Farmers `more likely` to take own lives

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The suicide rate among male Australian farmers is almost 50 per cent higher than the average in rural communities, according to a study calling for better targeted efforts to treat depression.

Economy can avoid negative growth: Henry

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Treasury chief Ken Henry is confident Australia can avoid slipping into recession, a prediction backed by Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner.

Clouds loom over steel industry, warns official

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Hanoi (VNA) - The steel industry needs to prepare itself for a rocky road
ahead as the global economy declines, said Le Duong Quang, Deputy Minister
of Industry and Trade.

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