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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 12 Sep, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Bill Shorten confirms tilt for Labor leadership By political correspondent Simon Cullen Bill Shorten has confirmed his candidacy for the federal Labor leadership, declaring the party can win the next election. He says the party cannot afford to "bide its time" in opposition and allow the incoming Coalition government to "tear down" Labor's accomplishments of the past six years. "I want to lead the rebuilding of our movement and to take the fight up to the Coalition in Australian politics," he told reporters in Melbourne. Mr Shorten, the former education minister, has indicated that if successful, his deputy would be Sydney-based MP Tanya Plibersek. 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More » Man charged over Sydney boarding house stabbing Spring brings heat to Qld, snow to Tasmania Myer chief wants Coalition to rein in penalty rate rises Rinehart loses appeal over iron ore project Abortion fears raised over proposed NSW foetus law Bill Shorten confirms tilt for Labor leadership NT graziers welcome Indonesian cattle station plan Asian market gives vegetable growers a boost Abbott, Obama discuss Syria conflict during phone hook-up World More World » Chinese, French companies ejected from London arms fair Two companies from China and France have been ejected from an international arms fair in London for promoting illegal items. More » Success seen for vaccine tested on HIV-type virus Colorado ousts politicians over gun control law Satellite images suggest N Korea has restarted nuclear reactor Catalan protesters form human chain Putin issues warning to US against military strike on Syria Business More Business » Australia's unemployment rate climbs to 5.8 per cent By business reporter Pat McGrath Australia's unemployment rate has climbed to a post-GFC high of 5.8 per cent, in line with economists' forecasts. More » Myer chief wants Coalition to rein in penalty rate rises NT graziers welcome Indonesian cattle station plan Gina Rinehart loses appeal over Rhodes Ridge iron ore project in the Pilbara Santos targets Territory in hunt for more gas Politics More Politics » Bill Shorten confirms tilt for Labor leadership By political correspondent Simon Cullen Bill Shorten has confirmed his candidacy for the federal Labor leadership, declaring the party can win the next election. He says the party cannot afford to "bide its time" in opposition and allow the incoming Coalition government to "tear down" Labor's accomplishments of the past six years. "I want to lead the rebuilding of our movement and to take the fight up to the Coalition in Australian politics," he told reporters in Melbourne. Mr Shorten, the former education minister, has indicated that if successful, his deputy would be Sydney-based MP Tanya Plibersek. More » NT graziers welcome Indonesian cattle station plan Unregistered midwives to face jail under SA bill Rudd will try for PM again: Emerson Boy, 13, could end up on sex offenders' register Sport More Sport » Stuart quits Eels to link with Raiders Ricky Stuart will be coaching the Raiders for the next three seasons after severing ties with the Eels. More » McKenzie under pressure as Wallabies chase win Swans unlikely to risk Goodes Hawks' AFL rebound unstoppable: Hodge Cavalier Cowboys hail Henry's commitment By the numbers: Storm v Rabbitohs Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Uni student petitions Coalition to scrap NBN plan By national science and technology reporter Jake Sturmer A 20-year-old Queensland university student is hoping to use the power of the internet to change the new Coalition Government's mind about the National Broadband Network. An internet petition calling for the Coalition to scrap its plans to create a fibre-to-the-node network has had more than 110,000 signatures in just five days. Twenty-year-old Liberal-voting student Nick Paine created the online petition in protest at the Liberal party's plans to switch to a $29.5 billion fibre-to-the-node model. He wants the new government to continue rolling out a $44.1 billion fibre-to-the-premises network. 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