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  1. Labour is now plotting Budget raid on family businesses... after the farm tax fiasco

    Chancellor John Healey could try to raise cash by targeting rules which are often used to pass businesses down to the next generation, according to reports.

  2. This is where your taxes go: Fury erupts over the number of workers it takes to clean tram line in Australia

    Aussies questioned the number of workers seen carrying out maintenance work on a busy Queensland highway.

  3. A real-life Babe! Meet Tom - the Piglet who was saved after falling off a lorry on his way to the slaughterhouse

    The six-month-old pig owns cuddly toys, hangs out with chickens and cats and even rolls over for belly rubs. But his life wasn't always one of comfort and companionship.

  4. Disgusting, dark times: Reece on political attacks

    Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece says he worries about the rising temperature in political discourse after the attack on Indi MP Helen Haines.

  5. Say cheese! Hilarious photos show pelicans playing with a ball

    Pictures of the birds show them jovially playing together at a beach on Safety Bay in Western Australia, with one scooping up an abandoned dog ball from the sands.

  6. Woman filmed carrying monster carp through Sydney's Centennial Park sparks debate over fishing ban

    The clip, filmed at Centennial Park near Moore Park in the city's east, showed the woman carrying the torso-length fish over her shoulder near one of the park's ponds.

  7. Cyclist, 40, dies in suspected hit-and-run in Perth as police search for vehicle and driver involved

    The collision occurred on North Lake Road at Bibra Lake at about 5.20am.

  8. 'Things have dramatically changed': How rising political discord is making MPs' jobs dangerous

    MPs are awaiting an updated security briefing after the attack on Helen Haines.

  9. The embarrassment of Melbourne and Sydney: Bracks

    Former Victorian premier Steve Bracks says it's embarrassing we don't have fast rail between our two major cities.

  10. Helen Haines' accused attacker identified as Brendan Nugent

    The man accused of mowing down federal Independent MP Helen Haines with a car has been identified as Brendan Nugent.