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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 25 Jun, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Editors quit The Age, SMH The turmoil at Fairfax continues with the editors-in-chief of The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald both announcing they are stepping down. More » Gilham acquitted over murder of parents Asylum policy deadlock must be broken: Oakeshott Missing brake blamed for shopper's trolley death Drag queens make waves in outback Bali police suspect Queensland man murdered Father remanded over baby's river death Campaign against Oakeshott turns personal Celebrations in Egypt as Mursi wins presidency New treatment helps stroke patients regain speech More Analysis » Taxpayers shouldn't bail out private media The decisions by Fairfax and News Limited to adjust to the highly competitive media climate has led some to claim that taxpayers are not doing enough to support objective media. Yet Australia is already well-serviced by two very large, and taxpayer-funded, media entities: the ABC and the SBS. Competition in the Australian media market has never been more fierce. It is incumbent on the owners of businesses to foster changes that yield more commercially tenable models. More » G20 unfairly added to the list of Gillard blunders Disability employment: noble cause, failed policy Historical amnesia and psychopathic politics 'Teacher quality' and the myth of educational failure Where is the morality in our asylum seeker policy? Independent media must take Fairfax's place Media beyond the marketplace Obama's chance to bend the arc of US politics Misplaced moral lessons in the Prime Minister's tale Just In More Just In » Perpetual slashes executive pay Fund manager Perpetual has slashed it executives' pay as it prepares shareholders for a slump in profits. More » Bali police suspect Queensland man murdered Dozens killed as bus plunges off 300m cliff Tenant living in shed jailed for owner's murder Palmer seeks permission to pollute reef: Burke Asylum seeker accuses Minister of neglect Greens want public interest test for media moguls Identification of boat victims 'long and complex' Gilham acquitted over murder of parents New detention centre for asylum seekers unveiled World More World » Celebrations in Egypt as Mursi wins presidency By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires Tens of thousands celebrate on Cairo's streets as Egypt announces Mohamed Mursi as the country's first democratically elected president. More » Australia ramps up sanctions on Syria Fraud, violence cloud PNG election Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George dies Business More Business » Australian banks top global profit ranking Australia's banks have been judged the most profitable in the world for the second year in a row in an independent global report. The Bank of International Settlements report shows Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ and NAB posted pre-tax profits equal to 1.2 per cent of their assets last year. More » Union angry over 'false hope' to Alcoa workers Greece outlines plan to ease bailout burden Fortescue launches last-ditch mining tax fight Politics More Politics » Asylum seeker accuses Minister of neglect A teenage Vietnamese asylum seeker has written to the Immigration Minister Chris Bowen accusing him of neglecting his duties as the guardian of children in detention. More » Greens want public interest test for media moguls Australia ramps up sanctions on Syria Asylum policy deadlock must be broken: Oakeshott Unions return fire after Newman's budget ad Sport More Sport » Aussies to battle for survival in Wimbledon week one Steve Pearce in London The ABC's Steve Pearce reports from Wimbledon that the Australian contingent will battle to advance past the first week of matches. More » Top-five Paralympic aim Skipper staying with Hawks Sensational Leishman wins first PGA title Te'o set to be named in Maroons squad Western Sydney Wanderers launched Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Apple fined $2m over misleading iPad 4G claim Apple has been fined more than $2 million for misleading consumers by claiming that its latest iPad was compatible with the next generation 4G broadband network. More » Giant marsupials' graveyard unearthed Shark shields failed some tests: researchers Amazon tribe shares culture with armchair explorers China's first female astronaut blasts off Environment More Environment » Palmer seeks permission to pollute reef: Burke Environment Minister Tony Burke says a nickel refinery is seeking approval to pump waste water into the Great Barrier Reef. 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