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NewsMail Morning Edition Mon 19 Aug, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Rudd's popularity falls to lowest level in Newspoll Kevin Rudd vows to fight all the way to the election as a new opinion poll out today shows the Prime Minister's personal popularity is at its lowest level ever. The Newspoll published in The Australian newspaper shows voter dissatisfaction with Mr Rudd jumping six points to 54 per cent. Voter satisfaction with the PM dropped four points to 35 per cent, while satisfaction with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott rose three points to 41 per cent. Mr Rudd says the campaign is "a fight worth having" and he says he has "been written off many, many times before". More » Australian man shot dead in Oklahoma Study finds Australian adults at risk of diabetes and obesity Australian gay couple to wed under NZ gay marriage laws Prison break in Egypt kills almost 40 as general calls for cooperation Moscow 2013: Kim Mickle wins javelin silver medal at track and field world championships More Analysis » Campaign gaffes: plans, slips and mishaps The first week of the formal election period hasn't been a policy-free zone, but if you looked at the headlines you'd hardly know it. From Rudd dropping the "f-bomb" to #sexappeal hitting Twitter's top-trending terms mid-week, media old and new are having a lot of fun with our hapless leaders' missteps. While some public gaffes on the campaign trail may reveal hidden truths about our politicians, many can simply be attributed to tripping over words, exhaustion, or distraction. We need to be able to tell the difference. More » Technological overreach in war and cricket Rudd must give voters a reason to back him The failure of the refugee lobby 'Literally' purists literally belong in the stone age Better aged care is all in the detail This election is rich in trivia but not much else Tax haven plan makes NT like Singapore... with crocs The election that forgot the environment A view of politics from the under-six footy sidelines Just In More Just In » UK asylum seeker debate overtaken by rising migration from Europe By Europe correspondent Barbara Miller In Britain the political debate around asylum seekers has shifted to concerns over levels of migration from within Europe coming into Britain. More » Partner of journalist who broke NSA story detained at Heathrow Firefighters contain blaze but major road closed Australian gay couple to wed under NZ gay marriage laws Rhinoceros bite nearly takes off zookeeper's thumb UN chemical weapons inspectors arrive in Syria North Korea agrees to hold war-torn family reunion talks with South Korea Mickle gives Aussies silver lining in Moscow Election live: Campaign enters its third week Man's body found on footpath near Melbourne World More World » UK asylum seeker debate overtaken by rising migration from Europe By Europe correspondent Barbara Miller In Britain the political debate around asylum seekers has shifted to concerns over levels of migration from within Europe coming into Britain. More » Partner of journalist who broke NSA story detained at Heathrow Australian gay couple to wed under NZ gay marriage laws UN chemical weapons inspectors arrive in Syria Prison break in Egypt kills almost 40 as general calls for cooperation Chinese policeman investigated for throwing baby girl Business More Business » AMP faces challenging times as CEO announces retirement Australia's leading independent wealth management company, AMP, acknowledges it is facing tough times ahead as it changes chief executives. AMP chief executive Craig Dunn announced last week he will retire at the end of the year and will be replaced by Craig Meller, who has headed the company's Australian financial services division. The change at the top comes as AMP continues to be weighed down by the poor performance of its life insurance business as policies continue to lapse. More » The week ahead Labor vows to support car industry in Australia Mining magnate Travers Duncan launches court bid to strike down ICAC findings Vote Compass reveals Australians' views on car industry, budget deficit Politics More Politics » Partner of journalist who broke NSA story detained at Heathrow Rights group Amnesty International has accused British authorities of "unwarranted revenge tactics" after the partner of a journalist responsible for publishing US surveillance revelations was detained for nine hours. Metropolitan Police confirmed that David Miranda, husband of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, was held at London's Heathrow Airport as he was passing through on his way home to Rio de Janeiro from Berlin. More » Election live: Campaign enters its third week Rudd's popularity falls to lowest level in Newspoll N Korea agrees to hold family reunions with South Rudd warns of recession due to budget cuts under Coalition Sport More Sport » Mickle gives Aussies silver lining in Moscow By Luke Pentony in Moscow Australia's Kim Mickle won silver in the women's javelin final at the Moscow world championships. More » Chelsea celebrates Mourinho's return with 2-0 win over Hull Red Bull to replace Webber with compatriot Ricciardo: report Nadal beats Isner to win first Cincinnati crown Fremantle finalises top four with crushing win Wallabies mulling Folau to full-back plan Science and Technology More Science and Technology » North Korea unveils 'homemade' smartphone North Korea has unveiled what it says is its first domestically produced smartphone, although industry analysts say the "Arirang" is likely made in China. More » NZ jetpack given green light for take-off Suspended cancer trial prompts call for research integrity body Entrepreneur unveils plans for 1,200kph transport system Trials of cancer drug suspended over data concerns Environment More Environment » Greg Hunt rejects 'silly' Climate Institute report on direct action policy By Emma Griffiths and Monique Ross A Climate Institute report criticising the Coalition's plan to cut carbon emissions has been rejected in total by Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt as "one of the silliest reports" he has ever seen. More » Fukushima plant leaking contaminated water 'for years' Green turtles ingesting more plastic than ever Climate report warns of more extreme weather Radioactive water leaking into Pacific in new Fukushima 'emergency' About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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