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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 28 Jun, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Asylum seeker crisis - live coverage The Senate is holding an emotional debate on a return to offshore processing, after two incidents left dozens of asylum seekers dead north of Christmas Island. More » Funeral held for mystery Sydney baby 'Bridget' News Corp board approves split plan Le Tour: Teamwork or Time Trials the key for Evans? New Hendra virus outbreak near Mackay Lack of medical care blamed for home birth death 'Epic firestorm' spreads across Colorado More charges over deadly nursing home fire Hunt for 'Ned' Kelly decapitator continues Rinehart showdown could further damage Fairfax More Analysis » Knowledge isn't enough; power trumps all The idea that knowledge is power is a cliche in our modern, democratic age. We believe almost reflexively that if only we could tell people the truth, our argument will prevail. But as should be obvious, the efficacy of this belief is misplaced. No-one knows this better than the powerful themselves. The entire conservative movement has managed to cocoon itself in a world of its own creation, a place where facts have little domain and where their own prejudices are treated as reality. More » Youth justice and the failing of 'lock 'em up' politics Conversations: Australia by the numbers The tragedy? Hackett's disgrace won't hurt ratings The threat to freedom of speech is in your own backyard Saving lives and the asylum seeker debate Fairfax chairman Roger Corbett closes boardroom door on Gina Rinehart Why doesn't Gillard defend her carbon tax? A call to leadership in Asia Pacific Saudi Arabia's shiny new panzers Just In More Just In » Man pleads guilty to $5,000 contract killing By Kristy O'Brien A 22-year-old man is facing life behind bars after pleading guilty to a contract killing in the Northern Territory town of Katherine. More » Bikie to stand trial over police wagon firebomb Lack of medical care blamed for home birth death Red Cross cutting 60 Adelaide jobs Voluntary redundancies for Canberra Times staff Funeral held for mystery Sydney baby 'Bridget' Teachers union fined $6k over 2011 NSW strike News Corp board approves split plan New Hendra virus outbreak near Mackay Community radio celebrates 40 years World More World » 'Epic firestorm' spreads across Colorado A bushfire has swept through a residential area near the US city of Colorado Springs, destroying homes and prompting orders to move some 32,000 people to safety. More » Scores killed in Bangladesh floods, landslides Journalists shot dead as rebels storm TV station Egypt may sue over 'fake' Mursi interview Village ordered destroyed in West Bank Business More Business » News Corp board approves split plan US media is reporting the board of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has approved the plan to split the company into two separate businesses. More » Rinehart showdown could further damage Fairfax Barclays Bank chief gives up bonus Telstra accused of tracking Next G use Politics More Politics » Labor ramps up pressure ahead of Senate vote By chief political correspondent Simon Cullen Labor is ramping up pressure on senators ahead of today's vote on legislation aimed at restoring offshore processing for asylum seekers, but the Coalition and Greens are refusing to budge. More » Liberal powerbroker offered to lobby for ABC Asylum seeker crisis - live coverage Advocates fight Newman's surrogacy changes MP fails to halt trial on tax charges Sport More Sport » Le Tour: Teamwork or Time Trials the key for Evans? By James Bennett Can Cadel Evans successfully defend his Tour de France title, or is it Britain's year for glory with Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins? ABC's James Bennett previews Le Tour. More » Newcombe wants Rafter to save Australian tennis Stewart call could be imminent Mortlock to start in Aussie farewell Spain through to final on penalties Nolen's cross to bear 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 » MP seizes on port's water quality admission By William Rollo Queensland Independent MP Liz Cunningham says the Gladstone Ports Corporation has misled the community by claiming that the declining water quality in the harbour is due to flooding. 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