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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 02 Jun, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Labor ministers urge party to preselect female candidate for Batman Two of Labor's senior female Cabinet members have urged the party to preselect a woman for the federal seat of Batman. Labor Senator and powerbroker David Feeney announced last week he would seek preselection to replace former frontbencher Martin Ferguson at the coming election. But two female candidates, Mary-Anne Thomas and former Emily's List national co-convenor Hutch Hussein, have said they will challenge Mr Feeney for the Melbourne seat. More » Swimming Australia president Barclay Nettlefold quits amid behaviour probe Optus 'best of bad bunch' of Australian telcos: CEO Family renews plea for help to find missing teen Whale meat sold as source of strength in Japan 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 » Sea Eagles, NRL probing racism complaint Sea Eagles director Darrell Williams has made a complaint to the NRL under the league's anti-vilification policy. More » Russia blocks UN declaration on Syria's Qusayr Nettlefold quits amid Swimming Australia probe Family renews plea for help to find missing teen Whale meat sold as source of strength in Japan Ancient Mariners rowing club shows age not an issue Plibersek flags support for ban on synthetic drugs Labor ministers urge party to preselect female candidate for Batman Matt Smith closes Tardis door Optus 'best of bad bunch' of Australian telcos: CEO World More World » Russia blocks UN declaration on Syria's Qusayr Russia has blocked a UN Security Council declaration of alarm over the bloody siege in the Syrian town of Qusayr by Syrian troops and Hezbollah guerrillas. More » Whale meat sold as source of strength in Japan Matt Smith closes Tardis door Suspected chemical weapons team caught in Iraq Asylum seeker dies on Christmas Island Protesters arrested as Adebolajo charged over Woolwich stabbing Business More Business » Optus 'best of bad bunch' of Australian telcos: CEO Optus CEO Kevin Russell says Australia's carriers have gone backwards in recent years and must start doing the right thing by Australian consumers. In a searing critique on the ABC's Inside Business program, Mr Russell says none of the Australian telcos have "covered themselves in glory" in the past five years. Mr Russell also says uncertainty over the future direction of Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN), because of possible changes after the federal election, is cause for concern. More » Geelong welcomes Government's Ford assistance Internet traffic forecast to triple in four years Volkswagen on defensive over safety concerns Politics More Politics » Russia blocks UN declaration on Syria's Qusayr Russia has blocked a UN Security Council declaration of alarm over the bloody siege in the Syrian town of Qusayr by Syrian troops and Hezbollah guerrillas. More » Labor ministers urge party to preselect female candidate for Batman Coalition urged to abandon asylum policy ACTU boss won't run for Batman preselection Police fire tear gas as clashes erupt in Istanbul Sport More Sport » Nettlefold quits amid Swimming Australia probe Swimming Australia president Barclay Nettlefold has resigned amid an investigation into alleged inappropriate behaviour. More » Sea Eagles, NRL probing racism complaint Injured Higginbotham drops out of Wallabies squad Stosur crashes out of French Open McKinnon injury reignites Bennett's 'prowler' ire Lions smash Barbarians ahead of Australia tour Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Massive asteroid flies past earth in 'close shave' By North America correspondent Lisa Millar, wires A large asteroid more than 2.5 kilometres in diameter is passing by Earth this morning in what some space experts have described as a close shave. More » Rogue Monsanto wheat strain 'poses no risk to Australia' 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 Environment More Environment » Whale meat sold as source of strength in Japan By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy Japan's peak whaling body has launched a new campaign to promote whale meat as a nutritious food that enhances physical strength and reduces fatigue. More » Clean energy projects stalled ahead of election Global warming could be slower than first thought: report 'Overwhelming' consensus for manmade warming: review Vital coastal carbon capture systems under threat 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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