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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 03 May, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Tony Abbott cancels Indonesia meeting over 'on-water operation' Prime Minister Tony Abbott has abandoned a planned trip to Indonesia due to an "on-water operation" which Australian Government sources believe has the potential to cause "embarrassment" to president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Mr Yudhoyono had invited Mr Abbott to attend the Open Government Partnership Conference in Bali next week and plans were in place to make it happen. But the trip has been cancelled because of a current asylum seeker operation. More » Building fire kills 38 in Ukraine's east, street battles continue NSW Police Minister resigns over ICAC probe Excessive coaching doesn't improve results: NAPLAN boss One Hyde Park in London sets record with $255 million apartment sale Australia beats New Zealand 30-18 in trans-Tasman rugby league Test Hockey issues 'call to arms' over debt tax Hundreds dead, 2,000 missing in Afghan landslide Sri Lankan navy arrests 54 asylum seekers bound for Australia UK publicist Max Clifford jailed for 8 years for sex assaults More Analysis » Will party donations be banned in NSW? ICAC has claimed yet another victim, with NSW Police Minister Mike Gallacher to step aside after being named in the latest inquiry. The development comes as Premier Mike Baird tries to get on the front foot against corruption. There is now the real prospect that NSW could become the first jurisdiction in Australia to prohibit or at least apply an enforceable constraint on party political donations. More » The Audit proposals that won't help the budget We're a nation, not a balance sheet Learn from history and heed audit's warning Scrap Abbott's unfair parental leave scheme Don't call Beyonce's sexual empowerment feminism Audit declares war on young Aussies We need to talk about cybersecurity Invest in child care to reap PPL benefits Russia's 'Holy Soviet empire' in eastern Ukraine Just In More Just In » Jason Day withdraws from Players with thumb injury Australian golfer Jason Day is out of next week's Players Championship with an ongoing thumb injury. More » UK publicist Max Clifford jailed for 8 years for sex assaults Excessive coaching doesn't improve results: NAPLAN boss US sprinter Tyson Gay banned one year for doping Hundreds dead, 2,000 missing in Afghan landslide Sri Lankan navy arrests 54 asylum seekers bound for Australia One Hyde Park in London sets record with $255 million apartment sale Elderly Australian accused of sex abuse dies in Thailand prison CSIRO needs $175m to upgrade ageing buildings: Audit Nervous breakdown prompts Qld MP David Gibson to quit politics World More World » UK publicist Max Clifford jailed for 8 years for sex assaults Britain's best-known celebrity publicist, Max Clifford, is jailed for eight years for indecently assaulting teenage girls in the 1970s and 1980s. More » US sprinter Tyson Gay banned one year for doping Hundreds dead, 2,000 missing in Afghan landslide One Hyde Park in London sets record with $255 million apartment sale Subway trains collide in Seoul, 200 people injured Two killed as military helicopter 'shot down' in Ukraine Business More Business » Peak steel could leave Australian iron ore miners in the lurch By Stephen Letts There's a disturbing new phrase being uttered by bears in the resources game - "peak steel". Peak steel is all about too much supply, not enough demand and tumbling prices. While not conclusive proof, the recent fall in iron ore prices is showing there is a significant rebalancing of supply and demand going on. More » Health Care founder leaves billions to charity in will Moderate gains for share market as investors await US employment data Padbury stocks plunge after failed financing deal Macquarie back to billion-dollar profits Hockey issues 'call to arms' over debt tax Politics More Politics » Sri Lankan navy arrests 54 asylum seekers bound for Australia By South Asia correspondent Michael Edwards, wires Sri Lanka's navy on Friday arrested 54 asylum seekers heading by boat to Australia. A navy spokesman says a fishing trawler was detected with the passengers - including 11 women and 13 children - off the island's north-eastern coast. More » CSIRO needs $175m to upgrade ageing buildings: Audit Tony Abbott cancels Indonesia meeting over 'on-water operation' Proposed budget cuts would 'devastate' screen industry Students concerned about proposed changes to unemployment benefit Sport More Sport » Australia given scare before rolling Kiwis Australia was given a fright by an under-manned New Zealand before fighting back for a 30-18 trans-Tasman Test win. More » US sprinter Tyson Gay banned one year for doping Blues go down to relentless Magpies Reds' losing run continues after defeat to Blues Jason Day withdraws from Players with thumb injury Sharks put bite into Rebels Science and Technology More Science and Technology » CSIRO needs $175m to upgrade ageing buildings: Audit By environment and science reporter Jake Sturmer The Commission of Audit has found Australia's national science organisation needs another $175 million to make sure its buildings are up to scratch. More » Scientists look to past to beat antibiotic resistance Chemo researchers 'discover immune cells on/off switch' Gene test could boost breast cancer survival rate US scientists discover 'Earth-like' planet Kepler-186f Environment More Environment » Nyrstar smelter transformation getting SA Government guarantee An agreement on a $385 million transformation of the Port Pirie lead smelter looks to be almost finalised, with operator Nyrstar confirming the South Australian Government will underwrite the project. The current smelter is to be turned into a multi-metal recycling facility and a big environment improvement is expected for the regional city. Belgian owner Nyrstar now has confirmed the redevelopment will go ahead once the funding package with Premier Jay Weatherill is finalised. 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