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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 04 Sep, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Rudd seizes on GDP figures, warns of recession under Abbott By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has seized on the latest GDP growth figures as proof of his economic credentials, while ramping up his attack on Tony Abbott, warning the Coalition's "massive cuts" will send Australia into recession. Today's national accounts show gross domestic product grew by 0.6 per cent in the March quarter, slightly higher than the 0.5 per cent most economists had predicted. 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