 | | NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 12 Jul, 2014 | Top Stories | | More Top Stories » |   Prime Minister Tony Abbott has acknowledged the past week in the Senate has been a difficult one, but is putting the blame on Labor, not the Palmer United Party (PUP). The Government is hoping to re-introduce its carbon repeal legislation in the Lower House next week after the PUP voted with Labor and the Greens in the Senate to block it. "When you look at things in the Senate, sure, [Clive] Palmer has three senators, but [Bill] Shorten has 25 and we know that Mr Palmer will change his mind come Monday but Bill Shorten will still be there supporting putting your power prices up," Mr Abbott said. More » | | | 
| | More Analysis » |  The bold facts about inequality, as made abundantly clear by the rock stars of economics, just haven't moved enough people on the Right to encourage politicians to take notice. That's because the real disagreement isn't over facts at all, but rather worldviews: put simply, is the world meritocratic or not? When we debate policy we often take our worldview for granted, and forget that our political opponents see the world in a fundamentally different way. More » | | | Just In | | More Just In » |  A Melbourne couple's stolen car has been found - but the gifts for their premature baby are missing. More » | | | World | | More World » |  Syrian rescue workers have captured the moment a two-month-old baby girl was pulled from rubble in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo. More » | | | Business | | More Business » | | By political reporter Simon Cullen and business reporter Neal Woolrich  Confusion around the Palmer United Party's carbon tax repeal amendment is causing concern for businesses. The amendment is designed to ensure consumers get the full benefit when the carbon tax is scrapped. However, the party's parliamentarians have given conflicting opinions on which industries it will apply to. Meanwhile, the renewable energy sector continues to be stalled by uncertainty over what will ultimately happen to the renewable energy target. More » | | | Politics | | More Politics » | | By Jason Om  The United Nations and a Senate inquiry have both failed to cast any light on the fate of 153 asylum seekers detained at sea by Australian authorities. As a High Court challenge continues, take a look at what we know about the detained asylum seekers. More » | | | Science and Technology | | More Science and Technology » |  A leading Melbourne astronomer says an object that lit up eastern Australian skies last night was not a meteor but instead a piece of space junk. More » | | | Environment | | More Environment » | | Prime Minister Tony Abbott has acknowledged the past week in the Senate has been a difficult one, but is putting the blame on Labor, not the Palmer United Party (PUP). The Government is hoping to re-introduce its carbon repeal legislation in the Lower House next week after the PUP voted with Labor and the Greens in the Senate to block it. "When you look at things in the Senate, sure, [Clive] Palmer has three senators, but [Bill] Shorten has 25 and we know that Mr Palmer will change his mind come Monday but Bill Shorten will still be there supporting putting your power prices up," Mr Abbott said. More » | | | | You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us | | This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. | |
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