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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 13 May, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Budget 'sweeteners' set scene for early election, crossbenchers say By political correspondent Louise Yaxley Treasurer Joe Hockey's bid to turbo charge small business is met with mixed reaction from industry insiders, as Government MPs come out in defence of a budget that some say puts them in good stead for an early election. More » Live: Hockey, Abbott lead budget pitch to 'Tony's tradies' Budget 2015: Winners and losers Foreign aid to Africa cut by 70pc, budget for Indonesia nearly halved Magnitude-7.3 earthquake strikes Nepal, killing at least 66 Scores of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine: report Bureau of Meteorology officially declares a major El Nino; predicts drier, hotter conditions Australians bounced out at Italian Open Burnt-out car discovery may be linked to fatal cyclist hit-and-run Ice use in workforce highest in 'blue-collar jobs', statistics reveal More Analysis » Budget 2015: Hockey delivers a Goldilocks effort It's not too soft, nor too harsh, and much closer to being just right than last year's much-derided edition. Welcome to Joe Hockey's Goldilocks budget. While last year's budget responded to the true state of the nation's books with basically sound, if poorly-planned and delivered policy, it contained nasty surprises that no one expected and made the Abbott Government a sitting duck. This year's effort is far more politically shrewd because the Government has learned from the mistakes of 2014. More » Budget 2015: Are we looking at an election budget? Budget 2015: This looks a lot like Swan-style stimulus Budget 2015: Hockey gets a visit from the Fairness Fairy Budget 2015: less a sequel than a complete reboot Budget 2015: Political green shoots require fertiliser - and never mind the smell An analogue budget meets the digital world Now is the time for Australia to finally stick up for Julian Assange Why negative gearing tax benefit should stay, for now Budget's child care plan doesn't cure all ills Just In More Just In » Tasmanian welfare group hits out at federal budget, small businesses celebrate The Tasmanian Council of Social Services is criticising the federal budget as still too harsh for unemployed people, but the state's small business groups are celebrating announced tax cuts. More » Relative arrested after woman stabbed to death with star picket Five-day humanitarian ceasefire begins in Yemen Mayweather, Pacquiao fight generates record revenue Ruby sells for record price of $30 million Pietersen rails at 'deceitful' England after Strauss snub Queensland a budget loser on key services, State Treasurer says Police investigate Beaconsfield drive-by shooting Federal budget could see NT take responsibility for Indigenous outstations Barcelona in Champions League final despite loss at Bayern World More World » Mayweather, Pacquiao fight generates record revenue The "fight of the century" between boxing greats Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao generates record pay-per-view revenue in the United States of $500 million from 4.4 million buys, cable networks Showtime and HBO say. More » Scores of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine: report US Marine Corps helicopter missing in Nepal quake area No useful data likely from Ebola vaccine trials: WHO Strauss says Pietersen not in England's summer plans, confirms Gillespie a coaching candidate Magnitude-7.3 earthquake strikes Nepal, killing at least 66 Business More Business » Business budget fortunes split between tax cuts and crackdowns By business reporter Michael Janda The federal budget receives a generally warm response from business groups, but smaller firms are the clear winners from $5 billion worth of tax cuts, while the big end of town faces a tax crackdown. More » Budget 2015 gets mixed reviews from economists Government reduces access to tax offset for FIFO miners Money for exporters to capitalise on free trade deals Share market rallies to strongest close in three weeks ahead of federal budget Qantas share price soars as fuel costs fall Investors drive home loans to new record Weakness in Darwin's housing sector Politics More Politics » Farmers welcome budget drought assistance, development in northern Australia By national rural and regional reporter Dominique Schwartz The National Farmers' Federation welcomes the 2015 federal budget for providing tax breaks and drought assistance for farmers, and for showing a commitment to developing Australia's north. More » Budget 'sweeteners' set scene for early election, crossbenchers say Scores of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine: report Christmas Island detention facilities to close; shire president says centre has been 'disaster' Foreign aid to Africa cut by 70pc, budget for Indonesia nearly halved Sport More Sport » Kyrgios, Gajdosova, Tomic fall on bad day for Aussies in Rome Nick Kyrgios, Bernard Tomic and Jarmila Gajdosova have all been bounced out on a bad day for the Australian contingent at the Italian Open in Rome. More » Pink jersey still in Australian hands after Formolo wins Giro stage four Barcelona in Champions League final despite loss at Bayern Pietersen rails at 'deceitful' England after Strauss snub Hird says Essendon shocked by WADA decision to appeal verdict Bulldogs' Hodkinson, Reynolds reunite for New South Wales Origin trial A-League grand final no swansong, says Thompson Winning A-League grand final will not influence my Sydney FC future: Janko Matildas top scorer Gill overlooked for World Cup Brisbane Roar managing director Dobson quits Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Nano memory brings bionic brain one step closer By Jessica Kidd Australian scientists are one step closer to creating a bionic brain after developing a nano memory which is capable of storing information in the same way as the biological counterpart. More » Brad Haddin helps scientists in search for better cricket bat Germany's Daimler unveils world's first self-driving truck SpaceX tests escape feature on Dragon spacecraft Out-of-control space cargo ship to burn up in atmosphere Environment More Environment » Bureau of Meteorology officially declares a major El Nino; predicts drier, hotter conditions By National Environment Reporter Jake Sturmer and Caitlyn Gribbin The Bureau of Meteorology officially declares a major El Nino event, which is likely to lead to prolonged drier, hotter conditions across much of eastern Australia. More » Government outlines travel costs to lobby for Barrier Reef Renewed hopes Natural Sequence Farming methods to continue Government, Opposition reach 'in-principle' RET deal Cabinet agrees to cut Renewable Energy Target to compromise figure About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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