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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 22 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Cheap imports led to BlueScope demise: union Jeremy Thompson The Federal Government denies claims that imported Chinese steel led to the closure of BlueScope Steel's export operations and the loss of 1,000 jobs. BlueScope has confirmed it is ending exports from its Port Kembla steelworks, with the loss of around 800 jobs, while a further 200 jobs will go at the Western Port steel mill at Hastings, east of Melbourne.More » Rebels take Tripoli as Gaddafi heir arrested Shoes are same brand as Morcombe's Murdoch told me to have someone followed: Buttrose Convoy protesters call for election Gaddafi: portrait of a dictator Wood murder conviction appeal begins Unrepentant paedophile given 32 years in jail Youth in the dark about sexting Aussies honoured with bravery awards More Analysis » Goodbye Brother Leader, hullo uncertainty The Libyan people face a new reality today, one denied them for the past 42 years. Many questions flow from the fall of Gaddafi, questions that many powerful, and deeply interested parties will want answered promptly. The biggest question however is simple: what next?More » Ten years after Tampa and nothing has been learned The campaign against the Max Brenner protesters Robert Crumb and the anti child abuse campaigner Unanswered questions on the Convoy of No Confidence The convoy comes to Canberra Breaking the stalemate on refugees and asylum seekers Why can't a woman be more like a man? Hands tied: laws undermining and weakening the judiciary Ian Carroll: a life of carefully creative innovation Just In More Just In » Prized cows shot, tortured and left to die A Goldfields cattle farmer has had five of his prized young heifers shot dead and left with beer stubbies in their mouths and cigarettes in their ears.More » Cheap imports led to BlueScope demise: union O'Connor ban would hurt Wallabies: Moore Unrepentant paedophile given 32 years in jail Youth in the dark about sexting Murdoch told me to have someone followed: Buttrose Catholic priest jailed for child sexual assault James Hardie wins tax case Wood murder conviction appeal begins Female officers told to use their superior skills World More World » Rebels take Tripoli as Gaddafi heir arrested Moamar Gaddafi's capital Tripoli fell to rebel forces this morning as his heir was captured and opposition fighters surged into the symbolic Green Square in the heart of the capital.More » Battle for Tripoli Gaddafi: portrait of a dictator Eyewitness describes battle for Tripoli Gunmen attack Gaddafi son's home on live TV Arab League condemns Israeli strikes Norway remembers massacre victims Fukushima zone likely off-limits for 'decades' Police officer killed in 'grease devil' riot Business More Business » Trying conditions The Federal Government denies claims that imported Chinese steel led to the closure of BlueScope Steel's export operations and the loss of 1,000 jobs.More » ACCC to back Qantas-American Airlines deal Arrow makes takeover bid for Queensland gas producer Australian homes still the biggest: report James Hardie wins tax case Bank switching plan gets industry tick Politics More Politics » Brandis calls for police probe into Thomson Jeremy Thompson Shadow attorney-general George Brandis is writing to New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione to call for a police investigation into Labor backbencher Craig Thomson's use of a union credit card.More » Convoy protesters call for election Sack Thomson from economics committee: Abbott Angry truckies descend on Canberra Israel 'regrets' Egyptian police deaths Sport More Sport » Tigers confident of staying on course Wests Tigers say their winning streak will not be derailed by star playmaker Benji Marshall's court appearance on Tuesday. More » Walshy's Wrap: Round 22 O'Connor ban would hurt Wallabies: Moore Ailing Djokovic not in US Open doubt Saints insist Riewoldt isn't injured Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Most Australians duped by science fiction Darren Osborne for Science Online More than three-quarters of Australians believe microscopic life has been found on other planets and almost half believe humans can be frozen and thawed back to life, despite neither being true.More » Bird bones could be one million years old US loses prototype hypersonic bomber Pre-historic eagle and wallaby discovered NSW opens way for R18+ games Environment More Environment » Fukushima zone likely off-limits for 'decades' North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy, staff The Japanese government says highly radioactive areas around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will remain no-go zones for decades after the damaged complex is stabilised.More » Convoy protesters call for election Coral Sea a hotspot for marine life Government pushes ahead with power station cuts Spring heralds return of mouse plague About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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