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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 31 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Gillard faces down mining bosses By Tom Iggulden, staff Julia Gillard has thrown down the gauntlet to mining bosses, telling them face-to-face that they don't own the nation's resources and Australians deserve their share. More » Assange considers next move after losing appeal British PM's ex-media chief charged in perjury probe Stosur cruises into third round Queensland expecting more hendra cases Strike thins out Fairfax titles Syria renews attack on Houla massacre site Court flips script on man who aided bin Laden hunt Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years Aussie brew beats Germans at their own game More Analysis » Reporting on Syria: fraught but crucial Syria's chargé d'affaires Jawdat Ali has been sent back to Damascus in the wake of the dreadful Houla massacre. In countless phone conversations and many unanswered emails to Mr Ali, I tried and failed to get comment from the Syrian government on the unrest. But journalists shouldn't leave the Syrian government alone. They have a job to do, and all those committing crimes against humanity must be held to account. More » Insight lost to the ugliness of celebrity comment Israel's battle for democracy Groupthink alive and well at News Limited We need the likes of Rinehart Perry's choice: professionalism and women's sport Rinehart's push to board the good ship Fairfax Syria's divide has nothing to do with religion Where is the middle ground on IR? Israel doesn't deserve unconditional loyalty Just In More Just In » Porn actor hunted over body parts case Police in Canada have launched a hunt for a male porn actor after a human hand was found in the mail at an Ottawa post office and a decomposing foot was sent to the nation's ruling Conservative Party. More » Australia slips in competiveness rankings Obama congratulates Romney on nomination Strike thins out Fairfax titles Queensland expecting more hendra cases Assange considers next move after losing appeal Chess king prevails in 'Battle of Armageddon' Gillard faces down mining bosses Syria renews attack on Houla massacre site Assange loses appeal against extradition World More World » Assange considers next move after losing appeal By London correspondent Lisa Millar and wires Julian Assange's lawyers get two weeks to consider their next move after the Wikileaks founder's appeal against extradition to Sweden was rejected by the UK's Supreme Court. More » Syria renews attack on Houla massacre site British PM's ex-media chief charged in perjury probe Obama congratulates Romney on nomination Chess king prevails in 'Battle of Armageddon' Business More Business » Gillard faces down mining bosses By Tom Iggulden, staff Julia Gillard has thrown down the gauntlet to mining bosses, telling them face-to-face that they don't own the nation's resources and Australians deserve their share. More » Business urged to act on male mental health Strike thins out Fairfax titles BHP Billiton freezes major project approvals Australia slips in competiveness rankings Consumers curb spending in shops and online Packer casino bid to give Kennett a Star role Truckies give Coles the finger in Sydney rally Politics More Politics » Assange considers next move after losing appeal By London correspondent Lisa Millar and wires Julian Assange's lawyers get two weeks to consider their next move after the Wikileaks founder's appeal against extradition to Sweden was rejected by the UK's Supreme Court. More » Assange loses appeal against extradition Court flips script on man who aided bin Laden hunt Carr dismisses 'absurd' breach of conduct claims Dentists get payback reprieve after audit Sport More Sport » Stosur cruises into third round Samantha Stosur made short work of her second-round French Open clash by beating Irina Falconi in straight sets on Wednesday. More » Perry looking for new W-League club Federer captures Connors' grand slam mark Ryder re-commits to Bombers Harris in frame to be Wallabies' 10 We're on the right track, Dees boss insists 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. 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