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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 23 Mar, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Labor to form minority government in SA with support of Geoff Brock Independent MP Geoff Brock has announced he will support a Labor minority government in South Australia. Mr Brock will take up the role of Minister for Regional Development and his support will see a fourth successive Labor government in South Australia. He says his decision, which will see Labor hold a two-seat majority, was brought on after news that fellow king-maker Bob Such would need surgery and up to two months' leave from parliament. "The circumstances arising from yesterday morning gave me the opportunity to look at it. I want stability out there," Mr Brock said. "I could have quite easily let it go for another week and that's what we thought we would do, but Mr Such has asked for two months' sick leave from the parliament." 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More » Changing of the seasons Our government and the monopoly of force Sex and politics: a return to business as usual Beyonce's sexual empowerment isn't feminism Why we should save the orange-bellied parrot Complaints about housing affordability are warranted The abortion debate isn't over yet Banks get green light instead of red tape Better bike lanes are the issue - not 'dooring' Just In More Just In » Firefighter among victims of Caboolture plane crash A well-known firefighter and father of two has been named as one of the five victims of yesterday's plane crash at Caboolture, north of Brisbane. Glenn Norman, a firefighter and part-time skydiving instructor, was killed when a Cessna 206 crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off. Along with the pilot, Mr Norman was travelling with another skydiving instructor and two skydivers who were preparing to parachute onto a beach at Bribie Island around midday. More » Queensland to introduce laws against fatal punches Labor's WA campaign to focus on jobs, health, education 90yo beaten with piece of timber during break-in Tasmanian family pursues hydro-electric dream Ebola outbreak kills 59 people in Guinea May budget 'extraordinarily difficult' without Sinodinos: Wong Victoria urged to ditch law allowing shock therapy on children Education top priority for drought-stricken families Labor to form minority government in SA with support of Geoff Brock World More World » Ebola outbreak kills 59 people in Guinea A mysterious disease that has killed up to 59 people in Guinea is the Ebola virus, health authorities in the country say. More » NASA camera used on Apollo Moon missions sells for $835k Abbott's PNG visit dominated by discussions on asylum seekers Chelsea, Liverpool hit opponents for six Vatican names victim on child abuse commission India must stop 'irrational' TB treatments: MSF Business More Business » Consumer groups in last-ditch appeal over financial reforms By consumer affairs reporter Amy Bainbridge A coalition of consumer groups has written to the Federal Government, Opposition and Greens senators, urging them not to support the changes to the Future of Financial Advice reforms. FoFA took effect last year under the former Labor government and was designed to tidy up the financial services industry in the wake of disasters such as the collapse of Storm Financial. Opponents of the existing arrangements say the reforms have introduced too much red tape and the amendments will save the industry millions of dollars. However, a coalition of six consumer groups including Choice say the Government should not repeal FoFA. More » May budget 'extraordinarily difficult' without Sinodinos: Wong Government developing new building code to 'stamp out' union intimidation iiNet founder Michael Malone quits after 20 years Facebook, Google bosses meet with Obama over internet surveillance Politics More Politics » May budget 'extraordinarily difficult' without Sinodinos: Wong Opposition frontbencher Penny Wong says it will be "extraordinarily difficult" for the Government to put together the May budget without an assistant treasurer. 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More » Malaysia Airlines disappearance highlights doubts over air traffic radar Study examines theory that eating less makes animals live longer Big Bang echoes detected by US scientists Warming melts last stable edge of Greenland ice sheet Environment More Environment » Senate blocks carbon tax repeal legislation By political correspondent Emma Griffiths The Senate has voted down legislation to axe the carbon tax - a core election promise of Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Labor and the Greens combined to vote against the repeal laws 33 votes to 29 today. Greens leader Christine Milne has issued a statement saying the current law, maintaining a price on carbon, must stand. But earlier the Government had moved to reintroduce carbon tax-related legislation that could set the stage for a double dissolution election. "Axing the tax" was Mr Abbott's catch-cry during last year's election campaign, and the Government says the Senate's move will cost jobs and hurt the economy. 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