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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 17 May, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Student protesters 'assaulted' Julie Bishop, says Christopher Pyne Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne has accused a group of student protesters of assaulting Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Ms Bishop was at Sydney University yesterday when she was mobbed by students who were angry about planned changes to higher education. "They assaulted the Foreign Minister, they jostled her, they abused her, they touched her person, they behaved in a most unacceptable fashion," Mr Pyne said. 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More » Selling tough budgets: from London to Canberra Shorten's war cry over Medicare is misguided Squealing may mask a hidden GST agenda Limp language masks a tough budget Keep our enemies close, but our allies closer Slashing welfare is a recipe for crime Hockey exposes us as fair weather friends A fib too far: the death rattle of political trust Budget hacks away at our core principles Just In More Just In » AFL great Hafey remembered with applause Richmond honoured its legendary coach Tom Hafey before Saturday's AFL match against the Melbourne Demons. More » Jackman launches performing arts foundation at Perth university At least 24 people dead after Benghazi clashes Student protesters 'assaulted' Julie Bishop, says Christopher Pyne Floods, landslides prompt evacuations in Bosnia, Serbia Man charged after fire truck stolen from station G4S says it warned PNG police were unpredictable Apple, Google call truce in smartphone patent war Rio Tinto cool on asset sales but will consider attractive offers Vic Labor pledges royal commission into family violence World More World » At least 24 people dead after Benghazi clashes At least 24 people have been killed and about 150 wounded in the Libyan city of Benghazi, where a paramilitary force launched an air and ground assault on two Islamist militias. More » Floods, landslides prompt evacuations in Bosnia, Serbia Apple, Google call truce in smartphone patent war GM to pay record $35m fine over recall scandal Man City, PSG cop hefty fine for FFP breach Turkish police fire tear gas in town mourning dead miners Business More Business » GM to pay record $35m fine over recall scandal By North America correspondent Michael Vincent, wires General Motors has been fined $US35 million ($38 million) because it failed to disclose defects in car ignitions which have been linked to driver deaths. The fine is the maximum available penalty under US law after GM failed to tell the department of transport for more than four years that ignition switches were failing and air bags were not deploying. US secretary of transportation Anthony Foxx said people's lives could have been saved if GM had acted differently. "What we will never accept is a person or a company that knows danger exists and says nothing. Literally silence can kill," Mr Foxx said. "What GM did was break the law ... They failed to meet their public safety obligations." The faulty ignition switches on Chevrolet Cobalts, Saturn Ions and other GM vehicles can cause their engines to stall, which in turn prevents air bags from deploying during crashes. More » Rio Tinto cool on asset sales but will consider attractive offers Leighton reaches $69m shareholder class action settlement Small shareholders join Westfield restructure revolt Economist says budget deserves more balanced media coverage Integra lays off 500 coal miners near Singleton in NSW Hunter Valley Wilmar, First Pacific lift Goodman Fielder offer Politics More Politics » Student protesters 'assaulted' Julie Bishop, says Christopher Pyne Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne has accused a group of student protesters of assaulting Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Ms Bishop was at Sydney University yesterday when she was mobbed by students who were angry about planned changes to higher education. "They assaulted the Foreign Minister, they jostled her, they abused her, they touched her person, they behaved in a most unacceptable fashion," Mr Pyne said. More » World Heritage advised to reject delisting of Tasmanian forest World leaders congratulate India prime minister-elect Modi NSW considers inviting GPs into hospitals to avoid $7 co-payment Julie Bishop heckled by students at University of Sydney Sport More Sport » Live: Tigers v Demons, Kangaroos v Lions, Fremantle v Geelong Follow all the AFL action from the Tigers v Demons, Kangaroos v Lions and Fremantle v Geelong clashes. More » Live: Eels v Dragons, Sharks v Tigers, Cowboys v Roosters AFL great Hafey remembered with applause McLaughlin makes Volvo breakthrough in Perth Hooper auditioning for Wallabies captaincy Troisi feels he has Socceroos X-factor Science and Technology More Science and Technology » 13,000-year-old skeleton sheds light on Native American ancestry One of the oldest genetically intact skeletons yet found is helping scientists understand the western hemisphere's earliest humans. More » Clean energy bodies criticise 'depressing' budget cuts Scientists say budget cuts will be crippling Seaweed extracts used to help reproduce human bone, repair tissue 'Star Wars' robotic arm for amputees approved for sale Environment More Environment » Plant death is latest threat facing Macquarie Island By Fiona Breen Scientists are in a race against time to solve the mystery surrounding the dieback of a plant which grows in high-altitude areas of Macquarie Island. 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