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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 16 Jul, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Mistreated nursing home residents 'better off in a concentration camp' By Margot O'Neill, staff The ABC has uncovered shocking claims that people are being left to die unnecessarily because of a lack of critical staff and training in nursing homes. The ABC's Lateline program has spoken to many people about their loved ones' experiences in nursing homes across Australia. Their complaints include relatives being left in faeces and urine, rough treatment, poor nutrition, inadequate pain relief, verbal abuse, and untreated broken bones and infections. And one woman has told the ABC that her grandmother, who survived Nazi concentration camps, believes her experiences in aged care are worse than her wartime ordeal. More » Rudd to unveil budget cuts to pay for carbon rethink Japan says Australia lied to the world over whaling program Indonesian FM says his country won't accept turned back boats Shark kills 15-year-old girl in Reunion NRL: Benji Marshall requests release from Wests Tigers More Analysis » Rudd's mission to become our most powerful PM In June 2013, Kevin Rudd replaced prime minister Julia Gillard in a vote of 57 to 45. Within days of his return, Rudd proposed a rule change to caucus leadership votes that would prevent anyone else doing the same. Kevin Rudd must not be allowed to remove one of the most important responsibilities that MPs have: holding prime ministers to account. More » We know we're being watched - what now? A Test match to savour in the winter of our discontent Unionists must have a voice under Labor reforms Our fear of adoptions is hurting vulnerable children Rudd is no Hawke, but business-union truce possible Zimmerman verdict divides a nation Word games with billion dollar consequences Mind the gap: as incomes grow, so does inequality Exploitation of language in the name of animal welfare Just In More Just In » Shark kills 15-year-old girl in Reunion A teenage girl tourist has been killed in a shark attack while swimming off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, the second such attack this year in the French overseas territory. More » Man charged with Whyalla murder Broken tooth in dinosaur's tail 'proves T rex hunted live prey' British gay marriage bill passes House of Lords Body found in Mali confirmed as French hostage Froome is a clean rider: Contador Woman dies swimming English Channel ACCC gets tough on organic bottled water claims Warner left shattered by first Test omission Indonesian FM says his country won't accept turned back boats World More World » Shark kills 15-year-old girl in Reunion A teenage girl tourist has been killed in a shark attack while swimming off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, the second such attack this year in the French overseas territory. More » Broken tooth in dinosaur's tail 'proves T rex hunted live prey' British gay marriage bill passes House of Lords Body found in Mali confirmed as French hostage Froome is a clean rider: Contador Woman dies swimming English Channel Business More Business » Abbott dismisses ETS as 'market in an invisible substance' By Lexi Metherell, Samantha Hawley and staff The Government has seized on the Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's remarks that an emissions trading scheme is a market of an "invisible substance". More » Energy efficiency would add billions to economy: report Dollar rallies as China's economy slows as planned Report finds major flaws in air traffic control system Juice withdrawn from market amid origin row The week ahead Politics More Politics » Indonesian FM says his country won't accept turned back boats By Susan McDonald and Naomi Woodley Indonesia's foreign affairs minister Marty Natelegawa says his government will not accept asylum seeker boats being towed back from Australia. More » Rudd to unveil budget cuts to pay for carbon rethink Labourers, sales managers put on ATO hit list 30-fold increase in number of Vietnamese seeking asylum Slush fund scandal threatens to bring down Spanish PM Sport More Sport » Warner left shattered by first Test omission David Warner says he was left shattered after he learned he would play no part in Australia's first Ashes Test. More » Froome is a clean rider: Contador Benji Marshall requests release from Wests Tigers Powell's hotel room raided as Gay is dropped by sponsors Lehmann wants more from Australia's batsmen Woods drawn with McDowell, Oosthuizen at Muirfield Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Broken tooth in dinosaur's tail 'proves T rex hunted live prey' A broken T rex tooth found in a dinosaur's tail may prove the king of meat eaters hunted live prey. More » Research finds sperm link to obesity Ancient underground worms put brakes on major coal seam gas project Glass rains on scorching blue planet US drone lands on carrier deck in historic first Environment More Environment » Japan says Australia lied to the world over whaling program By Europe correspondent Mary Gearin Japan has accused Australia of affronting its national dignity by campaigning to end whaling. 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