Coal wins conditional approval to build one of Australia's largest coal mines in Queensland's Galilee Basin. More » Caucus backs motion on overseas workers PNG prime minister's office declared vacant Victim relieved as 'grotesque' paedophile jailed Budget cuts expose troops to 'greater harm' Children killed as fire rips through Qatar nursery Fair Work to give more evidence over Thomson Union brokers deal for Hastie workers Jailed cop basher gets sentence cut Dinosaur report could threaten gas hub More Analysis » Gillard plays the unedifying 'small Australia' card Most press about the foreign mine workers deal has focused on how it makes Julia Gillard look weak. But the debate reveals something more important. The last few days have made it clear the "small Australia" doctrine was not a temporary anomaly, confined to a weird election held under weird circumstances. Bipartisan immigration scepticism now looks like it could be an enduring feature of the Australian political landscape. More » Desperate measures: caring for children with disabilities Feeling the pain: fair go for Tories Malaysia trade deal: in praise of openness More wrong with the FWA than just its name Murder city: Chicago's violent struggle Will investors strip-mine Facebook? Sahel: a humanitarian emergency or a public health crisis? Are Labor MPs willing to follow Gillard off a cliff? Employers have a role in ending domestic violence Just In More Just In » Collapse suggests 'failures across Hastie' By Simon Lauder and Elysse Morgan A corporate law expert says the Hastie Group collapse points to "very significant failures" in the governance of the company that are unlikely to be limited to one division. More » Fair Work to give more evidence over Thomson Lower speed fines but higher demerits for SA Dinosaur report could threaten gas hub PNG prime minister's office declared vacant 'Grotesque' paedophile raped girls for years Housing industry gloomy despite sales upswing Sydney prisoner caught after five months on run Budget cuts expose troops to 'greater harm' Caucus backs motion on overseas workers World More World » Witnesses describe Syrian massacre horror By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, staff Eyewitnesses have offered horrifying accounts of what happened in the Syrian town of Houla, where regime forces have been blamed for a massacre which has shocked the world. More » Children killed as fire rips through Qatar nursery PNG prime minister's office declared vacant Blair chose not to fight Murdoch press Powerful 'Flame' cyber weapon found in Iran Business More Business » Caucus backs motion on overseas workers Labor Caucus passes a resolution ensuring Australian workers are helped to get mining jobs after a "passionate" debate in the party room. More » Collapse suggests 'failures across Hastie' Housing industry gloomy despite sales upswing Blair chose not to fight Murdoch press Rinehart ups Fairfax stake Shares look for direction in early trade Jetstar accused of underpaying cabin crew European markets waver as Spain weighs Indigenous program targets worker shortage Politics More Politics » Fair Work to give more evidence over Thomson By chief political correspondent Sabra Lane and staff Fair Work is recalled to Senate Estimates amid claims of a "smoking gun" memo which suggested police action be taken against the HSU three years ago. More » Lower speed fines but higher demerits for SA Newman unveils $2b government buildings plan Gillard to face Caucus over foreign workers plan Gillard's personal rating up in Newspoll Sport More Sport » Hewitt out early, Tomic through Iron-willed Lleyton Hewitt made an early French Open exit, while Bernard Tomic picked up his first Roland Garros victory. More » Mitcham to put off retirement Cats' Hawkins out with knee injury Former NRL player Purtell suffers heart attack Perry given ultimatum by W-League club Campbell warns of racism, violence at Euro 2012 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 » NZ says woeful green report card misleading By New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz The New Zealand government has labelled as misleading a report that condemns the country's environmental record. More » Revised Murray-Darling plan sticks to cuts target Basin Authority prepares revised draft plan Plan to unlock sealed Kangaroo Island bay 900 dolphins 'died of natural causes' 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. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. 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