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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 06 Jun, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Hospital scrambles to contain deadly legionnaire's outbreak A woman is in intensive care after becoming the second person at a Brisbane private hospital to contract the potentially deadly legionnaire's disease. A 60-year-old cancer patient died on Sunday after contracting the disease, which has been traced to the Wesley Hospital's hot water system. All admissions at the Wesley have now been cancelled until further notice, hundreds of patients have been told not to take showers, and the hospital's emergency centre has been placed on bypass. More » Telstra considering plan to remove asbestos from all pits Blues captain Paul Gallen defends his swinging arm on Nate Myles in Origin I; will miss one NRL match Syrian army vows to crush rebels after Qusayr victory US soldier pleads guilty to murdering 16 Afghan civilians Brooks pleads not guilty to phone hacking charges More Analysis » Australia's political heartland: hate, fear, prejudice Politics is nothing if not a mirror of the society it serves … that it, in every sense, represents. We provide the clay they work with. If there wasn't a vote in hate, fear and prejudice then there would be no gain in pandering to any of them. The great Australian shame is that not only are there votes to be had here, but that this is the heartland in which our political game is lost and won. More » The Aussie dollar is doing its bit Hanson wants your vote (again). Please explain The problem with Turkey's protests Economic data does not win elections Low inflation gives global economies room to move Women's cricket caught out on TV coverage Farewell to Yolngu royalty, bridge builder, statistic At risk of an asylum seeker underclass Remembering Tiananmen: the future of Chinese democracy Just In More Just In » Slipper being sued over unpaid legal fees Former House of Representatives speaker Peter Slipper is being sued over hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid legal fees. More » Telstra considering plan to remove asbestos from all pits Syrian army vows to crush rebels after Qusayr victory US soldier pleads guilty to murdering 16 Afghan civilians Obeid and Macdonald expelled from Labor Party London Islamic centre destroyed by fire Hospital scrambles to contain deadly legionnaire's outbreak Gallen takes a stand in Myles incident Rice named national security adviser Hundreds ill in Bangladesh factory contamination World More World » Syrian army vows to crush rebels after Qusayr victory By Middle East correspondent Matt Brown, wires The Syrian army says its victory in the strategically important town of Qusayr signals its determination to crush rebels "with an iron fist". More » US soldier pleads guilty to murdering 16 Afghan civilians London Islamic centre destroyed by fire Rice named national security adviser Hundreds ill in Bangladesh factory contamination Brooks pleads not guilty to phone hacking charges Business More Business » Mining slowdown hits Australia's economic growth Australia's economic growth slows by more than expected in the first three months of the year amid sharp contractions in the mining states of Western Australia and the NT. More » Widespread market losses after weak growth figures Urgent talks as Simplot warns of plant closure Australia sitting on potential shale gas jackpot: study ASIC admits new mass blocking of legitimate websites Big miners' profits slump by half as boom peaks Politics More Politics » Rice named national security adviser US president Barack Obama has named Susan Rice as his new national security advisor, defying Republican fury over her role in the Benghazi affair and calling her an "exemplary public servant". More » Australia says no to North Korean embassy Nawaz Sharif sworn in as Pakistani PM Tax office admits complaint response 'unacceptable' Unions' Origin ad blitz targets Coalition IR stance Sport More Sport » Gallen takes a stand in Myles incident Blues skipper Paul Gallen faces a one-match ban for his swinging arm on the Maroons' Nate Myles in Origin I. More » Blues go up in Origin series after downing Maroons Lions outclass Force to start Australia tour Heart secures Kewell on one-year deal Blues down Maroons: As It Happened Clarke expected to take his place against England Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Tech giants sued for podcasting patent breach By Ben Knight A company claiming it invented podcasting is suing some of the United States' biggest broadcasters for intellectual property infringement. More » Call for independent audit of all future asbestos-related pits CSIRO scientists develop stem cell safety test Climate researchers awed by pristine Queensland lake CSIRO denies duping Novartis into chemical sale 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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