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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 31 Aug, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » High Court scuttles Malaysia swap deal The High Court has ruled against the Federal Government's refugee swap deal with Malaysia, throwing into doubt the future of the scheme.More » Abbott backs Howard on IR laws rollback House prices continue downward trend Vast tracts of West Kimberley heritage listed Assange fires back in terror list row Gillard decries Americanisation of political debate ABC chief denies move away from arts Sydney bikie associate critical after stabbing Angry asylum seekers set fire to centre Mem Fox's husband avoids jail time More Analysis » Pantomime of the oppressed, starring Andrew Bolt On Monday, News Limited retracted an article about Julia Gillard and removed related comments from Andrew Bolt's blog. Bolt apparently spat the dummy and went on strike for a day. After claiming News Limited's own, apparently unprompted, removal of his own blog posts as evidence of the Prime Minister's desire to "shutdown debate" he put pen to paper again to write up his version of his brave and troubled struggle for our freedom. Pantomime. Pure pantomime.More » Anxious Irene and America's frenzied media storm Debating Australia's strategic future Trust and relevance: defining the Modern ABC As Gaddafi falls, the bells toll for Assad The future of local manufacturing... who cares? Our media! They couldn't report a PBO in a brothel Drug reform in jail: the pointy end of policymaking All they are saying is give war a chance Australia cannot sit on the Palestine wall Just In More Just In » ABC chief denies move away from arts The head of the ABC has denied the national broadcaster is moving away from its commitment to the arts. More » Australia bats first after rain delay High Court scuttles Malaysia swap deal Sydney bikie associate critical after stabbing House prices continue downward trend Orica given mercury clean-up extension Vast tracts of West Kimberley heritage listed Woman arrested trying to reclaim lost dope Search resumes for Morcombe remains Police cleared over fatal shooting World More World » Libyan rebels in ultimatum to Gaddafi loyalists Middle East correspondent Ben Knight, wires Libya's rebel leader says towns still loyal to Moamar Gaddafi have until Saturday to surrender or face a full military assault. More » China jails monks over burning suicide Photographer captures carnival stabbing Libya families look to the future Powell, Cheney clash over Iraq war record British minister accidentally reveals Afghan memo Eight killed in Chechnya suicide attack: report Gladiator school ruins found near Vienna Newborn death rates dropping worldwide Business More Business » Australia urged to plan for end of mining boom Economic research and forecasting group BIS Shrapnel says Australia needs to start preparing for the end of the resources boom.More » House prices continue downward trend Abbott backs Howard on IR laws rollback Optus backs Telstra NBN plan rejection BlueScope workers steeled for jobs showdown US stocks run out of steam Miners to strike over stalled enterprise talks Coal project's future still undecided Politics More Politics » High Court scuttles Malaysia swap deal The High Court has ruled against the Federal Government's refugee swap deal with Malaysia, throwing into doubt the future of the scheme.More » Alternative treatments flouting medicine laws Decision today on Kimberley heritage listing Wrongly-accused man to sue Queensland Government Ruling imminent on Malaysia refugee deal Sport More Sport » Australia bats first after rain delay Australia has won the toss and chosen to bat first in the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. More » Li 'loses confidence' in Open upset Scott unconcerned by Cats' form Surprise star James out to rewrite history Dokic, Groth move into second round 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 » Daryl Hannah arrested in White House protest Actress Daryl Hannah has been arrested outside the White House as part of a protest against a proposed oil pipeline.More » Up to 180 turbines for SA wind farm Shipment of NZ import apples rejected Cuttlefish decline prompts extended protection zone Carcinogens found in coal seam gas project About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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