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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 18 Jun, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Blog: Fairfax slashes 1,900 jobs, closes presses Follow the fallout from Fairfax's decision to slash 1,900 jobs and close printing presses in Sydney and Melbourne. More » Rinehart confirms Fairfax share raid Gay marriage vote unlikely for months Swan calls on Europe to boost investment Teenager blogged suicide plans before death Carr heads to Libya to plead for lawyer's release Bail refused over Sydney security guard's death Pro-bailout party declares victory in Greek election Taxi driver racially abused during savage beating Government trying to bully Slipper accuser: Abbott More Analysis » Don't just blame the web for Fairfax's failure You'll soon read how the web slowed the rivers of classified advertising gold to a trickle and left Fairfax parched. But that's only half right. The seeds of Fairfax's failure sprouted well before the web raised its head and swept away the tens of thousands of little ads. The truth is probably that Fairfax was just too big, too clumsy, too hydra-headed, too Sydney-centric, too Melbourne-focussed, too slow ... too everything wrong to respond to the challenges. More » The fraught debate over intervention in Syria Indefinite detention to test the new-look High Court The true path to stronger Indigenous futures Denying sustainable technology to poorer countries Greek conservatives win tight re-elections The Chinese economy and political attack Asylum solution waits below the surface Cultural literacy abandoned for the here and now Denying sustainable technology to poorer countries Just In More Just In » Refugee's detention challenged in High Court The High Court has been told the Migration Act does not authorise the removal of a person to whom Australia owes protection under the refugee convention. More » Consumer watchdog probes carbon price hikes Carr heads to Libya to plead for lawyer's release 'Operation Payback' accused says he has no regrets Calf stoned to death by group of men Cabbie pleads not guilty over fatal hit-and run Gay marriage vote unlikely for months Rinehart confirms Fairfax share raid Teenager blogged suicide plans before death ICAC probes security company over bribes World More World » Pro-bailout party declares victory in Greek election Greece's centre-right New Democracy party declares victory in the country's crucial general election, easing fears of a chaotic exit from the eurozone. More » French Socialists win absolute majority LA police beating victim Rodney King found dead Civilians trapped as regime forces pound Homs Saudi Crown Prince buried in Mecca Business More Business » Blog: Fairfax slashes 1,900 jobs, closes presses Follow the fallout from Fairfax's decision to slash 1,900 jobs and close printing presses in Sydney and Melbourne. More » Rinehart confirms Fairfax share raid Consumer watchdog probes carbon price hikes Pro-bailout party declares victory in Greek election Swan calls on Europe to boost investment Stocks open higher after Greek election Report recommends spreading boom in regions Politics More Politics » Government trying to bully Slipper accuser: Abbott By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Tony Abbott has accused Government ministers of trying to "bully" James Ashby into withdrawing his sexual harassment case against Speaker Peter Slipper. More » Burke cancels UN trip after being denied pair Chamber closed by asbestos find in SA Parliament State scraps trial linking welfare payments, school attendance Carr asks Libyan foreign minister to free lawyer Sport More Sport » Simpson fends off McDowell to win US Open Webb Simpson has won the US Open at San Francisco's Olympic Club after his superb chip out of the rough on the 18th hole proved decisive. More » Horwill to undergo surgery Tigers shattered at Farah's loss Schulz out for 'several' weeks Norton-Knight chases Wallabies selection Kookaburras name 16-man squad Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Shark shields failed some tests: researchers By Robyn Powell A study of the effectiveness of electronic shields to prevent shark attacks has found they cannot always be relied on. More » Amazon tribe shares culture with armchair explorers China's first female astronaut blasts off Voyager probe reaches edge of solar system NASA telescope to hunt black holes Environment More Environment » Burke cancels UN trip after being denied pair By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Environment Minister Tony Burke has cancelled a trip to Brazil for a "once in a decade" meeting on sustainable development, amid a political stand-off with the Coalition over parliamentary tactics. 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