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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 10 Jun, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Customs holds off recovery of asylum seeker bodies Customs officials have decided they will not retrieve the bodies of at least 55 asylum seekers who are presumed to have drowned near Christmas Island. Last night the Australian Maritime and Safety Authority (AMSA) abandoned the search for survivors from an asylum boat that sank late last week. Thirteen bodies have been spotted in the water near where the boat went down, but Customs says recovery of the dead is not its priority. More » Australian dollar at 20-month low on China data Family offers $100k to find missing bushwalker Militants dead after four-hour siege at Kabul airport Bill Shorten restates backing for Julia Gillard Queen's Birthday honours: cyclist Cadel Evans among hundreds of Australians recognised More Analysis » Alternatives to an election on September 14 With renewed speculation that Kevin Rudd could return as Labor leader, there has also been speculation that Julia Gillard's chosen election date of September 14 could be dumped in favour of an earlier poll. The timetable for an earlier election is limited by the constitution, which makes August 3 the first possible date for a House and half-Senate election. If Kevin Rudd did become prime minister, the election date would come down to whether he wanted a quick rush to the polls, or wished to spend time re-establishing his authority. More » Labor leadership faces backbench rebellion The battle for education control Impossible ask: fighting for the Myanmar presidency Minimum wage is bad social policy Is Gillard's number up? There's nothing nostalgic about a budget Compulsory electoral funding steers politics away from the people National security bidding war and the quest for votes In the dark on internet security Just In More Just In » SA 'days away' from signing Basin agreement Premier Jay Weatheill says he is only days away from signing-up to a funding agreement for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. South Australia along with Queensland, New South Wales and the ACT are all yet to sign the inter-governmental agreement between the basin states and Federal Government. Mr Weatherill says NSW must have "its feet held to the fire" to ensure its compliance. More » Police investigate Brisbane arrow shooting More Australian men using testosterone as anti-ageing hormone Family offers $100k to find missing bushwalker New figures shed light on declining Falcon sales Syrian Islamists allegedly execute 15yo for blasphemy CCC holds hearing into alleged police brutality PNG celebrates tree kangaroo conservationists Child found safe after abduction alert Gunns woodchip mill open for business again World More World » Syrian Islamists allegedly execute 15yo for blasphemy Members of an Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in the Syrian city of Aleppo have allegedly executed a 15-year-old boy in front of his parents as punishment for what the group regarded as blasphemy. More » PNG celebrates tree kangaroo conservationists Militants dead after four-hour siege at Kabul airport Marshal killed at Canadian Grand Prix Deadly clashes in Libya as protesters demand disbanding of militias North, South Korea agree to Seoul talks Business More Business » Australian dollar at 20-month low on China data By Pat McGrath Weak economic data from China sent the Australian dollar below 94 US cents for the first time in 20 months. More » New figures shed light on declining Falcon sales Thousands of engineers depart as jobs dry up Australian business climate in 'rigor mortis' BHP sells off stake in $45 billion Browse gas project The week ahead in finance with Sheryle Bagwell Politics More Politics » Bill Shorten restates backing for Julia Gillard By political reporter Latika Bourke Cabinet minister Bill Shorten has restated his support for Julia Gillard, saying his position on her prime ministership "hasn't changed." More » Conservative intellectual Christopher Pearson dies Protester dies amid Hezbollah clashes in Beirut Thousands protest in Cambodian capital Julia Gillard loses significant support among caucus Sport More Sport » We write off Jordan at our peril: Neill Socceroos captain Lucas Neill says Australia will not take Jordan lightly in tomorrow's crucial World Cup qualifier. More » Miami levels NBA Finals with game two win Botham backs England to whitewash Australia Not all despair at the Eels Nadal defies protest to win record eighth French Open Cooper attacked at Brisbane hotel: report Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Thousands of engineers depart as jobs dry up By Jessica Longbottom Australia's engineering industry is undergoing a major contraction, with one insider saying up to 7,000 jobs have been lost in the past six months. The mining slowdown is having an impact, but the problem has been compounded by a lack of private and government investment in big infrastructure projects in some states. New South Wales and Western Australia are the only states where there is a healthy amount of work. More » Tech giants condemn US spying program PRISM First long-tailed monkey is oldest-ever primate: scientists Tech giants sued for podcasting patent breach Call for independent audit of all future asbestos-related pits Environment More Environment » Doubt over validity of wind turbine related diseases By Sarah Clarke and Sophie Scott A leading Australian academic says there is no credible evidence to support the theory that wind turbines cause disease. 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