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NewsMail Morning Edition Tue 15 Oct, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Man seen 'carrying child' on night Madeleine McCann disappeared By Europe correspondent Barbara Miller, wires British police say two witnesses at a Portuguese resort claim to have seen a man carrying a blonde child in pyjamas on the night toddler Madeleine McCann disappeared. Yesterday, police released two e-fit images of the man (pictured) who was sighted around the time the three-year-old British girl went missing from her family's holiday apartment in the resort town of Praia de Luz in May 2007. Two members of an Irish family say they saw the man carrying a young child, who was possibly wearing pyjamas. They say he was heading in the direction of the beach and the child did not appear to be distressed. More » Labor MPs slam return to factional 'cabals', after missing out on frontbench Fears Qld Government's new casino licences will 'rip families apart' Obama and Congress to hold talks to avert debt default Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest set to make single largest donation by Australian Socceroos captain Lucas Neill will not resign, questions desire of young players to play for country More Analysis » Labor reforms must take aim at union influence The basic objective for reform for both sides of politics should be to have a parliamentary party that is representative of the broader public. The Coalition largely achieved that years ago, but Labor still flounders with the concept. Labor's basic problem is that their MPs are appointed by the unions, and the unions now only represent 13 per cent of the private sector workforce. Until Labor grapples with that issue, the new method for the election of the leader, even though a bit better now, will only ever be a second best method. More » Clive Palmer's party of wildcards How would colonial leaders view expenses scandal? Albo, Shorten and the Democracy Baby Who are the real winners of the ALP reforms? Girt by sea: Australia's Navy and national identity Curiosity vs celebrity: why do some reject fame? It's not the coach, it's the culture Labor's experiment in democracy doesn't end here Australia must walk the walk on nuclear weapons Just In More Just In » Defiant Neill questions desire of younger players Socceroos captain Lucas Neill says the biggest problem facing Australian football is young players' lack of passion. More » Prize for good governance in Africa awarded to no-one HIV-positive man sentenced over teen sex Man seen 'carrying child' on night Madeleine McCann disappeared Fears Qld's new casino licences will 'rip families' apart Syrian gunmen free four Red Cross workers Obama and Congress to hold talks to avert debt default Man tries to access Buckingham Palace armed with knife Sydney businessman accused of ripping off foreign students Italy mounts refugee operation as latest boat lands World More World » Prize for good governance in Africa awarded to no-one The Mo Ibrahim prize for good governance in Africa has been awarded to no-one for a fourth year, in a worrying assessment of the continent's leadership. More » Man seen 'carrying child' on night Madeleine McCann disappeared Syrian gunmen free four Red Cross workers Obama and Congress to hold talks to avert debt default Man tries to access Buckingham Palace armed with knife Italy mounts refugee operation as latest boat lands Business More Business » Home loan demand drops, first home buyers exit market By Justine Parker Official figures reveal demand for new home loans by owner-occupiers has fallen for the first time this year, and first home buyers have deserted the market. More » Financial chiefs warn of 'dangerous moment' as US debt deadline looms Federal Government urged to open up gas reserves Stocks defy positive leads as US debt impasse weighs China calls for 'de-Americanised' world economy Spike in food prices lifts inflation in China Politics More Politics » Labor MPs slam return to factional 'cabals', after missing out on frontbench Several Labor MPs overlooked for senior positions have lashed out at the factional process to elect the party's frontbench. New Labor leader Bill Shorten has returned the power to elect a frontbench to the party room. On Monday, the Caucus met to elect former health minister Tanya Plibersek as deputy leader and nominate their colleagues for the frontbench. There are six new faces in the Shadow Ministry, but former ministers Jacinta Collins, Kate Lundy and Warren Snowden have all been dumped. There have been claims from the left-wingers that they were punished for voting against Anthony Albanese in the leadership ballot. Mr Snowdon and former Speaker Anna Burke have publicly complained about missing out and slammed the factional election process. More » New firearms offences planned in SA crackdown Tanya Plibersek elected as Shorten's deputy Anwar Ibrahim to visit Adelaide ideas festival Plibersek and Bowen tipped for roles on Shorten's frontbench Sport More Sport » Defiant Neill questions desire of younger players Socceroos captain Lucas Neill says the biggest problem facing Australian football is young players' lack of passion. More » Slater knocked out in Portugal Socceroos face possible friendly against England Year out of the game boosts Sheens' World Cup plans Stable foreman calls steward story a 'concoction' Wallabies without Lealiifano for All Blacks Test Science and Technology More Science and Technology » German wallaby makes first public appearance Keepers at Berlin Zoo are hopping for joy over the first public appearance of their German-born wallaby. More » Earth-like planet detected in space graveyard Toilet breaks a factor in 3,000km solar car challenge Lonely planet without a star spotted outside solar system US shutdown hits Australian Antarctic research Environment More Environment » Interactive: Explore the World Solar Challenge-winning car Use our interactive to find out more about the car which won this year's World Solar Challenge More » Toilet breaks a factor in 3,000km solar car challenge Record temperatures could hit as early as 2020 Russia says narcotics found on Greenpeace ship Six Fukushima workers doused with radioactive water About this email 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. 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