Labor to go to election in the red – The Fin; China firm quits on iron ore project – The Aus; BHP pulls pin on NW resort bid – The West; Excuses as states wallow in deficits until 2015 – The Fin; Dockers to Cockburn in 2016 – The West

Labor to go to election in the red – The Fin; China firm quits on iron ore project – The Aus; BHP pulls pin on NW resort bid – The West; Excuses as states wallow in deficits until 2015 – The Fin; Dockers to Cockburn in 2016 – The West