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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 14 Jul, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » 'One' year on, Neptune still a mystery Stuart Gary Neptune has just completed its first full orbit since its discovery 165 years ago.More » Brown pushes for media inquiry Greenpeace destroys GM wheat Extreme perfectionism toying with minds Police probe cherry picker electrocution World leaders condemn Mumbai attack 'Shredder' blamed for mass lungfish kill Retail shares slump on DJs downgrade Falconio murder anniversary stirs memories Gasnier drops retirement bombshell More Analysis » Why economists prefer a market-based response to climate change An informal poll held at the Australian Conference of Economists found that only 11 per cent of attendees supported 'direct action' on climate change, while 80 per cent favoured price-based mechanisms. But why are economists so overwhelming in their support of market-based responses to climate change? Perhaps it's because they understand the nature of the problem.More » Rupert Murdoch and the News International tabloid grotesquerie America's weak-kneed response to Assad's political street theatre Sometimes good men do bad things... to good women $10? Feeling the pain? Carbon class war? You must be joking Too cosy here, too? No regulation please, we're not British Is the carbon tax battle over? Privatising our future Manufacturing opportunity Just In More Just In » Moore quits Bulldogs Bulldogs coach Kevin Moore has quit the club effective immediately.More » Residential property outlook turns negative Brown pushes for media inquiry Police probe cherry picker electrocution World leaders condemn Mumbai attack Pair face court over $44m drug seizure Extreme perfectionism toying with minds Falling land sales point to further building blues Hypo-allergenic formulas no different: study Netball player suspended for 'inappropriate contact' World More World » Whaling commission bans suitcases of cash The International Whaling Commission has approved measures to stop delegates bringing briefcases of cash to meetings.More » World leaders condemn Mumbai attack News Corp withdraws bid for BSkyB Russian boat disaster death toll rises British judges defer Assange decision 700 police sacked as Egypt continues reform Rudd pledges aid for millions of starving Africans US-Syria ties nosedive after embassy attacks Mayhem as rioters target Belfast police Business More Business » Retail shares slump on DJs downgrade Online business reporter Michael Janda David Jones has shocked the share market by slashing its profit forecast, resulting in a 16.6 per cent slump in its share price to $3.26. David Jones was expecting second-half profit after tax to be up 5 per cent on the same period last year, but it is now expecting a decline of 9 to 12 per cent to between $62 and $64 million. The massive downgrade had immediate reverberations on the retail sector in early share market trade.More » News Corp withdraws bid for BSkyB Residential property outlook turns negative Falling land sales point to further building blues 'Global shockwaves' if US defaults debt: Bernanke Moody's flags US ratings downgrade WA company awarded Gorgon contract Hidden finds prompt mineral exploration overhaul Swamped solar scheme shuts Politics More Politics » Brown pushes for media inquiry Shane McLeod and Staff Momentum is growing for a parliamentary inquiry into the Australian media industry in the wake of the News of the World phone hacking scandal.More » Study casts doubt on forest carbon capture plans Carbon tax scammers target pensioner 'Global shockwaves' if US defaults debt: Bernanke Turnbull highlights Abbott's climate change indecision Sport More Sport » Gasnier drops retirement bombshell Dragons star Mark Gasnier announces he will retire at the end of the 2011 NRL season. More » Gasnier drops retirement bombshell Young guns lifting old Dogs Brisbane Bombers ready for take-off Cavendish goes green on stage 11 Webber will re-sign, says Red Bull owner US reaches women's World Cup final Vic Police tweet Celtic 'eviction score' Liverpool agrees fee for Downing Five-star Malinga too hot for Scots Madrid joins race to host 2020 Olympics Riise returns to England with Fulham Science and Technology More Science and Technology » 'One' year on, Neptune still a mystery Stuart Gary Neptune has just completed its first full orbit since its discovery 165 years ago.More » Greenpeace destroys GM wheat Japanese scientists grow first stem cell tooth Palaeontologist makes plea to save dinosaur tracks Researchers make arthritis genetics discovery Environment More Environment » Study casts doubt on forest carbon capture plans Simon Lauder US scientists have found that the more carbon dioxide goes into soil, the more the soil releases other, more potent, greenhouse gases.More » Woman confronts PM over carbon 'lies' Abbott defends backbencher's coal buy ACCC flying squad to combat carbon rorts Japan, Sea Shepherd trade blows at whaling meet About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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