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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 07 Jan, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Indonesia says Australian Navy 'pushed' back asylum seeker boat By Indonesia correspondent George Roberts Indonesian authorities say the Australian Navy forced an asylum seeker boat back towards Indonesia, where it ran out of fuel and ran aground.  They incident allegedly happened shortly before Christmas but has only been reported in local Indonesian news now, after refugee rights activists noticed reports and posted them on Twitter. Indonesia's government newswire Antara says a group of 47 asylum seekers was arrested by police on Rote Island, in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara region, last month. Local police chief Hidayat says the people had been on a boat trying to get to the Ashmore Islands, but were intercepted by the Australian Navy and forced back to Indonesian waters. More » Cause of death finding in Bali tragedy weeks away: doctor Thousands still without power after storm hits south-east Qld, but rain eases Stradbroke fire threat MP demands apology from detained Greenpeace activist Iraqi PM threatens assault on rebel-held Fallujah Australia 'failing' to tackle bribery by multinationals More Analysis » The end of Medicare as we know it A $6 co-payment for visiting a GP might look a token - the price, advocates joke, of a cup of coffee or a glass of beer. But in practice it would be the thin edge of the wedge; the decisive step in the demise of the ideal of universal, tax-payer funded, health care. Over time the co-payment could unobtrusively grow bigger, and bigger, until Medicare as we know and love it would cease to exist. More » The triumph of Michael Clarke's Improbables The legacy of war: Iraq tears itself apart Confessions of a Facebook addict A surfer's defence of the great white shark A Bailey blast would be the perfect Ashes full stop What Australia needs is a genuine house of review Morrison's cynical Catch-22 ploy on asylum seekers Why the Sochi Games should be safe The ACCC's 2014 resolution to end fuel discounts Just In More Just In » Thieves steal race car driven by Jack Brabham A rare vintage race car driven by Jack Brabham has been stolen from a shed in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs. More » Iraqi PM threatens assault on rebel-held Fallujah Afghan girl, 10, in attempted suicide attack: officials 17yo stabbed in stomach in brawl on Sydney oval Thousands still without power after storm hits south-east Qld Schumacher shows 'slight improvement' as investigation continues Cause of death finding in Bali tragedy weeks away: doctor Business optimistic about 2014 prospects MP demands apology from detained Greenpeace activist Indonesia says Australian Navy 'pushed' back asylum seeker boat World More World » Iraqi PM threatens assault on rebel-held Fallujah By Middle East correspondent Hayden Cooper Iraq's PM urges people in the besieged city of Fallujah to drive out Al Qaeda-linked insurgents or face a military assault. More » Afghan girl, 10, in attempted suicide attack: officials Schumacher shows 'slight improvement' as investigation continues German chancellor Angela Merkel fractures pelvis in skiing accident First Taiwan-born panda cub makes public debut Harry Potter wizard invoked again as Japan hits back at China Business More Business » Business optimistic about 2014 prospects Australian businesses see 2014 as a good year for growth, with expectations for sales, profits, investment and employment increasing to their highest level in 12 months. Dun and Bradstreet's latest Business Expectations Survey shows capital investment and employment intentions have rebounded from negative territory in the previous quarter to sit above their 10-year average levels. The survey also shows a quarter of firms intend to increase the cost of their products and services during the first three months of this year, a move that may prompt the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates. More » Transport union slams call for foreign truck drivers ACCC chairman Sims argues the benefits of privatisation Toyota tops sales list as doubts grow about its future Services sector shrinks for the 22nd straight month Politics More Politics » MP demands apology from detained Greenpeace activist A federal Tasmanian MP wants Greenpeace activist Colin Russell to publicly apologise for the costs associated with freeing him from a Russian jail. More » Date set for by-election in Kevin Rudd's former seat Harry Potter wizard invoked again as Japan hits back at China Stepdad Shorten offended by Bernardi's family comments Cory Bernardi hits out at abortion 'death industry' Sport More Sport » I stood up for Test team culture: Watson Shane Watson says he feels personally vindicated for making a stand against the culture of the Australian dressing room. More » Schumacher shows 'slight improvement' as investigation continues Ashes report card: how good can Australia get? Stosur scrapes through Hobart International first round Harris, Johnson, Rogers big movers on ICC rankings England forward Walcott ruled out of World Cup Science and Technology More Science and Technology » US Air Force works with Vic scientists to bend light for camouflage The US Air Force works with Victorian scientists to develop light-bending technology to camouflage military hardware in war zones. More » Leader of ill-fated Antarctic expedition defends voyage Pharaonic beer-maker's tomb found in Egypt Passengers on stranded Antarctic ship rescued Digital poet urges authors to turn over new leaf Environment More Environment » Australia urged to act as Japan begins Southern Ocean whale hunt The Government is facing fresh calls to monitor whaling in the Southern Ocean after footage released by activists shows Japanese whalers have made a successful start to this season's hunt. Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd says its three boats found all five ships from the Japanese whaling fleet, one with four dead minke whales onboard. Environment Minister Greg Hunt last month said the Government would send a plane to monitor the fleet, despite promises before the election to send a ship. But Sea Shepherd Australia chairman Bob Brown says there is no sign of surveillance from the Federal Government. "There's three carcasses on the ship; a fourth carcass has been cut up ... That's just a gruesome, bloody, medieval scene which has no place in this modern world," he said. More » WA Government standing by shark cull despite protest Your say: BoM says 2013 was Australia's hottest year on record Tasmanian Greenpeace activist stands by Arctic oil protest Passengers on stranded Antarctic ship rescued About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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