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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 08 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Slipper stands down as Speaker The Federal Opposition narrowly fails to suspend standing orders in Parliament after Peter Slipper vacates the Speaker's chair. More » Swan talks up 'battlers' budget' TWU claims Fair Work report being misused Can the Government keep its budget surplus pledge? Serial killer questioned over alleged prison rape Bikie's bail revoked over torched paddy wagon Public sector fears budget job cuts Free divers braved shark to recover friend's body US foils upgraded underwear bomb plot Putin returns to Kremlin under protest shadow More Analysis » Time for Swan to break bad By Lewis and Woods Wayne Swan will deliver tonight's budget from intensive care. Labor's vital statistics are waning badly. The prognosis looks terminal. With limited time ahead of him, it's time for Swan to confront this burning question: what would Walter White do? The Treasurer needs to break bad and rewrite the rulebook on managing the economy. More » Punishing single parents to save some money We can't stop climate change - it's time to adapt Budget 2012: a recipe for disaster No réforme, no future Don't underestimate the rhetoric of class warfare The real picture of our farming future Keneally's nihilism and the mother of all backflips Boris's win brings no joy to a PM in deep trouble Labor's abandonment of equity Just In More Just In » Austerity sees Europe go to extremes By Tim Leslie European voters are increasingly turning to radical parties of the left and right in an outright rejection of the eurozone's austerity program. More » A few swings too many land swinger in strife Aquifer storage hopes for Murray water supplies Crook expects Coalition to win the next election Trade deficit blow-out for March Slipper stands down as Speaker Cabinet firms on Wilton for second Sydney airport Public sector fears budget job cuts Foreign correspondent expelled from China Mother shot as son watched 'accidental murder' World More World » Putin returns to Kremlin under protest shadow By Moscow correspondent Norman Hermant, staff Police turned huge areas of central Moscow into no-go areas on Monday in a bid to head off protests as Vladimir Putin was sworn in a for a third term as president. More » Greek conservatives fail to form government US foils upgraded underwear bomb plot Women 'simulated sex act with statue' at Berlusconi party Syria holds election 'bordering on ludicrous' Men plunge to death as skyscraper platform fails Business More Business » Swan talks up 'battlers' budget' Wayne Swan is poised to hand down a "battlers' budget" that he says balances fairness with the need to turn a $37 billion deficit into a $1.5 billion surplus and leave scope for more interest rate cuts. More » Wall Street brushes off European election results CBA cuts fixed rate home loans Suncorp won't offer new policies in flood-prone towns Profits slip, but Holden still in the black Politics More Politics » Aquifer storage hopes for Murray water supplies Water scientists say there is growing interest from industry and governments in proposals for aquifer storages. More » Crook expects Coalition to win the next election Slipper stands down as Speaker Slipper to take Speaker's chair briefly Liberals set to sack chief Senate whip: reports Sport More Sport » Petero calls it a day Record-breaking forward Petero Civoniceva has announced he'll retire from rugby league at the end of the season. More » Gallen cleared of serious injury Heart name Aloisi as new coach Docker Broughton to fight sliding charge Raiders coach fined $10,000 Caviar draws barrier 8 for Goodwood Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Ceratosaur find sheds light on prehistoric period Scientists say the discovery of a new dinosaur species in South Gippsland sheds new light on the prehistoric period. More » Study finds psychopaths have brain abnormalities Dinosaur flatulence may have warmed Earth Supermoon pictures around the world Dead dolphins, pelicans wash ashore in Peru Environment More Environment » Aquifer storage hopes for Murray water supplies Water scientists say there is growing interest from industry and governments in proposals for aquifer storages. More » Desert rain brings boom to Birdsville Dinosaur flatulence may have warmed Earth Ecologist warns of Australian 'extinction crisis' Garbage droppings confirm tiger quoll encounter About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. 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