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Music industry delays release of market share data (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The music industry has delayed publishing its global market share figures because of squabbles over the methodology for counting digital sales.

Global airline industry to halve losses but crisis looms: IATA (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The global airline industry is set to almost halve its losses in 2006 but a crisis is brewing over US security measures that could stop thousands of people flying, the industry's top body revealed.

Aviation industry better than forecasted (Sydney Morning Herald) - The global aviation industry will lose less money this year than originally forecast thanks to surging economic growth, a major aviation trade group says. -

Airlines looking a lot less fragile, industry group forecasts (Market Watch) - Airlines looking a lot less fragile, industry group forecasts

Fishing industry denies seal-slaughter role (The Australian) - VICTORIA'S commercial fishing industry today moved to distance itself from the "sickening slaughter" of more than 40 protected fur seals in a Victorian national park.

Trucking industry welcomes driver drug tests (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) says a move by the New South Wales Government to randomly drug test drivers will help weed out drug users in the industry.

Influence of oil industry on legislators questioned (Channel 2 News Anchorage) - The question of oil industry influence has been a political question at the Capitol through the four-month regular session and the two special sessions, as lawmakers wrestled with two of the biggest issues in state history: a major rewrite of the oil production tax and a contract for a natural gas pipeline. Now there's concern that a political issue might have become a potentially criminal one.

Cattle industry prefers 'duffing' to 'rustling' (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - A move is on to halt the Americanisation of English in rural areas. The cattle industry is demanding an end to the use of the American phrase "cattle rustling" when referring to livestock theft, rather than the more Aussie "cattle duffing".

Industry blamed for seal killings (TVNZ) - RSPCA president Hugh Wirth has blamed the fishing industry for the slaughter of more than 40 rare fur seals on an island in a Victorian national park.

Paswan adds 2 more industry representatives to make a 16-member committee for policy review (PharmaBiz) - The Union minister for chemicals and fertilizers Ram Vilas Paswan has added two more industry representatives to the committee to review the new drug policy draft.