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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 26 Jun, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live: Rudd backers move against Gillard Labor MPs pushing for a comeback of former prime minister Kevin Rudd have taken the first step towards another spill of the leadership. The ABC understands they have been circulating a petition to MPs to force a special Caucus meeting to hold a ballot aimed to remove Julia Gillard from the Lodge. This week is the last sitting week for federal Parliament before the election, and therefore the final chance for Labor MPs to decide the leadership question. Mr Rudd would need 52 votes to seize back the leadership, however one of his stated conditions of a comeback was to secure a convincing win. Follow our live blog for updates as they happen. More » Gonski school funding reforms pass Senate Scientists to sequence Phar Lap's winning DNA Crackdown on 457 visas passes Parliament Sydney woman charged over racist bus abuse Blues face big hurdle to win Origin clash More Analysis » Tony Windsor: the PM's unlikely human shield Of all the people who could have installed themselves as human shields for the Prime Minister, why would it be a 62-year-old former National Party candidate from country New South Wales? One of the strangest elements of these strange, strange three years is that Julia Gillard gets more loyalty from National Party defectors than she gets from her own kind. For better or worse, Tony Windsor made a decision in 2010, and has stuck to it ever since. It's more than Julia Gillard can expect from her comrades. More » Along with voters, Labor lost the moral high ground In defence of Obama's cautious Syrian policy Bad taste: the great wine buff bluff Secrets and fears of a paranoid government Has Superman finally done his dash? Coalition plans to punish those who boycott Israel Gillard represents old Labor - therein lies the problem Education key to stopping violence against women Nothing left of Gillard's support but the bare bones Just In More Just In » Bundaberg flood looter jailed for a year By Frances Adcock A man has been jailed for looting during the floods in the southern Queensland city of Bundaberg earlier this year. More » Kevin Rudd: spoiler or saviour? Newman still refusing to give a Gonski Crackdown on 457 visas passes Parliament Victoria, Commonwealth agree to negotiate on Gonski reforms Scientists to sequence Phar Lap's winning DNA CMC review finds Qld police using tasers appropriately Gold price sinks to near three-year low Gonski school funding reforms pass Senate Google maps malicious websites World More World » Google maps malicious websites Google has announced new measures aimed at better identifying spots around the world where hackers are laying traps or baiting internet users. More » US court strikes down core provision in minority voting law Mugabe goes to Singapore for health check Moors murderer Ian Brady reveals his life behind bars Flood rescue helicopter crashes in India Clarke to lead Australia against Somerset Business More Business » Australian share market follows overseas leads to surge ahead By business reporter Pat McGrath Australian share market follows overseas leads to surge ahead.. More » Gold price sinks to near three-year low Barrick Gold sacks staff in Perth as prices fall Ireland promises into Anglo Irish Bank bailout after secret recordings are released Import review 'comes too late' for struggling fruit growers Politics More Politics » Kevin Rudd: spoiler or saviour? Some in the Labor party see former prime minister Kevin Rudd as the reason for the government’s parlous position in the polls. Some see him as the only person with any chance of avoiding an electoral wipeout. And some see him as both. More » Gonski school funding reforms pass Senate Live: Rudd backers move against Gillard Rudd's supporters circulate petition to oust Gillard US court strikes down core provision in minority voting law Sport More Sport » Blues so close, yet so far away from Origin series win By Paul Newman The Blues face a formidable task in stealing the State of Origin series from the Maroons on Queensland home turf tonight. More » McCabe ruled out for the year Hird lends support to Watson Stewart back to take on the Roosters Tomic's first round victory overshadowed by father's absence Clarke to lead Australia against Somerset Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Lasers might tackle leaking gas mains By Matthew Doran Scientists are hoping to use lasers to detect gas leaks from underground pipelines. More » 'Super Earth' planets found orbiting nearby star IBM touts super computer as future of business Workers accuse Indian IT giant of 457 visa abuse Hidden Moon craters mapped using gravity data Environment More Environment » Lasers might tackle leaking gas mains By Matthew Doran Scientists are hoping to use lasers to detect gas leaks from underground pipelines. 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