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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 10 Jul, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Tensions mount as Labor takes swipe at Greens Tensions are growing between the Labor Party and the Greens, with a growing number of senior ALP figures criticising them for being a protest party. Just two years after the Greens signed a partnership deal with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, some Labor heavyweights are taking a swipe at the party they rely on to keep them in government. Yesterday, Senator Doug Cameron joined in, taking issue with the Greens' approach to key policy areas. And last night, Immigration Minister Chris Bowen called the Greens "naive" in relation to asylum seekers. More » Hundreds of Coles workers go on strike More sex abuse claims levelled at Catholic priest Armstrong sues anti-doping agency Delegates to discuss climate impact on reefs Slain soldier's body returned to family Bali Nine member files for last-ditch pardon Londoners fight Olympic missiles at High Court Annan brokers 'political approach' to Syrian conflict Bosnia massacre survivor weeps at Mladic trial More Analysis » With allies like that, who needs enemies? The whiff of discontent between the Federal Labor Government and their alliance partners, the Greens, spells trouble for both parties. The Greens are in the Gillard tent, but they will not hesitate to walk outside and turn the blow torch on their allies. They have their cake and eat it too; all care, no responsibility. Prime Minister Gillard should be asking herself, with allies like these who needs enemies? More » Something rotten at the heart of high finance Human stories behind the 'massive job loss' headlines Climate concerns forgotten in carbon tax anti-climax Strong Futures: no evidence things are getting better Doping allegations Armstrong's toughest battle yet It's time the constitution recognised Indigenous Australia Turnbull's civil unions support fails marriage equality Spin gets spun Hastie Middle East exit 'completely mismanaged' Just In More Just In » Assange asylum could discredit Ecuador: envoy Ecuador's ambassador to Washington expressed concerns on Monday that granting political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be used to discredit Quito in the United States. More » Egypt's president on collision course with military Indonesian electoral roll plagued with errors Hundreds of Coles workers go on strike Londoners fight Olympic missiles at High Court Armstrong sues anti-doping agency Bosnia massacre survivor weeps at Mladic trial Delegates to discuss climate impact on reefs More sex abuse claims levelled at Catholic priest Annan brokers 'political approach' to Syrian conflict World More World » Londoners fight Olympic missiles at High Court London residents head to court to stop the government placing surface-to-air missiles on top of their apartment block during the Olympics. More » Annan brokers 'political approach' to Syrian conflict Bosnia massacre survivor weeps at Mladic trial Bali Nine member files for last-ditch pardon Runners skewered in Spain's running of the bulls Business More Business » Hundreds of Coles workers go on strike Around 600 workers at one of Coles' national distribution centres have walked off the job indefinitely. The workers have threatened to stop trucks from entering or leaving the building in protest at the outsourcing of their warehouse. More » Job ad fall points to further employment weakness Low inflation leaves room for more Chinese rate cuts Hastie Middle East exit 'completely mismanaged' Politics More Politics » Assange asylum could discredit Ecuador: envoy Ecuador's ambassador to Washington expressed concerns on Monday that granting political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be used to discredit Quito in the United States. More » Indonesian electoral roll plagued with errors Tensions mount as Labor takes swipe at Greens Cemeteries warned against carbon tax 'rip offs' NSW defends road safety job cuts Sport More Sport » Wiggins hammers rivals in time trial Britain's Bradley Wiggins crushed his Tour de France rivals in the stage nine time trial, creating a 1 minute 53 second gap to Australia's Cadel Evans. More » Lee, Watson to return home early Sharks, Roosters play out draw Wellingham accepts three-match ban Lewis to leave Penrith Reds only focussed on their 'little lot' Science and Technology More Science and Technology » NASA releases 'spectacularly detailed' Mars panorama The US space agency NASA has pieced together a panoramic view from the camera on its Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, calling it the "next best thing to being" on the Red Planet. More » Scientists disprove arsenic life form claim Humble Higgs surprised by 'incredible' find What is the Higgs boson? CERN prepares to deliver Higgs particle findings Environment More Environment » Delegates to discuss climate impact on reefs Delegates at a symposium in Cairns will today turn their attention to the impact of climate change on the world's coral reefs. 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