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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Mon 02 Apr, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Jimmy Little dies aged 75 Jimmy Little, the first Indigenous performer to top Australia's pop music charts, has died at the age of 75. More » Driver mistakenly declared dead Suu Kyi hails 'victory of the people' The terrorist Australia doesn't want Flights resume to flood-ravaged Fiji Lower inflation leaves room for rates move Remote Indigenous schools secure $583m Cousins released on bail after court appearance Dozens killed in Siberia plane crash Government to outlaw forced marriages More Analysis » Budget surplus: economic or political imperative? The Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has claimed that returning the budget to surplus is not a political imperative but an economic one. The Treasurer can claim this till he's blue in the face, but it doesn't change the fact that the need for a surplus in the present circumstances, most especially one as modest as that being forecast, is not a correct deduction from any serious body of economic reasoning, either orthodox or non-orthodox. More » Budget public honesty: the ideal, not the reality Missed opportunities in Australian politics Our aim is to please Australia and the world: our very foreign policy Building social cities: the value of the human connection The crisis of the NHS Whose revolution is this, anyway? Labor's seven deadly sins The Hill is alive with the sound of nanny wars Just In More Just In » Dumped minister questions disaster spending A month after the Prime Minister dumped him from the ministry, Robert McClelland is questioning the effectiveness of the Federal Government's spending on natural disasters. More » Benefit gig draws unlikely crowd Weatherill says review rejects Murray water plan Australia to fast-track visas for US tradies Accused rapist nabbed in Adelaide customs alert Jimmy Little dies aged 75 Suu Kyi hails 'victory of the people' Dozens killed in Siberia plane crash Police taser Alice Springs spear-thrower Flights resume to flood-ravaged Fiji World More World » Suu Kyi hails 'victory of the people' Burma pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has hailed her successful bid for a seat in parliament as a "victory of the people". More » Flights resume to flood-ravaged Fiji Willie Brigitte arrested in French terror crackdown Britain, Argentina to mark 30th Falklands anniversary Friends of Syria tighten screws on Damascus Business More Business » Inflation slip leaves RBA room to move The annual rate of inflation has reached a two-year low, private sector figures show, suggesting conditions are favourable for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates. More » High dollar sees manufacturing hit reverse Figures paint mixed picture of Chinese economy Palmer casino fears aired Shares rally on China manufacturing hopes Minister rules out Gunns funding Huawei chief eyes other NBN contracts BHP Bowen Basin strike continues Politics More Politics » Dumped minister questions disaster spending A month after the Prime Minister dumped him from the ministry, Robert McClelland is questioning the effectiveness of the Federal Government's spending on natural disasters. More » Gillard tight-lipped on Medicare budget talk Lionel Bowen: the model deputy Former deputy PM Bowen dies Detention time limits won't work: Morrison Sport More Sport » Wade set for Test debut Matthew Wade will make his Test debut against West Indies in Barbados this weekend despite being rested for a three-day tour match starting late tonight. More » Lowe backs Burgess to come back stronger Demetriou happy with video review Australia can eclipse England in Caribbean NRL, buyers give hope to Titans Roar's Postecoglou in Victory's sights Hooper eyeing off London gold Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Australian honoured for epilepsy research By Kylie Simmonds Australian scientist Ingrid Scheffer has been recognised for her research on epilepsy with a UNESCO Laureate for Women in Science. More » Scientists identify gene mutation in breast cancer Fossil find reveals steps back in time NBN rollout plan covering up delays: Turnbull Hope remains for Australia's telescope bid Environment More Environment » Weatherill says review rejects Murray water plan The SA Government says a review done by the Goyder Institute rejects the current Murray-Darling plan. 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