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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 27 Jun, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Another sinking brings asylum debate to a head Another asylum seeker boat has capsized north of Christmas Island with about 130 people onboard, catalysing the political manoeuvring in Canberra. Follow the latest developments on our live blog. More » Labor ramps up pressure over Slipper affair Lawyer held in Libya contacts family DPP rules out appealing against Gilham acquittal Telstra accused of tracking Next G use Bikies face jail over Ibrahim home meeting Four plead guilty to rape of backpacker in Broome Murdoch considering splitting News Corp Cops scour Darwin bush for beheading suspect Cruze recall due to engine fire danger More Analysis » What a wicked problem for a writer Journalists write about problems every day. Some of those problems are simple. Others are far more complex to address; these are the 'wicked problems'. How to cover the wicked ones differently from the tame problems is my idea of a juicy puzzle in press practice. If we could solve it, our knowledge would be greatly advanced. What we need is a wicked problems "beat". More » Grand slam statistics: tennis is a numbers game Digital mailbox wars: the battle for the bills Is there a place for trade unions? Honouring the victims of the 1972 Munich attacks Who's afraid of human rights? Fairfax boss defends board's right to hire and fire editors Arab Spring model not a Syrian reality A modest proposal to deter asylum seekers Nuclear energy is a dangerous distraction Just In More Just In » Lawyer held in Libya contacts family An Australian lawyer detained in Libya has been allowed to phone her husband and two-year-old daughter. More » Bikies face jail over Ibrahim home meeting MP fails to halt trial on tax charges DPP rules out appealing against Gilham acquittal Murder verdict over honour killing of wife's lover Four plead guilty to rape of backpacker in Broome Worst tennis day in memory - McNamee Cruze recall due to engine fire danger Another sinking brings asylum debate to a head Fairfax boss defends right to hire and fire World More World » Debby hits land as Florida braces for floods Tropical storm Debby hit land as it arrived on Florida's Gulf Coast, threatening to dump heavy rains on areas reeling from flooding. More » Assad says Syria in 'real state of war' Lawyer held in Libya contacts family PNG police arrest ballot 'hijackers' Bethlehem street named after Putin Business More Business » Murdoch considering splitting News Corp By Brendan Trembath and wires Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire is considering splitting in two, separating its entertainment and publishing arms. More » Fairfax staff to learn of restructure, job cuts Telstra accused of tracking Next G use Politics More Politics » MP fails to halt trial on tax charges Greens MP Tammy Franks is on trial on tax charges in SA after she failed to have the proceedings abandoned. More » Labor ramps up pressure over Slipper affair Hints of progress in border protection standoff Ambassador visits Taylor in Libyan prison NSW teachers go on strike Sport More Sport » Worst tennis day in memory - McNamee Tennis great Paul McNamee has urged a long, hard look at the way the game is run in Australia, after the worst men's performance at Wimbledon in 74 years. More » Evans takes different Tour approach Phelps and Lochte give Games preview Hewitt shocked at Olympic doubles omission Carlton to act on McLean's offensive tweet Olympian Daniel Batman killed in car crash 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 » Fears cuttlefish numbers dangerously low Instead of hundreds of thousands of cuttlefish, a rare breeding season seems to have evaporated again in SA. 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