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Health ministry cuts proposed as Govt talks up sinking lid
There will be more cuts in the number of public servants, but the Government is not willing to say how many more jobs will be lost.
Rudd and Abbott both struggling with image
Aust PM Kevin Rudd's personal approval is at its lowest level since he became Opposition Leader in December 2006.
Television invasion hoax hits raw nerve
A terrifyingly realistic report on Georgian TV - simulating a massive invasion by Russia - caused widespread panic in the country.
Japanese media express frustration at NZ activist
Japanese media have expressed frustration at a NZ activist's anti-whaling protests, with one top newspaper accusing him of terrorism.
Key: Govt cannot intervene in activist's case
John Key says the Govt can not intervene in Japan's legal processes to help anti-whaling campaigner Peter Bethune.
NZ-Oz merger 'coming, but not yet'
Former Deputy PM and Commonwealth Secretary General Sir Don McKinnon believes union with Australia is probably inevitable, but not for a while.