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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 20 Jun, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Stepfather says he won't lie over washer death The stepfather of three-year-old Sean Murphy, who died in 2010 after being stuck in a washing machine, says he would not lie to protect his former partner. Sean was found in the front-loader washing machine on the afternoon of September 20, 2010, after his mother, Kerry, claimed she overslept. Ms Murphy's former partner Craig Sheppard admitted lying to police at the time about living at the house and about using a rope to lock the boy in his room. But at the inquest today, he said he loved Sean with all his heart and if he had any information that could help the coroner he would share it. More » Radio station tries to block royal prank call probe Bus stop attack accused was on parole for murder Same-sex marriage bill stymied in Senate Adelaide southern suburbs Foodland store fined for out-of-date food Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies of heart attack in Italy aged 51 More Analysis » Is it too late to restore pride in Parliament? It hasn't been in the interests of the Abbott Opposition to paint the 43rd Parliament as an industrious house getting on with the job of governing. Theirs has been a three-year campaign to paint this government as dysfunctional, as a house of cards riddled with thinly papered cracks that might crumble under the slightest tension and provocation. The problem is, recovering the Australian people's "pride in their parliament" may be a task beyond even the reach of an Abbott government fat and happy in its majority. More » Justice should flow equally for all Brazil matters - and not because of the World Cup Taxpayer money wasted chasing film productions Do major parties address women's super disadvantage? Gender politics is a reflection of reality What it says about us when we leave bodies in the sea Lessons for Rudd from the Great Gatsby A night in Istanbul: democracy is under threat What will happen to the bond bubble? Just In More Just In » NSW passes controversial childcare vaccination laws The New South Wales Parliament has passed new laws covering childcare centres and vaccination. More » Stepfather says he won't lie over washer death Milat relative to appeal murder sentence by December Grey nomad volunteers dust off outback ghost town Same-sex marriage bill stymied in Senate Jockey Nikolic fights charge of threatening racing steward Radio station tries to block royal prank call probe Bus stop attack accused was on parole for murder 11 rescued after barge overturns in Gulf of Papua Negative Chinese manufacturing data rattles markets, hurts Australian dollar World More World » 11 rescued after barge overturns in Gulf of Papua Liam Cochrane in Port Moresby Eleven people have been rescued from an overturned barge in the Gulf of Papua and are being brought to Port Moresby for medical checks. More » FBI director Robert Mueller admits spy drones being used in skies over America Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies of heart attack in Italy aged 51 Brazil sends in elite security forces as anti-World Cup protests continue Al Shabaab attack on Mogadishu UN office kills 16 Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail for tax evasion Business More Business » Negative Chinese manufacturing data rattles markets, hurts Australian dollar By finance reporter Elysse Morgan A slide in a key Chinese manufacturing index has dented the Australian share market and local currency, by fuelling concerns that Australia's biggest export market is slowing. More » Bernanke see an end to US economic misery ANZ considering off-shoring 600 jobs Consumer spending surges in May UK gives green light to food health ratings Australian Lehman Brothers creditors may face long wait for cash Politics More Politics » NSW passes controversial childcare vaccination laws The New South Wales Parliament has passed new laws covering childcare centres and vaccination. More » Same-sex marriage bill stymied in Senate Labor bill in SA seeks to legalise gay marriage Report says Stronger Futures program is working Bushfire response to be probed by SA parliamentary inquiry Sport More Sport » Meninga plays down Brisbane bar incident Mal Meninga maintains he was not intoxicated and was acting responsibly when he was asked to leave a Brisbane bar. More » Wallabies name Folau to debut against Lions Watmough sits out Blues training O'Driscoll to start for Lions against Wallabies I'm here for all five Ashes Tests: Harris Saints stand Milne down indefinitely Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Hidden Moon craters mapped using gravity data Researchers have found 280 new craters on the Moon by combining data about its gravity and surface for the first time. More » Government warns against winding down coal industry Fifty years ago, Valentina Tereshkova became first woman in space Facebook, Microsoft reveal surveillance data Breast cancer patents quashed as Supreme Court rules human DNA cannot be patented Environment More Environment » Unwanted visitor from west hops into South Australia An unwanted visitor from the west has prompted environmental concern on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. 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