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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 18 Aug, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Rudd warns of recession due to Coalition budget cuts By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has stepped up his warnings about budget cuts under a Coalition government, saying they will "tear Australia down" and risk throwing the nation into recession. The Opposition has repeatedly denied Labor claims that it will have to cut $70 billion from the budget to fund its policies. On a day when both major parties have targeted the family vote in their policy announcements, Mr Rudd says the Opposition will "cut, cut and cut" to health, education and jobs. 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