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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 17 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Kelty points finger at Labor amid union woes By Tom Iggulden, staff Union stalwart Bill Kelty has issued a wake-up call to the Labor Party, saying the hope and trust the Australian people once had in it has diminished. More » Greece calls fresh elections after talks fail Woman uses thoughts to move robotic arm Mladic war crimes trial opens in The Hague Report finds record number of drug seizures Call for urgent probe into Trio super collapse Hockey won't commit to disability scheme Activists to meet on Brisbane tent embassy future Taylor says witnesses intimidated in Hague trial Lopez tops Forbes most powerful list More Analysis » Marriage equality is inevitable - just look at its critics We all need to thank Joe Hockey. With one simple and graceless attack on gay parents, he exposed the bankruptcy of the arguments against marriage equality. When asked on ABC's Q&A to explain why he thought he and his wife made better parents than Senator Penny Wong and her partner, he responded with embarrassed and embarrassing incoherence. And that's why marriage equality is inevitable: because the arguments against it are pathetic. More » Reconciliation lost in Musgrave Park Getting by on less defence spending Union leader: we should work with Tony Abbott Marriage equality is inevitable - just look at its critics Reconciliation lost in Musgrave Park Getting by on less defence spending Union leader: we should work with Tony Abbott Rebekah Brooks is not for humbling 'Gamble responsibly' is an ad, not a deterrent Just In More Just In » Assad says poll proves Syrians back regime By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires Bashar al-Assad says the results of a recent election vindicate his policies, as bloodshed continues across Syria. More » Facebook boosts shares ahead of debut Report finds record number of drug seizures Woman uses thoughts to move robotic arm Activists to meet on Brisbane tent embassy future Kelty points finger at Labor amid union woes Greece calls fresh elections after talks fail Taylor says witnesses intimidated in Hague trial Mladic war crimes trial opens in The Hague E Timor unveils disputed gas field pipeline World More World » Greece calls fresh elections after talks fail By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires Debt-laden Greece will go to the polls for the second time in less than two months on June 17, as fears grow of more instability over the country's eurozone future. More » Mladic war crimes trial opens in The Hague Taylor says witnesses intimidated in Hague trial Analysts blame Republicans for US political peril Assad says poll proves Syrians back regime Business More Business » Local shares rocked by European woes By Elysse Morgan, Michael Janda and staff Stocks have suffered their worst drop this year as escalating financial and political turmoil in Europe sends shivers through the markets. More » Facebook boosts shares ahead of debut Job insecurity the 'new frontier' for unions A Greek exit: How would it work? BHP chairman lashes 'high cost' Australia Consumers still glum despite rate cut St Hilliers' construction arm in administration FBI to probe JP Morgan over trading loss Post-nuclear Japan takes stake in WA gas field Politics More Politics » Kelty points finger at Labor amid union woes By Tom Iggulden, staff Union stalwart Bill Kelty has issued a wake-up call to the Labor Party, saying the hope and trust the Australian people once had in it has diminished. More » Greece calls fresh elections after talks fail E Timor unveils disputed gas field pipeline Hockey won't commit to disability scheme Retired federal judge to lead unions review Sport More Sport » Blues struggling with Origin hoodoo New South Wales forward Ben Creagh says the rarity of State of Origin success has been 'hard to take' amid Queensland's dominance. More » Returning Cooper ready to rumble Reds end group stage on top King Kenny dethroned as Liverpool boss Popovic to coach western Sydney side Ferrari motors to surprise Giro win Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Woman uses thoughts to move robotic arm Scientists in the United States have enabled a paralysed woman to lift a drink to her lips with a thought-controlled robotic arm, boosting hopes quadriplegics may regain their independence. More » Poison trials raise hopes in feral pests fight No hint of world's end in oldest Mayan calendar Ceratosaur find sheds light on prehistoric period Study finds psychopaths have brain abnormalities Environment More Environment » Poison trials raise hopes in feral pests fight By Tom Nightingale Feral cats, rabbits and foxes are causing problems in many parts of Australia, but there are hopes of new baiting methods soon. 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