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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 24 Jun, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Arthur sacked as Australia cricket coach Mickey Arthur has been sacked as Australia coach just a fortnight from the Ashes series in England. More » Former speaker Harry Jenkins farewells Parliament Mandela's condition worsens to critical Hydro presses on with next phase of $2b King Island wind farm Julia Gillard criticises commentators for 'talking down economy' Coroner told skipper rang a lawyer before emergency authorities, after diver Peter Clarkson attacked by shark More Analysis » Nothing left of Gillard's support but the bare bones In the past couple of weeks, we have seen Julia Gillard's power base wither away until there is nothing left but the bare bones. Within the caucus, her support is almost certainly down to less than half, with those remaining driven more by a dislike of Kevin Rudd than by any faith in her. Even her final refuge is showing signs of crumbling: the trades union leaders who over the years have provided her personal bodyguard are starting to hedge their bets. More » Australia's labour market needs no reform Could West Papua be Abbott's East Timor? Constitutional consequences of a Labor leadership change Prostitution protesters make strange bedfellows Realities of war never hit our TVs or our hearts With 90 days to go, Labor keeps calm and carries on Women's equality a global battleground Selective memory: Latham's Labor hypocrisy Factory farming masks meat's true costs Just In More Just In » Clarke reportedly quits selection role Skipper Michael Clarke has reportedly quit as a team selector as part of a looming Australian coaching restructure. More » Palmer demands newspaper apologise for nickel refinery reportage Former speaker Harry Jenkins farewells Parliament Top price paid for heifer as nostalgia rules ADF identifies Townsville soldiers linked to Facebook insults Julia Gillard criticises commentators for 'talking down economy' Skipper 'rang lawyer first' after fatal shark attack on diver Green light for expanded World Heritage Area PNG officials trading in trafficking victims: US report Cult leader now allowed to sell Agape assets World More World » Clarke reportedly quits selection role Skipper Michael Clarke has reportedly quit as a team selector as part of a looming Australian coaching restructure. More » PNG officials trading in trafficking victims: US report Daredevil completes Grand Canyon tightrope walk India flood rescue operations step up Mandela's condition worsens to critical India holds nerve to sink England in rainy final Business More Business » Australian market falls in early trade By finance reporter Pat McGrath Resources stocks suffer big falls as the Australian share market starts the week by losing more than 1 per cent. More » Julia Gillard criticises commentators for 'talking down economy' Construction boom tipped for some regional areas Rio Tinto to keep diamond-mining businesses AMP warns its half-year profit likely to fall 13 per cent metcash more than doubles profit Politics More Politics » Former speaker Harry Jenkins farewells Parliament By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths In a humorous and poignant valedictory speech to federal Parliament, Harry Jenkins called on the Labor Party to unite and told MPs not to "mourn" for him over his replacement in the speaker's chair by Peter Slipper. More » Julia Gillard criticises commentators for 'talking down economy' Downer poised to become president of SA Liberals Gillard dismisses talk of challenge after latest poor poll Egyptian governor quits over link to terror attack Sport More Sport » Clarke reportedly quits selection role Skipper Michael Clarke has reportedly quit as a team selector as part of a looming Australian coaching restructure. More » Arthur sacked as Australia cricket coach Wimbledon always a spectacle with or without Australian success McCabe ruled out for second Lions Test, Barnes in doubt Cats to lose Johnson for two weeks Smith calls on Origin referees to be consistent Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Workers accuse Indian IT giant of 457 visa abuse By Hayden Cooper One of India's largest IT companies has been accused of misusing 457 visas to bring foreign workers into Australia. Tata Consultancy Services has IT contracts with some of the nation's largest companies, including Qantas, Woolworths, Telstra and AGL. Current and former employees of TCS say the company relies on foreign workers, even in areas where there are no skills shortages. 730 understands that most of the TCS staff working at Qantas are in Australia on 457 visas. More » Hidden Moon craters mapped using gravity data Government warns against winding down coal industry Fifty years ago, Valentina Tereshkova became first woman in space Facebook, Microsoft reveal surveillance data Environment More Environment » State of emergency declared in Malaysia due to haze Malaysia has declared a state of emergency in two parts of the southern state of Johor as smoke from land-clearing fires in Indonesia has pushed air pollution above the level considered hazardous. More » Attorney-General wants Japanese whaling outlawed Mt Fuji granted World Heritage status Algae farmers spruik potential for biofuel boom Unwanted visitor from west hops into South Australia 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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