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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 30 Jan, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Coalition asks AFP for protest security probe By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths The Federal Opposition says it is "suspicious of a cover-up" of events leading up to the angry protest on Australia Day and has written to the AFP Commissioner asking for a thorough investigation. Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott had to flee a Canberra restaurant on Thursday after it was surrounded by a crowd of angry demonstrators. Late on Friday Ms Gillard's media adviser, Tony Hodges, resigned after it was revealed he helped tip off the protesters about Mr Abbott's location. More » Top bikie's son dead after double shooting Reports to reveal tears in patchwork economy Warrior Djokovic hails greatest win PNG mutineers surrender weapons Car crash trio saved in cliff rescue Suspect packages found at Canberra embassies Molotov cocktail thrown at police in home siege Qantas plane makes forced landing Man continues dogged search for missing brother More Analysis » Abbott is not the man for the top job The man who would be prime minister, Tony Abbott, demands attention. He single-mindedly pursues the media; he is relentless and irrepressible in projecting a profile. He is in our faces. As such he is worthy of close scrutiny, particularly as mistakes have been made in the past in choosing prime ministers. Abbott is not the man for the job, he is not the man to lead this great country. More » Turning back the boats Western fantasy holidays mask Sri Lankan reality Australian Open Men's Final: Oh what a night Aussie Day 'riot': perspective and balance hard to find The Great Southern Province of China: Part I Unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions Greens' education policies a case of ideology The tale of the redhead and the rug salesman Legal deception Just In More Just In » Defence review recommends push north A review of the deployment of Australia's defence forces has found they need to be more visible in the country's north. More » PNG mutineers surrender weapons Damage bill for Fiji floods passes $17m Reports to reveal tears in patchwork economy Coalition asks AFP for protest security probe Molotov cocktail thrown at police in home siege Accused Sydney shooters face court Suspect packages found at Canberra embassies Flooded highway open, but more rain on NSW horizon Gas leak ship ordered out of Darwin Harbour World More World » Syrian forces fight for control of Damascus suburbs Peter Cave and wires The Syrian army has engaged in deadly fights with rebel forces in the suburbs of the capital Damascus and elsewhere across the country. More » Afghan family jailed over four honour killings Romney surges ahead in latest Florida polls Suu Kyi welcomed on campaign trail Somare supporters 'still have firepower' Business More Business » Reports to reveal tears in patchwork economy By David Taylor With corporate reporting season soon to kick off, analysts are concerned that investors will not like what they hear as the strong dollar weighs on Australia's patchwork economy. More » Superannuation round table reignites debate Hiring set to slump as economic woes bite OneSteel gets $64m federal advance RBS boss to waive million-dollar bonus France to tax financial transactions China vows to break financial 'monopolies' Shares in doldrums as investors eye EU Politics More Politics » Defence review recommends push north A review of the deployment of Australia's defence forces has found they need to be more visible in the country's north. More » PNG mutineers surrender weapons Coalition asks AFP for protest security probe AFP says no probe into Australia Day fracas Windsor welcomes mining committee Sport More Sport » Warrior Djokovic hails greatest win Novak Djokovic savoured the greatest win of his career, despite being left with "outrageous" pain in his record Australian Open final victory. More » Horwill played World Cup with finger injury Nadal 'happy' with Open defeat Wade replaces Haddin in ODI squad Manchester duo aim to bounce back after cup exits Pampling determined to keep US PGA card Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Gingrich promises to shoot for the Moon US presidential contender Newt Gingrich has called for a base on the Moon, as the Republican nomination race prepares for a vote in Florida next week. More » Biggest solar storm since 2005 pummels Earth Ailing Hawking misses another birthday party Hacktivists hit back at FBI, Justice Dept World split on ditching leap seconds Environment More Environment » Australian miner's permit revoked over protests Indonesia has revoked a gold mining exploration permit granted to an Australian miner following a series of violent protests against the project left two dead last month. The decision came after thousands of people demonstrated on Thursday on Sumbawa Island, near the popular tourist destination of Bali. More » Abbott stirs pot with coal seam gas comments Chinese medicine threatens Ningaloo manta rays Beached whales head back to sea 22 stranded whales die on NZ beach About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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