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Higher wages for Australian workers
Australian workers will have more money in their pockets, following Treasurer Wayne Swan's third Budget last night.

<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Greece is the word - Time for Govt to act
If the crisis enveloping Greece has taught us anything it is that there is little time to lose in putting our own fiscal house in order.

Teen's parents warn: 'look after your mates'
Charles and Penny Webster, parents of King's College student James Webster, said they wanted people to learn from their son's death.

Alcohol law change would not have helped King's boy - Key
Changing the legal age for purchasing alcohol would not have saved the life of a boy who drank himself to death at the weekend, the PM says.

PM announces $225m funding boost for science
John Key says research, science and technology will get the biggest boost after health and education in next week's Budget.

King's mother's letter to PM
What a doctor and mother of a King's College student wrote to fellow school parent John Key after the death of 16-year-old James Webster.

Youth drinking - a tally of harm
A tally of the harm alcohol causes to young people in New Zealand, as detailed in last month's Law Commission's report.

Gordon Brown announces resignation
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced he will resign as leader of the Labour Party by September at the latest, after his party lost 90 seats in the UK election.