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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 22 Jul, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Rudd wins support for Labor party reform The federal Labor Caucus has approved the Prime Minister's plan to allow party members half the votes in electing the leader of the party. For a leadership spill to occur in government, 75 per cent of Caucus will need to sign a petition to force a ballot. However, they decided the 75 per cent threshold of Caucus support to trigger a leadership ballot in opposition is too high. Labor backbencher Daryl Melham says there was overwhelming support to lower the cut-off to 60 per cent. More » Asylum seekers to receive hostile reception in PNG: local governor Palmer hangs up on ABC after candidate question Cancer Council research says plain cigarette packs are working Police urge public to help solve sex-worker death in St Kilda Clarke blames 'unacceptable' batting for loss More Analysis » Australia's boundless plains no longer for sharing No more bleeding hearts versus hardliners. No more do-gooders against xenophobes. And no more compassion seeking to moderate pragmatism. From now on the policy is clear, bipartisan and brutal: keep the bastards out. Instead of coming to Australia, the 10th richest country in the world, asylum seekers are to be shunted off to Papua New Guinea, the 139th. Kevin Rudd's lurch to the right is not pretty, but if it works and the boats do stop, he will be forgiven much, even by the humanitarians who are now his sternest critics. More » A modest education reform that must be passed Stop the boats? Stop the propaganda! 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More » India's school meals praised despite poisonings Cambodia's youth hit the streets ahead of poll Suspected killer in custody after women's bodies found in Ohio Workers told to stay away from Wellington CBD after quake Tributes flow after British comedian Mel Smith dies of heart attack Business More Business » WA economy leads states and territories By business reporter Rebecca Hyam Western Australia has again been named the country's strongest economy, with the ACT overtaking the NT in second place. More » China rate changes welcomed Deloitte Access Economics Business Outlooks says there is little risk of a recession for Australia Local miners shine as gold price jumps by nearly $20 Increases among banking stocks help push Australian share market higher Politics More Politics » Rudd wins support for Labor party reform The federal Labor Caucus has approved the Prime Minister's plan to allow party members half the votes in electing the leader of the party. For a leadership spill to occur in government, 75 per cent of Caucus will need to sign a petition to force a ballot. However, they decided the 75 per cent threshold of Caucus support to trigger a leadership ballot in opposition is too high. Labor backbencher Daryl Melham says there was overwhelming support to lower the cut-off to 60 per cent. More » Asylum seekers could be held indefinitely on PNG: Burke Prime Minister urged by SA Government to revise FBT change Immigration audits reveal large-scale Indian fraud of visa system Rudd heckled in Sydney as MPs gather for election briefing Sport More Sport » Clarke could retire in next 12 months: Maxwell By James Maasdorp Grandstand's Jim Maxwell reckons Michael Clarke could retire from Test cricket inside the next 12 months. More » Clarke blames 'unacceptable' batting for loss Ashes day four: The verdict Froome wins 100th Tour de France as Kittel salutes in Paris Bartel the latest Cat on AFL banned list Scott crumbles as Mickelson wins British Open Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Dinosaurs more warm-blooded than thought: researchers Australian researchers think dinosaurs were warm-blooded like mammals and not cold-blooded like reptiles, as widely believed. More » Surgeons develop knife which detects cancerous tissue Human urine may be the future of recharging phones Fasting, cutting calories may increase lifespan Astronaut nearly drowns in space after liquid leaks into helmet Environment More Environment » US jets drop unarmed bombs on Barrier Reef area The Queensland Greens say it is outrageous that the American military has been allowed to drop bombs onto the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. 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