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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 07 Aug, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Asylum seekers are asking people smugglers for refunds: Burke By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths Immigration Minister Tony Burke says asylum seekers in Indonesia are changing their minds about taking the risky trip to Australia and asking people smugglers for their money back. Mr Burke says the fresh intelligence information is proof that Labor's new offshore resettlement policy for asylum seekers is working. "There is no doubt that the message is getting through," Mr Burke said upon his return from PNG, where the agreement over offshore settlement was finalised yesterday. However, Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison says the Government's agreement will not prevent asylum seekers being returned to Australia. More » Albanese says beer with Thomson is 'no big deal' Election live: Coalition confirms pledge to cut company tax rate Forrest loses High Court challenge to mining tax At least 12 killed in Argentina apartment block explosion Python that strangled boys was in glass enclosure in flat More Analysis » Quick political fixes with billion dollar price tags Tony Abbott's company tax is a beanie to cover up the home haircut which is his parental leave tax on big business. This is political chaos theory. When a butterfly flaps its wings in a moment of polling difficulty, billions of dollars in revenue can be lost for many years down the track. The truth is that sometimes extremely large decisions are made quite substantially on the basis of human expediency. More » Will the NBN kill Foxtel? It's unlikely News flash: Tele doesn't drive our national debate Pobjie's Simple Guide To Trouble-Free Sexting A grim and blurry economic forecast Bezos business: from Amazon to the media jungle No rewards for political foresight Can environmental justice solve coal seam gas fears? Not the time to convince us of economic prowess Certainty for super industry entrenches inequality Just In More Just In » Fire shuts Kenya's international airport A "massive" fire has forced the closure of Kenya's international airport in the capital Nairobi. More » Asylum seekers are asking people smugglers for refunds: Burke At least 12 killed in Argentina apartment block explosion Driver from 400km high-speed chase seeks mercy US sues Bank of America over mortgage securities Australians told to leave Yemen Emma McBride to run for ALP against Craig Thomson Manus Island security officers charged with murder of local Damning report finds juvenile centre riot 'predictable' I want to stay at Hawthorn: Buddy World More World » Fire shuts Kenya's international airport A "massive" fire has forced the closure of Kenya's international airport in the capital Nairobi. More » At least 12 killed in Argentina apartment block explosion US sues Bank of America over mortgage securities Manus Island security officers charged with murder of local Obama to attend G20 summit Navy responds to asylum seekers' distress signal Business More Business » Forrest loses High Court challenge to mining tax By Elizabeth Byrne Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest has lost his High Court challenge to the Minerals Resource Rent Tax. Mr Forrest and his Fortescue Metals Group had argued the tax discriminated between states and interfered with the rights of states to control their own mineral resources. The court unanimously rejected the challenge, saying the act does not give preference to one state over another, and ordered Mr Forrest to pay costs. Federal Treasurer Chris Bowen welcomed the decision and reaffirmed the Government's commitment to the tax. More » US sues Bank of America over mortgage securities Coalition commits to 1.5pc company tax cut A future of 'internet everything' Global markets fall as expectations grow about the US Fed cutting its stimulus program Politics More Politics » Albanese says beer with Thomson is 'no big deal' By Monique Ross Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it is "no big deal" that he shared a beer with controversial former Labor MP Craig Thomson. Mr Thomson was expelled from the Labor Party last year after being charged over alleged fraud and theft, including claims he used union funds to pay for prostitutes. A mini-scandal erupted this morning when News Limited published a photograph of the former colleagues meeting for a drink in Sydney on Tuesday night. The Coalition has seized on the image, accusing the Government of doing deals with Mr Thomson. More » Serial grog rehab escaper just wants to go home Rudd vows no GST changes under his government High Court to rule on future of mining tax Election live: Coalition confirms pledge to cut company tax rate Sport More Sport » Wallaby Cooper hungry for Test recall Quade Cooper, desperate to return as Wallabies fly half, says he's learning from the other playmakers in Australian camp. More » Toovey unfazed by ASADA despite Watmough phone seizure I want to stay at Hawthorn: Buddy Shared series still in Clarke's sights Demetriou denies AFL has decided Bombers sanctions Scott in no mood to let Tiger take PGA title Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Study finds weather changes fuel violent behaviour By Katie Hamann Researchers in the United States say they have established a link between changes in the weather and spikes in violence around the world. A paper published in the journal 'Science' reviewed 60 studies from around the world, all finding a close relationship between climate events such as monsoons and heatwaves and the incidence of violence. More » Earth's oldest animal ecosystem held in fossils in SA outback Dead whale washes up covered in 'shark bites' Australia's largest super computer unveiled in Canberra Chattanooga steams ahead as America's first Gig City Environment More Environment » Climate report warns of more extreme weather By North America correspondent Ben Knight, wires The American Meteorological Society has released its annual snapshot of the world's climate, which concludes disastrous weather events like Hurricane Sandy in the US and droughts and floods in Australia, Africa and South America are to become more frequent. 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