Bowen says revised budget strikes balance

TREASURER Chris Bowen says the government has struck the right balance between savings and spending in the budget but admits finding savings is getting more difficult. "A lot of the low-hanging fruit is gone," Mr Bowen said in releasing Labor's...

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Rudd says LNP wrong to cut clinic services

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd says the Queensland government is making a grave mistake by axing staff at a Brisbane sexual health clinic. Biala, a sexual health and human immunodeficiency virus service, has about 12,000 patient visits a year and...

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Critics slam sale of NSW power plants

Critics have slammed the NSW government's decision to sell off two state-owned power plants. Source: AAP THE sale of NSW's largest state-owned electricity generator is bad for the economy, bad for the environment and bad for the hip pockets...

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Night owls linked to anti-social behaviour

STUDENTS who stay up late at night are more likely to display anti-social personality traits, according to new research. The University of Western Sydney study shows students who stay awake into the early hours of the morning display greater...

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Man injured by polar bear in Canada

A man camping in Canada is in critical condition in hospital after being mauled by a polar bear. Source: AAP AN American lawyer camping in Canada has been seriously injured after being gored by a polar bear, hospital authorities say. ...

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Tsvangirai urges fair Zimbabwe election

Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai warns President Robert Mugabe(pic) to not 'steal' upcoming election. Source: AAP ZIMBABWEAN Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has warned President Robert Mugabe not to "steal" a crunch vote next week, so that...

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