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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 09 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live blog: Budget 2012 reaction Current blog host: Matthew Liddy Follow our live blog for reaction to last night's federal budget as it unfolds throughout the day. More » Support builds for school bonus scheme The drug lords behind Mexico's deadly turf war Teen girl stabbed in school assault $200m settlement reached in Centro class action Rinehart trust dispute takes further twist Independents push for debate on Thomson Spy 'infiltrated underwear bomb plot cell' Afghan boy injured during special forces firefight Orange painting squeezes record $86.9m More Analysis » Missed opportunities in Swan's "battlers' budget" This federal budget delivers some good programs to support vulnerable households, but on balance it is too harsh in the name of achieving surplus. The wellbeing of people should come before a bottom line. While this budget delivers some truly excellent assistance for vulnerable families, it is only in small steps. More » Small business ignored for too long A doozy of a budget The Treasurer's nip and tuck budget Surplus comes at the expense of the world's poorest Swan: a Labor budget to its bootstraps Budget 2012: have your say The media beats the budget drum Swan's big taxing, big spending budget Hey presto! A horror budget without the pain Just In More Just In » Support builds for school bonus scheme The Government is confident its "Schoolkids Bonus" will pass the Lower House, despite the Coalition indicating it will oppose the legislation. More » Bus catches fire after running over mattress Rinehart trust dispute takes further twist Senator Sherry brings forward retirement Probe finds Fox Glacier crash deaths preventable Man jailed for frenzied stabbing of estranged wife Classes to grow under NSW school reform: union Extortion charges dropped against Hells Angels $200m settlement reached in Centro class action Rangers capture second of three big rogue crocs World More World » The drug lords behind Mexico's deadly turf war By Monique Ross How much do you know about the feared drug cartels at the centre of a turf war that has claimed 50,000 lives in Mexico? More » Spy 'infiltrated underwear bomb plot cell' Former Ukraine PM ends hunger strike Greek leftists vow to reject bailout terms Putin, Medvedev seal Kremlin-PM job swap Afghan boy injured during special forces firefight Business More Business » Businesses sidelined in family-friendly budget By Justine Parker Wayne Swan has put key business reforms on the backburner, abandoning the Government's planned company tax cut to fund measures to support families and small business. More » Live blog: Budget 2012 reaction Leading economists analyse federal budget Rinehart trust dispute takes further twist $200m settlement reached in Centro class action Politics More Politics » Support builds for school bonus scheme The Government is confident its "Schoolkids Bonus" will pass the Lower House, despite the Coalition indicating it will oppose the legislation. More » Senator Sherry brings forward retirement WA takes 'a billion dollar hit' from the budget In their words: Budget reaction Live blog: Budget 2012 reaction Sport More Sport » Gallen to front judiciary Cronulla captain Paul Gallen will contest his kneeing charge at the judiciary this evening. More » Roos take umpiring concerns to AFL Elsom to start against Bulls Sky Blues after Aussie coach Djokovic leads outrage at Madrid's blue clay Starc deported ahead of county debut 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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