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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 29 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Blair chose not to fight Murdoch press By Rachael Brown, Phillip Williams and wires Former British PM Tony Blair has denied he did a deal with Rupert Murdoch after flying to Australia to seek his support. More » Gillard's personal rating up in Newspoll Army parade boots falling apart in hot weather Senior Fair Work official embroiled in HSU fighting Annan visits Syria in wake of latest bloodshed Gillard to face Caucus over foreign workers plan Cab driver charged over deadly hit and run Five arrested over Bali cocaine bust Children killed as fire rips through Qatar nursery Powerful 'Flame' cyber weapon found in Iran More Analysis » More wrong with the FWA than just its name There is a lot more wrong with the entity Fair Work Australia (FWA) than its name. You can be certain it is overmanned and unable to perform its functions under the legislation as demonstrated by the fiasco of the Thomson affair. It is now obvious to everybody that the administration part of FWA is simply not fit for purpose. Too many working in administration have strong links to the union movement. More » 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 The Australian's anti-Simons campaign Honeymoon could be over for Zuckerberg The great pretender: India's failure to capitalise Jailed for life but not told why Just In More Just In » Reed road building contracts terminated in NSW The New South Wales Government has begun the search for new road contractors, after its decision yesterday to terminate the services of Reed Constructions. More » Union to challenge Hastie stand downs Newman unveils $2b government buildings plan CMC report on UQ nepotism claims to go public Powerful 'Flame' cyber weapon found in Iran Residents evacuated in Collingwood fire Gotye dominates APRA Awards Gillard to face Caucus over foreign workers plan Army parade boots falling apart in hot weather Children killed as fire rips through Qatar nursery World More World » Children killed as fire rips through Qatar nursery Thirteen children were among 19 people who died after a fire tore through a nursery in a Doha shopping centre. More » Annan visits Syria in wake of latest bloodshed Blair chose not to fight Murdoch press Powerful 'Flame' cyber weapon found in Iran Dozens wounded as blast rocks Nairobi Business More Business » Thousands of jobs at risk as Hastie goes under An administrator of Hastie Group says 2,700 workers have been stood down after the engineering services company confirmed it was being wound up. More » Jetstar accused of underpaying cabin crew ACCC set to green light Optus NBN deal RBA notices 'softer' Chinese economic data Lagarde sparks outrage with Greek tax comments ASIC checks what's in a name on new register Share market rallies on Greek vote hopes Striking miners stand firm against BMA Fairfax rebuffs Rinehart bid to join board Politics More Politics » Newman unveils $2b government buildings plan By Jonathon Hall The Queensland Government plans a $2 billion master plan to revamp the government office precinct in Brisbane's CBD. More » Gillard to face Caucus over foreign workers plan Gillard's personal rating up in Newspoll Blair chose not to fight Murdoch press Discontent simmers amid more pressure on Gillard 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 » Inu stars as Dogs savage Roosters Horwill's injury remains a mystery Shuey to miss Lions clash Top Waratahs back coach Foley Keeffe the latest Pie with ACL injury 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. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters