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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 21 Mar, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » 'Extremely bad' weather hampers search for possible MH370 debris Low cloud and rain has hindered Australian efforts to find debris that may be linked to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight, with the captain of the first plane to return from the search zone describing weather conditions as "extremely bad". The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is coordinating efforts to identify two objects seen on commercial satellite images in a remote area 2,500 kilometres south-west of Perth. An RAAF Orion plane was yesterday unable to locate the debris, with Flight Lieutenant Chris Birrer telling reporters the weather conditions were so bad that "we were unable to see for very much of the flight". Search planes from Australia, the US and New Zealand will continue the hunt today, while merchant boats are also heading to the 23,000 square km search zone. More » Hockey denies receiving money from AWH Hird's wife reveals details of 'tip-off' phone call to Essendon Rinehart secures $US7.2b funding deal for Roy Hill mine Pell's secretary grilled over legal tactics in abuse case Pistorius to sell home where he shot girlfriend Obama announces new sanctions against Russia over Crimea seizure More Analysis » What changed? Questions for Abbott about Sinodinos Clive Palmer's new demands over the mining tax repeal come at an already difficult time for Tony Abbott, who has questions to answer over his embattled Assistant Treasurer, Arthur Sinodinos, stepping down. Why was it OK for Sinodinos to stay in his job on Tuesday and yet by Wednesday it was "in the best and most honourable Westminster tradition" that he stand aside? What changed? And going back even further, why was Sinodinos made Assistant Treasurer in the first place when details of the emerging scandal were known to everybody? More » 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' The ICAC's destruction hits both sides A double dose can turn voters off Just In More Just In » Abbott wants PNG to speed up processing of asylum seekers By Melissa Clarke in Port Moresby Prime Minister Tony Abbott is pressing Papua New Guinea to speed up the processing of asylum seekers held in detention on Manus Island. More » Hockey denies receiving money from AWH Indonesia invites Australia to help draw up defence white paper Teen arrested after climbing World Trade Centre in New York Red Bull lodges Ricciardo appeal Scott leads Arnold Palmer Invitational after 10-under-par round Obama announces new sanctions against Russia over Crimea seizure Rinehart secures $US7.2b funding deal for Roy Hill mine 'Extremely bad' weather hampers search for possible MH370 debris Pistorius to sell home where he shot girlfriend World More World » Teen arrested after climbing World Trade Centre in New York A teenager has been arrested and a security guard fired after a secret climb to the top of One World Trade Centre. More » Scott leads Arnold Palmer Invitational after 10-under-par round Obama announces new sanctions against Russia over Crimea seizure Pistorius to sell home where he shot girlfriend 11 killed as Taliban attack Afghanistan police station Nearly half of Syria's chemicals weapons removed Business More Business » Rinehart secures $US7.2b funding deal for Roy Hill mine By resources reporter Sue Lannin Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore project has secured a $US7.2 billion finance deal with a consortium of lenders including Australian banks. The iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is the biggest mining construction project in Australia and will employ thousands of people at its peak. The finance deal is made up of loans and guarantees from five export credit agencies and a consortium of 19 commercial banks from Australia, Japan, Europe, China, Korea and Singapore. More » Myer shares slammed after profit falls on stagnating sales Leighton could face fresh ASIC inquiry into write-downs US Federal Reserve spooks markets with rate rise talk Australian shares drop after US Federal Reserve comments US Federal Reserve to slash bond-buying Politics More Politics » Abbott wants PNG to speed up processing of asylum seekers By Melissa Clarke in Port Moresby Prime Minister Tony Abbott is pressing Papua New Guinea to speed up the processing of asylum seekers held in detention on Manus Island. More » Hockey denies receiving money from AWH Indonesia invites Australia to help draw up defence white paper Treasury boss says third of department jobs must be cut 'Significant problems' may delay NDIS rollout, Senate told Sport More Sport » Hird's wife reveals details of 'tip-off' phone call to Essendon By Louise Milligan The wife of suspended Essendon coach James Hird says former Bombers chairman David Evans pressured her husband not to tell anti-doping investigators that AFL boss Andrew Demetriou had "tipped off" the club during the supplements scandal. Hird was suspended for 12 months last year because he was coach during the club's controversial sports supplements regime. Now his wife Tania has told the ABC's 7.30 that Hird was made to take the fall despite doing nothing wrong. "We were told prior to the announcement that there was going to be an investigation into the Essendon Football Club involving performance-enhancing drugs or supplements, she said. "Certainly I heard David Evans say to James on speakerphone - I was taking notes, I take a lot of notes - on July 25, David admitted that he said to James, 'Can you go into ASADA and tell the whole truth, but don't say what Andrew Demetriou told us'." Mr Demetriou has always strenuously denied there was a tip-off. More » Dodgers strike late to overcome Southern Thunder Scott leads Arnold Palmer Invitational after 10-under-par round Cats outlast Crows as Bartel stars in milestone game Red Bull lodges Ricciardo appeal Henriques ranks Shield final above Tests Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Study examines theory that eating less makes animals live longer By Ashley Hall A team of evolutionary biologists from the University of New South Wales has developed a new theory which might eventually unlock the fountain of youth. More » Big Bang echoes detected by US scientists Warming melts last stable edge of Greenland ice sheet DNA test a possible solution to cattle dehorning procedures 3D printed parts used in facial reconstruction surgery 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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