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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 08 Aug, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » PM confirms Peter Beattie will run in Forde By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has confirmed he has a new star candidate in former Queensland premier Peter Beattie, who he has described as "rolled gold Queensland". In his first act as the new candidate for the seat of Forde, south of Brisbane, Mr Beattie moved into the electorate with his wife Heather this morning. Flanked by the couple, the Prime Minister has pointed to the former state leader's record on lowering unemployment. More » Election live: Peter Beattie joins federal election fray Abbott rubbishes claims he discussed NBN with Murdoch Unemployment rate steady 5.7 per cent Canada pet shop owner had no permit for killer python: official Essendon players given no guarantee they will be free to play in the AFL finals More Analysis » Can Beattie-mania get Labor over the line? What began as a dreary and trivial election campaign, characterised by petty point-scoring, has suddenly been jolted into life with the injection of an X-factor called Peter Beattie. Beattie, a proven election winner and something of a vote magnet in Queensland, will have an undoubted impact, although it might not carry all the way through to a Labor victory. If Beattie's dramatic return to politics does deliver Labor the seat of Forde, it will give the party a very real chance of reforming and regrouping. More » Labor's odds aren't so bad as the bookies suggest "Why's the rubbish there, Dad?" Go ask Coca Cola A calculated decision to ground Kevin747 Will Beattie make Queensland the shameless state? Labor takes a leaf from its 1987 election playbook A presidential battle: charisma versus reserve Bad news mini-budget puts Abbott in a sticky spot Quick political fixes with billion dollar price tags Will the NBN kill Foxtel? It's unlikely Just In More Just In » WA Government delivers a 'disciplined' budget Jessica Strutt The Treasurer Troy Buswell has handed down the Government's first State Budget since the March election. More » Funding cut puts aid worker support in jeopardy Court told SMS might have caused fatal crash PM confirms Peter Beattie will run in Forde Abbott pledges subsidy to generate Tasmanian jobs Railway in deadly Quebec explosion files for bankruptcy Double murderer confesses to 16yo arson Big reward offered over gang-related murder Murder accused took part out of fear, court told AFL won't guarantee Essendon players will be free for finals World More World » Railway in deadly Quebec explosion files for bankruptcy The railway whose runaway train killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, has filed for bankruptcy protection. More » Canada pet shop owner had no permit for killer python: official Rare Schindler documents up for auction Kenyan airport closed after fire destroys arrivals hall Tongan princesses plan to marry commoners Fort Hood shooter wants the death penalty: lawyer Business More Business » Jobless rate steady Official figures show Australia's unemployment unchanged at 5.7 per cent in July. More » Telstra full-year profit increases by 12 per cent to $3.8 billion Fairfax moves features production to New Zealand New BHP boss says $9b tax bill is 'fair' Close call on Holden survival vote: union Politics More Politics » Funding cut puts aid worker support in jeopardy By Alison Caldwell One of the few organisations providing psychological support to returning aid workers may soon close after its funding was slashed by the Federal Government. More » PM confirms Peter Beattie will run in Forde Rudd's campaign runs out of gas, as plane grounded on tarmac Abbott rubbishes claims he discussed NBN with Murdoch Labor brings back Beattie to contest seat of Forde Sport More Sport » AFL won't guarantee Essendon players will be free for finals The AFL Players Association will not guarantee Essendon players will be free to play in the AFL finals but is encouraged by ASADA's interim report. More » Australian players are not cheating, says Clarke Potter's future 'under review' Socceroos confirm friendly fixture with Brazil Hooper, Folau, White big winners in rugby awards Scott not writing Woods off despite major drought 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 Climate scientists in the United States released their 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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