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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 07 Jul, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Asylum seekers handed over to Sri Lankan police By correspondent Stephanie March, staff Forty-one asylum seekers returned to Sri Lanka by Australian authorities are being handed over to criminal investigators in the port city of Galle. Sri Lanka's navy has confirmed it received the asylum seekers from Australia on Sunday morning in a mid-sea transfer in waters south of the island nation. Australian authorities interviewed the asylum seekers briefly at sea to test their asylum claims before handing them back. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison is refusing to discuss the whereabouts of another 153 asylum seekers believed to be facing the same fate. More » Government suffers first loss in new Senate Man killed in stabbing at Westfield shopping centre Baden-Clay immoral but no murderer: defence Horse-drawn stagecoach crashes in Longreach Government 'fighting the future' on renewable energy investment Presenter claims Rolf Harris groped her on live TV Royal commission hears Volkers abuse allegations Greste family welcomes Egypt's president's comments Pistorius's lawyers condemn Channel Seven over video More Analysis » Few positives to be found in negative gearing Negative gearing and our pro-debt tax system may help the banks, real estate agents and the wealthier few in the short term, but in the long run it could come back to bite us all. The big problem with this tax system is that it encourages excessive household borrowing, subsidised by the public purse, and going into an asset class that does nothing to add to the country's productivity or economic outlook. What's worse, the Reserve Bank of Australia is handicapped when it comes to guarding against this. More » Reconciliation means recognising the Frontier Wars How far will Abbott bend to salvage the budget? Bad timing asking for FoFA wind back Blogged down in polarities The sickening fall from Rolf to just 'Harris' The family ties behind Western jihadist recruits Money and fame allow creepy men to flourish The inventive language of bogandom Australian jihadists travel a well-worn path Just In More Just In » CFMEU accuses royal commission of leaking evidence Lawyers for the construction union, the CFMEU, have accused someone within the royal commission into unions of leaking information about this week's hearing. More » Royal commission hears Volkers abuse allegations Workers, government win battle with banks over ABC Learning corpse Qld police delaying probe of Taser blinding of Aboriginal woman: lawyer Clavell's ex opts for judge-only hit-run trial Elderly woman faces murder charge from her hospital bed Victorian teen gamers set Mario Kart world record Japan's PM Abe flags intention to resume whaling in Southern Ocean Horse-drawn stagecoach crashes in Longreach US online travel giant Expedia to buy Wotif World More World » Which team does Australia want to win the World Cup? We want to know which of the four semi-finalists you want to see lift the World Cup trophy. More » Looking back: five memorable World Cup semi-finals Calls grow for inquiry into alleged Westminster child abuse Girls 'escape' Boko Haram abductors in Nigeria Greste family welcomes Egypt's president's comments Neymar cried 'I can't feel my legs' after challenge Business More Business » US online travel giant Expedia to buy Wotif By business reporter Michael Janda Wotif's management has agreed to a $703 million takeover bid from US online travel giant Expedia. The US online flight and hotel booking website has been trying to make inroads into the Australian market, but appears to have decided to take a shortcut by buying a major local company. Expedia will pay $3.06 a share cash, plus a special dividend of 24 cents a share which is expected to be fully-franked. More » Pacific Brands boss Pollaers quits over differences with board Workers, government win battle with banks over ABC Learning corpse Bounce in job ads eases labour market concerns Construction records first positive reading this year Bad timing asking for FoFA wind back Politics More Politics » Government suffers first loss in new Senate By political reporter Latika Bourke The Federal Government has suffered its first loss in the new Senate, with upper house MPs voting against moves to bring on the carbon tax repeal debate. More » Greste family welcomes Egypt's president's comments SA stabbing murder prompts coronial call for better domestic violence policing Missing asylum seekers remain on the run MPs urged to avoid megaphone diplomacy in Senate Sport More Sport » Suns seek further opinion on Ablett injury The Gold Coast Suns will seek further specialist opinion to determine the full extent of Gary Ablett's shoulder injury. More » Relieved Djokovic set for more glory but Federer faces tough road ahead Brian Lake referred straight to AFL tribunal Meninga a no-show while ticket sales disappoint Daley Hamilton wins British grand prix, Ricciardo third Which team does Australia want to win the World Cup? Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Oyster farmers stop production after toxin found in shellfish Two oyster growers on Tasmania's east coast have stopped production after the discovery of a shellfish toxin in the area. People have been warned not to eat wild shellfish from the Great Oyster Bay area on the east coast and Norfolk Bay in Tasmania's south. The toxin was also detected at permissible levels at Greater Swanport. Health authorities discovered the potentially fatal toxin during routine testing. More » Gene from extinct human 'fortifies high-altitude Tibetans' Stem cell papers retracted due to critical errors Australian scientists snap 'new mammal species' in PNG Pioneering chemist who invented Kevlar dies age 90 Environment More Environment » Government 'fighting the future' on renewable energy investment By Stephen Long One of the world's most advanced solar power companies has shelved plans to develop electricity plants for the public market in Australia because of the Government's apparent hostility to renewable energy. More » Cancer risk prompts call to test more industrial sites Carcinogen danger forces Adelaide residents to move Threatened Species Commissioner needs more power, groups say MP threatened with legal action over eco-charity claims About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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