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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 25 Jun, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Hidden camera reveals people smuggler's trade By Indonesia correspondent George Roberts New video footage has emerged of an Indonesian people smuggler admitting involvement in a fatal boat sinking last year, and describing asylum seekers as "goats". ABC News has obtained videos of a notorious people smuggler called Freddy Ambon, who tries to convince asylum seekers he can get them to Christmas Island safely. But he also admits involvement in the tragic sinking of a boat in June last year that is understood to have killed as many as 96 asylum seekers. Mr Ambon describes that as a one-off problem and also reveals the key involvement of the Indonesian police. More » Snowden's whereabouts unclear as Ecuador mulls asylum Ex-Blair adviser tells Rudd to clear air for campaign Berlusconi convicted of sex with prostitute, abuse of power Wimbledon: Lleyton Hewitt ousts Stanislas Wawrinka as Rafael Nadal drops out in first round Ashes: Mickey Arthur absolves players of blame after losing Australia coaching job to Darren Lehmann More Analysis » Gillard represents old Labor - therein lies the problem Labor's continuing infighting is not about to come to an end this week or anytime between now and the next election. The party is tearing itself apart in public. The personality issues plaguing the party are just part of the problem, and are intertwined with the big policy issues and the need for party reform. The unions can't ever admit the reality that old Labor, as represented by Julia Gillard, is finished. Labor's failure to reform and its many wrong policy decisions have left the party stranded in its own mess. More » Nothing left of Gillard's support but the bare bones Australia's coaching failures go beyond Mickey Arthur 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 Just In More Just In » Driver in court over woman's death at Murray Bridge house A man has faced court charged over a fatal crash which killed a woman in a house at Murray Bridge in South Australia. The car crashed into the house, killing Elishia Iannella, 27, and injuring her boyfriend, who was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Nathan Lee McArdle, 28, faced Holden Hill Magistrates Court in Adelaide, where he applied for release on home detention bail. He is charged with causing death and harm by dangerous driving and driving while unlicensed. More » Dozens dead in wave of Baghdad car bombings Opening clash on motive in Trayvon Martin murder trial Ex-Blair adviser tells Rudd to clear air for campaign Mandela's family gathers at hospital as world fears worst Silvio Berlusconi's legal woes Berlusconi convicted of sex with prostitute, abuse of power Hewitt ousts Wawrinka as Nadal crashes out Hidden camera reveals people smuggler's trade Snowden's whereabouts unclear as Ecuador mulls asylum World More World » Dozens dead in wave of Baghdad car bombings Ten car bomb across the Iraqi capital have killed nearly 40 people in markets and garages on the evening of a Shiite Muslim celebration, police and medical sources say. More » Opening clash on motive in Trayvon Martin murder trial Mandela's family gathers at hospital as world fears worst Silvio Berlusconi's legal woes Berlusconi convicted of sex with prostitute, abuse of power Hewitt ousts Wawrinka as Nadal crashes out Business More Business » Economist dismisses claims recession forecast could bring on downturn By Elysse Morgan and Pat McGrath A leading economist has dismissed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's claims that irrational threats to economic confidence threaten jobs and growth. More » Market continues fall after last week's losses BIS warns central banks have done all they can Construction boom tipped for some regional areas AMP warns its half-year profit likely to fall 13 per cent Rio Tinto to keep diamond-mining businesses Politics More Politics » Ex-Blair adviser tells Rudd to clear air for campaign The former political adviser to Tony Blair says Kevin Rudd needs to decide whether he will challenge for the Labor leadership so the party can focus on campaigning. More » Mandela's family gathers at hospital as world fears worst Hidden camera reveals people smuggler's trade Snowden's whereabouts unclear as Ecuador mulls asylum Labor MP wants Julia Gillard to improve communication Sport More Sport » Lehmann to lead Australia into Ashes Darren Lehmann is confident Australia can win the Ashes, after being named as coach Mickey Arthur's replacement. More » 'Train-driver' Arthur absolves players of blame Hewitt ousts Wawrinka as Nadal crashes out Bomber Watson admits taking banned drug Ioane misses court date in 'misunderstanding' Widdop injured as Storm fall to Titans 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 » Conservationists say whales being saved over bluefin tuna Conservationists have raised concerns that the Government's battle against Japanese whaling has come at the expense of bluefin tuna, which they say are on the brink of collapse. More » State of emergency declared in Malaysia due to haze Attorney-General wants Japanese whaling outlawed Mt Fuji granted World Heritage status Algae farmers spruik potential for biofuel boom 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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