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Jobs the focus of tonight's 'tough' budget The federal budget to be announced tonight will focus on jobs and productivity as the Government looks to use Australia's booming economy to help move back to the black in two years. Cyclist dies in horrific Giro crash Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt has died following a horrific crash on the third stage of the Giro d'Italia, his Leopard-Trek team confirmed on Monday (local time). Alleged Libyan rape victim escapes to Qatar A Libyan woman who accused soldiers loyal to leader Moamar Gaddafi of raping her has managed to escape the country and is now reportedly in Qatar. Bin Laden operation strains US-Pakistan relations The White House has described its relationship with Pakistan as "complicated" after prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani criticised America's decision to go it alone in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Ibrahim link confirmed in second drive-by shooting The Ibrahims' western Sydney family home has been sprayed with bullets in the second drive-by shooting to target the family in 24 hours.
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Budget preview: Swan v elephant Today's budget will pit the Treasurer against an increasingly grumpy elephant in the corner, with growing concerns about cost of living pressures beginning to colour people's broader outlook on politics. Since the Global Financial Crisis, Essential has been picking up a growing determination by people to rein in their spending and increase savings; but at the same time grocery prices, housing prices, fuel prices and the cost of water and power have all been rising. The result has been an almost emotional response for many voters. The Fatah-Hamas agreement is no 'peace pact' The Fatah-Hamas agreement is nothing more than a terror pact against Israel. How can Israel be expected to make peace with an enemy that denies even its very right to exist? Budget must revisit the social contract Is is uncertain what the 'tough' 2011/12 budget will say about the state of Australia's social cohesion. The ties that bind us all Adopting a fortress mentality is like negating humanity. It doesn't stop the desperate and only offers only a solution for the deluded, a short term one at that. Why the obsession with a budget surplus? Budget one-upmanship in Australia has moved beyond the balanced-budget obsession of the 1990s to the new aim of producing an ongoing surplus, the bigger the better, under which it is taken for granted that everyone will be better off. The fact is the idea a big surplus is always preferable has been accepted uncritically for too long.
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Airports call for more Customs staff The Australian Airports Association says Customs staff numbers and resources are not rising in line with increases in passenger numbers. Cycling mourns young rider's death The cycling community is mourning the death of cyclist Shamus Liptrot. Army cleans up Naples ahead of elections The Italian army has been ordered to clear tonnes of uncollected garbage from the rubbish-strewn streets of Naples just one week before local elections in the country's third-largest city.
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Army cleans up Naples ahead of elections The Italian army has been ordered to clear tonnes of uncollected garbage from the rubbish-strewn streets of Naples just one week before local elections in the country's third-largest city. Panic in Greece as debt woes worsen As Greece passes the first anniversary of its acceptance of an international bailout, it looks increasingly likely that more money will be needed to stop the Greek economy's tailspin. Alleged Libyan rape victim escapes to Qatar A Libyan woman who accused soldiers loyal to leader Moamar Gaddafi of raping her has managed to escape the country and is now reportedly in Qatar.
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Airports call for more Customs staff The Australian Airports Association says Customs staff numbers and resources are not rising in line with increases in passenger numbers. Panic in Greece as debt woes worsen As Greece passes the first anniversary of its acceptance of an international bailout, it looks increasingly likely that more money will be needed to stop the Greek economy's tailspin. Market closes flat after early gains The Australian share market has retreated from its early strong gains to close about 0.3 per cent higher.
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Airports call for more Customs staff The Australian Airports Association says Customs staff numbers and resources are not rising in line with increases in passenger numbers. Funds push on for Bruce Hwy inland alternative Outback Queensland mayors say tonight's federal budget should contain funding to develop an alternative inland route to the Bruce Highway. Jobs the focus of tonight's 'tough' budget The federal budget to be announced tonight will focus on jobs and productivity as the Government looks to use Australia's booming economy to help move back to the black in two years.
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Criminal mothers create criminal kids: study A new study has found a mother's criminal history can have a strong influence on whether her children eventually turn to crime. Exhibit aims to uncover next Indiana Jones A museum in Montreal is showcasing the on-screen discoveries of Hollywood's fictional adventurer Indiana Jones in the hope of inspiring a new generation of young archaeologists. Archaeological dig begins at car park site Work on an archaeological dig is starting today at the site of a proposed multi-storey car park in central Bendigo.
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Army cleans up Naples ahead of elections The Italian army has been ordered to clear tonnes of uncollected garbage from the rubbish-strewn streets of Naples just one week before local elections in the country's third-largest city. 'NO' to coal seam gas exploration in the Hastings A group of concerned Camden Haven residents have formed a lobby group, in a bid to stop further expansion of coal seam gas mining in the Hastings region. Ecological community listed as critically endangered Environmental assessments will now be required before any development project on the Barrier Ranges in the Broken Hill Complex Bioregion.
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