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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 09 May, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live blog: Budget 2012 reaction by Ben Atherton and Katie Franklin Follow our live blog for reaction to last night's federal budget as it unfolds throughout the morning. More » In their words: Budget reaction Interactive: Budget 2012, how it's spent Wild Things author Maurice Sendak dead at 83 Back to black as Swan budgets for the boom Victoria Police call for inquest into witness murders Swimmer's body found on Sunshine Coast beach Greek leftists vow to reject bailout terms Former Ukraine PM ends hunger strike Woman makes marathon history in bionic suit More Analysis » The Treasurer's nip and tuck budget This is a budget in which the search for savings, no matter how small, has left no sofa cushion unpummelled. The big-ticket items are there for all to see, like the magical conversion of $3.6 billion from the Government's frustrated company tax cut into a generalised handout to low-income families. But it's the small stuff - the nips here, the tucks there - that give this budget its intriguing life. More » Swan: a Labor budget to its bootstraps Swan's big taxing, big spending budget Drum wrap: experts analyse the budget Budget 2012: have your say Hey presto! A horror budget without the pain A classic Labor budget National security sacrificed for Swan's surplus obsession Time for Swan to break bad Punishing single parents to save some money Just In More Just In » Student charged over gun taken to school A teenage boy and his father have been charged after the boy allegedly took a loaded gun to school. More » Greek leftists vow to reject bailout terms Rangers rethink menu to capture croc Bag snatch victim bites off attacker's finger UN nuclear inspector killed in crash in Iran Victoria Police call for inquest into witness murders Swimmer's body found on Sunshine Coast beach Woman makes marathon history in bionic suit In their words: Budget reaction Former Ukraine PM ends hunger strike World More World » Former Ukraine PM ends hunger strike By Moscow correspondent Norman Hermant, wires Jailed former Ukraine prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko says she is ending her hunger strike, after Kiev announced it had delayed a major summit which faced a boycott by several European leaders. More » Greek leftists vow to reject bailout terms Woman makes marathon history in bionic suit Putin returns to Kremlin under protest shadow Speculation Obama will endorse same-sex marriage 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 » Hey presto! A horror budget without the pain Investors cautious ahead of budget CBA cuts fixed rate home loans Politics More Politics » In their words: Budget reaction By James Maasdorp Who said what about the budget last night? Read all the key reactions to Wayne Swan's back-in-the-black spending plan. More » Live blog: Budget 2012 reaction Weather bureau to trial online advertising $3.5b offered for Pacific Highway upgrade Foreign aid delay to save $2.9b Sport More Sport » Under-fire Eels face wrath of members Captain Nathan Hindmarsh offered no excuses after facing the wrath of the Eels members at the club's AGM. More » Docker Broughton escapes sliding ban Djokovic leads outrage at Madrid's blue clay Liverpool hits back hard against Chelsea Sharks weigh up Gallen kneeing charge AOC says D'Arcy made the grade 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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