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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 07 Jul, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Boeing 777 crash lands at San Francisco airport By North America correspondent Ben Knight, wires Two people are dead and more than 100 injured after a passenger plane crash at San Francisco international airport. More » Sydney surfer knocked unconscious by whale 18 asylum seeker children to be released from detention Queensland to crack down on wild 'Facebook parties' Wimbledon men's final 2013: Andy Murray says he is mentally ready for showdown with Novak Djokovic More Analysis » Labor is sinking and the captains are to blame On the shoreline of Norfolk Island there is a plaque that recalls the day the flagship of the First Fleet, HMS Sirius, ran aground at noon on March 19, 1790. It is almost impossible to overstate how deeply that disaster rocked the two fledgling colonies of Norfolk and Sydney. Abandoning both was seriously considered. Over two centuries later, the once-mighty ship of the Australian Labor Party faces its own Sirius moment; holed below the waterline by a load of accumulated evils. More » A lesson in mobile phone etiquette Egypt tourism can hardly afford another revolution Gillard supporters speak out Egypt's 2011 revolutionaries had no shared vision A Labor election win is no longer preposterous Tough talk doesn't match Labor's record on people smuggling Wallabies supporters need to learn to sing Rudd's pre-emptive strike to distance NSW Labor What if the Muslim Brotherhood is elected again? Just In More Just In » Solar-powered aircraft touches down in New York City An aeroplane powered entirely by the sun has touched down in New York City, completing the final leg of an epic two-month journey across the United States. More » Britain deports Abu Qatada to face trial in Jordan Sydney surfer knocked unconscious by whale MP 'appalled' by loophole allowing private schools to expel gay students Governments urged to tap into super fund's billions Inquiry finds farmers using raw sewage as fertiliser Seven people monitored after deadly hendra outbreak Dellacqua and Barty miss out on women's doubles title Onions included in England squad for first Test Queensland to crack down on wild 'Facebook parties' World More World » Solar-powered aircraft touches down in New York City An aeroplane powered entirely by the sun has touched down in New York City, completing the final leg of an epic two-month journey across the United States. More » Britain deports Abu Qatada to face trial in Jordan Dellacqua and Barty miss out on women's doubles title Onions included in England squad for first Test Brazilian mob decapitates soccer referee who stabbed player Froome wears yellow after stage 8 of the Tour de France Business More Business » Governments urged to tap into super fund's billions The chairman of giant super fund manager IFM says political inaction means billions of dollars that could be used to build new Australian infrastructure is being left largely untapped. More » Wall Street rallies on surprise US jobs data Tasmanian whisky given high praise by critic Politics More Politics » Governments urged to tap into super fund's billions The chairman of giant super fund manager IFM says political inaction means billions of dollars that could be used to build new Australian infrastructure is being left largely untapped. More » 18 asylum seeker children to be released from detention Polls predict upper house win for Japan's ruling party Mali lifts state of emergency after civil conflict Burke admits Malaysia asylum deal no longer viable Sport More Sport » Defeat to the Lions is devastating, says James Horwill James Horwill has described his side's 2-1 series defeat to the Lions as "devastating" and "a tough pill to swallow". More » Bartoli beats Lisicki to win maiden grand slam Raiders bounce back to roll Cowboys Rebels cut Wallaby O'Connor loose Froome wears yellow after stage 8 of the Tour de France Onions included in England squad for first Test Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Solar-powered aircraft touches down in New York City An aeroplane powered entirely by the sun has touched down in New York City, completing the final leg of an epic two-month journey across the United States. More » NBN rollout targets are being met, says Albanese Father of the mouse dies aged 88 Scientists monitor killer whales after beaching Antibiotic to fight drug-resistant bacteria shows promise Environment More Environment » Coalition relaunches Green Army but with less funding By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths The Coalition has relaunched its policy to establish an environmental workforce - a Green Army - but has slashed its funding by a quarter. More » Scientists monitor killer whales after beaching Bird enthusiast presents photos of elusive night parrot Rare sight: blue marlin washes up in SA Conservationists say 21,000 species face extinction 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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