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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 31 May, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Agency failings don't stop starvation and neglect A report into the starvation and neglect of a group of children in South Australia has found the case would have been exposed earlier if government departments had shared information. Five adults were jailed over the horrific 2008 case involving several of the 21 children in their care at Elizabeth Grove and Parafield Gardens in Adelaide's north. An investigation by the Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee found several agencies had small pieces of information about the main household involved, but it had not been put together. More » Man crushed by truck at NBN work site Independents dismiss Pyne's 'pathetic' no-confidence bid Feeney confirms bid for Batman preselection Volkswagen on defensive over safety concerns Rogue Monsanto wheat strain 'poses no risk to Australia' More Analysis » 'Terrible mistakes': Gaza's cycle of revenge In November 2012, war came once again to the Gaza Strip. For eight days Palestinian militants fired off hundreds of homemade rockets across the border into Israel, while the Israeli army launched over 1,500 air strikes on the small territory. By the time a ceasefire was declared three Israelis and 174 Palestinians were dead. We should not forget the heavy price civilians paid in the conflict.  More » Sophistication needed in cyber defence strategies Asylum seeker boats on Australia's horizon Is this an election or a handover? Global plan needed to end corporate tax haven holidays Greedy pensioners? Far from it Primaries won't solve our political problems Tony Abbott's teary tribute Movie subsidies lure Hollywood stars, but is it worth it? No, I won't take a joke because racism isn't funny Just In More Just In » Toni Collette to pay $815k over failed house purchase Actor Toni Collette and her musician husband David Galafassi have been ordered to pay $815,000 in damages after pulling out of the purchase of a Sydney terrace house. More » Man crushed by truck at NBN work site Bail revoked for man on ASIO watch list Qld power prices to rise by more than expected Man jailed for filming girl in changeroom Feeney confirms bid for Batman preselection Rogue Monsanto wheat strain 'poses no risk to Australia' Lin family murder trial could last 12 weeks Police seize arms cache in weapons raids Former Catholic priest faces new abuse charges World More World » Singapore news sites to require government licence A former member of Singapore's Parliament says the country's government is trying to censor the internet by requiring news websites to obtain licences. More » Solo rower 'escapes death' in Indian Ocean Former Serb intelligence chiefs cleared of war crimes Elephants killed by speeding train in India Demand for UK food banks surges as welfare cuts bite Father accuses FBI of murdering son linked to Boston bomber Business More Business » Start-ups say tax laws are crippling their viability By science and technology correspondent Jake Sturmer The ABC understands the Federal Government has been forced to look for a fix to tax laws which start-ups say are crippling their viability. More » Internet traffic forecast to triple in four years NBN chief defends company's asbestos training Australian market follows overseas lead to modest gains Australians continue to dodge debt Housing starts to pick up mining slack Politics More Politics » Feeney confirms bid for Batman preselection By Susan McDonald Labor Senator and powerbroker David Feeney will nominate for preselection to replace long-serving MP Martin Ferguson in the Melbourne seat of Batman. Ged Kearney, the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, is also expected to announce plans to nominate for preselection in the safe Labor seat. Earlier this week Mr Ferguson announced he will not recontest the seat at the September election. More » Alarm raised about involuntary detention proposal Agency failings don't stop starvation and neglect Opposition demands answers on terrorist's low-security detention Independents dismiss Pyne's 'pathetic' no-confidence bid Sport More Sport » Demetriou hopeful 'shattered' Goodes plays for Swans Andrew Demetriou says he hopes Adam Goodes plays for Sydney this weekend to help put aside the controversy surrounding Eddie McGuire's racial slur. More » Maroons rallying around Te'o Reynolds fine to ride Origin rollercoaster Australia will win Ashes if Pietersen doesn't play: Warne Tom Waterhouse to 'dramatically cut' TV advertising LeBron's third-quarter blitz leads Miami to victory Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Rogue Monsanto wheat strain 'poses no risk to Australia' Authorities say a rogue strain of genetically modified wheat causing alarm in the United States poses little risk in Australia. More » Eye-tracking technology watches out for sleepy drivers Chinese spies hacked secret US weapons systems: reports Government urged to come clean on foreign cyber threat Researchers uncover way to boost Australia's global internet links Environment More Environment » Clean energy projects stalled ahead of election By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Billions of dollars worth of investments in the clean energy sector are at stake if the Coalition wins the federal election in September. More » Global warming could be slower than first thought: report 'Overwhelming' consensus for manmade warming: review Vital coastal carbon capture systems under threat BP pushes ahead with Bight oil search About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. 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