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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 30 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Italy's golden age of painting coming to Canberra Penny McLintock Rare works by some of Italy's Renaissance masters, including Raphael and Botticelli, are set to go on show in Canberra this summer.More » Gillard angers unions over inquiry snub Soldier's civilian death charges dropped Gary Ticehurst: 'beautiful man in the sky' ACCC raises questions over Telstra-NBN deal Cage-fighting Ivy bouncer given bail $50k in gold thrown out with the trash Shipment of NZ import apples rejected Inside Tripoli massacre warehouse ABC's Roger Wills to call his last match More Analysis » I'm not protectionist or anything, but... Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott both want to keep the manufacturing industry alive in Australia. But neither of them want to offend the rules of the World Trade Organisation, because that would be protectionism and we have all learned in recent decades that "protectionism" is a bad word. The weird thing is, to all intents and purposes, the two major parties are probably closer together on this issue than they are on much else.More » Why political coverage is broken When people power prevails The truth about Melbourne The RBA and real economics Mining boom politics on the nose Hurricane politics Good news PM, there is still some love in the room In the court of public opinion, Thomson's on his own The High Court and the Nauru precedent Just In More Just In » Australian article leaves Gillard seeing red Jeremy Thompson Friction between the Murdoch press and the Federal Government has escalated in the wake of an incorrect article about Prime Minister Julia Gillard published in yesterday's Australian newspaper.More » Melbourne named world's most liveable city Italy's golden age of painting coming to Canberra Cage-fighting Ivy bouncer given bail Soldier's civilian death charges dropped ACCC raises questions over Telstra-NBN deal Midwife fronts baby deaths inquest ABC's Roger Wills to call his last match Gillard angers unions over inquiry snub Cop shoots at allegedly stolen car World More World » Inside Tripoli massacre warehouse Middle East correspondent Ben Knight reports from Tripoli as more grisly evidence of mass killings by Moamar Gaddafi's troops emerges.More » Gaddafi family flees as rebels close in Scotland doesn't want Lockerbie bomber back UN issues mutant bird flu warning Wall Street rides out Irene's storm Japan gets sixth PM in five years Mumbai awash in monsoon floods 83 died in 1940s US STD study Drug gang members 'confess to casino attack' Business More Business » Gillard angers unions over inquiry snub Jeremy Thompson Prime Minister Julia Gillard has angered industrial unions by rejecting their calls for an inquiry into the manufacturing industry. Union leaders left a meeting with Ms Gillard yesterday believing she was open to a wide-ranging probe. But saying "people can get different impressions from a conversation", Ms Gillard today said she told the meeting that she was not looking at a "free-wheeling, free-ranging inquiry into manufacturing".More » Harvey Norman profits up 9 per cent Wall Street rides out Irene's storm ACCC raises questions over Telstra-NBN deal Business, industry urge workplace law review Shipment of NZ import apples rejected Shoppers buoy US, EU markets Blame game over mill restart Greens echo calls for RBA board shakeup Politics More Politics » Government rejects calls for manufacturing probe Jeremy Thompson and Sabra Lane The Federal Government has rejected calls for an inquiry into the manufacturing sector, a move which will put it at loggerheads with unions concerned about the sector's heavy job losses. After meetings yesterday between the Australian Workers Union, the Australian Manufacturers Workers Union, employer group the Australian Industry Group and the government, unions were confident their calls for an inquiry would be heard.More » Gillard open to manufacturing inquiry: unions Labor MP to retire at next election Rudd last man standing in Labor rout: poll Howard's chief of staff makes Senate push Sport More Sport » Manly, Storm cop brawling fines on the chin Manly and Melbourne have both accepted ,000 fines for Friday night's brawl at Brookvale Oval. More » Thomas to miss Pies' first final Cooper-McCaw rivalry healthy: Deans Tomic marks US Open debut with victory Emerton ready for high expectations Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Asteroid impacts may spread life to other planets ABC Science Online's Stuart Gary New computer simulations indicate microbes inside rocks blasted from Earth could survive long enough to reach other places in the solar system.More » Asteroid skin examined for first time Neanderthal sex 'gave humans immune boost' Astronomers discover planet made of diamond Russia grounds Soyuz rockets after crash Environment More Environment » Shipment of NZ import apples rejected A consignment of imported apples has been rejected by Australian authorities.More » Cuttlefish decline prompts extended protection zone Carcinogens found in coal seam gas project New species found in Lower Lakes Embattled Gunns posts $355m loss About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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