AAP General News (Australia) back issues from October 2006:
NSW: Inquiry into NSW jury service
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 NSW: Inquiry into NSW jury service SYDNEY, Oct 1 AAP - More than half of those called up to become jurors in NSW are excused, sparking an urgent inquiry seeking major changes to the jury system. NSW Attorney-General Bob ...
Headlines from the ABC 702 0300 bulletin
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Headlines from the ABC 702 0300 bulletin ABC 702 headlines @ 0300 Brazilian airforce finds plane wreckage no word on survivors West Coast Eagles celebrate winning AFL grand Final by a point from the Sydney ...
NSW: Inquiry into NSW jury service
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 NSW: Inquiry into NSW jury service More than half of those called up to become jurors in New South Wales are excused .. which has sparked an urgent inquiry seeking major changes to the jury system. The Sun-Herald ...
Tas: Island state leads nation into daylight saving
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Tas: Island state leads nation into daylight saving Tasmanians should've turned their clocks forward this morning as daylight saving begins. The island state is now an hour ahead of other south-eastern states as from 2 am ...
FED: PM remembers Bali blast victims
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 FED: PM remembers Bali blast victims JOHN HOWARD has paid tribute to the courage of Australians .. pausing to remember those who died in last year's Bali bombings. Today marks the one-year anniversary of the blasts .....
NSW: Charges to be dropped against accused Sydney gang rapists
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 NSW: Charges to be dropped against accused Sydney gang rapists Two men accused of pack raping a woman in a Sydney public toilet will have the charges against them dropped. Last night New South Wales Police confirmed the ...
Fed: All tobacco advertising banned at sport events from today
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: All tobacco advertising banned at sport events from today Tobacco advertising will be banned at all sporting events in Australia from today. Federal laws passed six years ago set today as the deadline .. for ...
NSW: Bushfire season begins amid predictions of long hot summer
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 NSW: Bushfire season begins amid predictions of long hot summer Despite the more than 50 fires which blazed across NSW last weekend .. the official bushfire season begins today. Residents are being urged to protect ...
Diary Events for Sunday, October 1, 2006
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Diary Events for Sunday, October 1, 2006 EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED: ADELAIDE 0900 - National Foster Care conference will continue. Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg ....
Vic: Australia backs new trial process Hicks
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Vic: Australia backs new trial process Hicks The federal government has backed a controversial new process to try terror suspect DAVID HICKS .. despite claims it won't allow a fair trial. Attorney General PHILIP RUDDOCK ...
Fed: 30 per cent of Australian hepatitis B sufferers undiagnosed
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: 30 per cent of Australian hepatitis B sufferers undiagnosed New figures show at least one in three hepatitis B sufferers across Australia .. don't know they're living with the disease. It's hoped people will become ...
Fed: Qantas to sack 300 IT workers and hire in India
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Qantas to sack 300 IT workers and hire in India SYDNEY, Oct 1 AAP - Qantas is set to axe 300 information technology workers in Australia and send their jobs to India. The carrier has shortlisted two Indian companies ...
Fed: Qantas to sack 300 IT workers and hire in India
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Qantas to sack 300 IT workers and hire in India Fairfax papers report Qantas is set to axe 300 information technology workers in Australia .. sending their jobs to India. The papers say the airline's shortlisted two ...
Headlines from the 2GB 0400 bulletin
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Headlines from the 2GB 0400 bulletin 2GB headlines @ 0400 PM pays tribute to courage of Australians on the anniversay of the last Bali bombings Brazilian air force finds wreckage of passenger plane but no word ...
AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, Oct 1
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, Oct 1 Breakfast Round-Up: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AAP RTV FILE AT 0430 Indon Bali Howard (SYDNEY) JOHN HOWARD has paid tribute to the courage of Australians .. pausing to ...
NSW: NSW nurses offered mental health scholarships
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 NSW: NSW nurses offered mental health scholarships SYDNEY, Oct 1 AAP - The NSW government is offering 250 mental health scholarships to nurses in a bid to boost the state's mental illness workforce. Health minister John ...
NSW: NSW nurses offered mental health scholarships
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 NSW: NSW nurses offered mental health scholarships The New South Wales government is offering 250 mental health scholarships to nurses .. worth 10 thousand dollars each .. to boost the state's mental illness workforce. ...
NSW: Murder charge after man allegedly pushed in front of car
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 NSW: Murder charge after man allegedly pushed in front of car A man's been charged with murder .. after an elderly man was allegedly pushed in front of a car in Sydney's south-west yesterday. Police say the 83-year-old ...
NSW: Three questioned over western Sydney shooting
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 NSW: Three questioned over western Sydney shooting Police are questioning three men over the shooting of a 40-year-old man at a western Sydney unit. The trio were arrested by police and the dog squad ...
NSW: Murder charge after man pushed in front of car
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 NSW: Murder charge after man pushed in front of car SYDNEY, Oct 1 AAP - A man has been charged with murder after an elderly man was pushed in front of a car in south-west Sydney. The 83-year-old man was hit by a car on ...
NSW: Teen questioned after shots fired
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 NSW: Teen questioned after shots fired Police are questioning a young man .. after shots were allegedly fired into the air in Sydney's south-west. Officers chased a 19-year-old seen running from a service station on the ...
Tas: Island state leads nation into daylight saving
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Tas: Island state leads nation into daylight saving Tasmanians have moved on to daylight saving today. New South Wales .. Victoria .. South Australia and the ACT .. don't put their clocks forward until October ...
NSW: Three arrested over western Sydney shooting
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 NSW: Three arrested over western Sydney shooting SYDNEY, Oct 1 AAP - Three men are being questioned by police over a shooting in Sydney's west. A 40-year-old man was shot at a unit in Anne Street, St Marys, shortly after ...
Qld: One dead, one critical in overnight car crashes
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Qld: One dead, one critical in overnight car crashes A teenager's been killed in a car crash in Brisbane's south. Police say the 17-year-old boy was a passenger in a car that rolled about 11 o'clock last night at Logan ...
Fed: Downer remembers Bali victims
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Downer remembers Bali victims ALEXANDER DOWNER has praised Indonesia's record in arresting and convicting terrorists .. on the first anniversary of the triple suicide bombings that killed 20 people .. including four ...
Fed: Howard remembers victims of Bali blasts
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Howard remembers victims of Bali blasts CANBERRA, Oct 1 AAP - Prime Minister John Howard has offered his deepest sympathies to Australians commemorating the first anniversary of the Bali restaurant bombings. "On ...
Vic: Braeside man charged over shooting
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Vic: Braeside man charged over shooting A man's been charged over the shooting of a 30-year-old man at a factory in Melbourne's south east. Police say the injured man's in a stable condition in hospital .. after being ...
Fed: Downer remembers Bali victims
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Downer remembers Bali victims CANBERRA, Oct 1 AAP - Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has used the first anniversary of the Bali restaurant bombings to praise the record of Indonesia in arresting and ...
NSW: The Snow Report for Sunday, October 1
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 NSW: The Snow Report for Sunday, October 1 SYDNEY, Oct 1 AAP - The NSW Snow report for Sunday, October 1: PERISHER: A fine and clear day with light winds. Good softening cover on Front Valley. Five lifts ...
SA: Electronic shield could prevent croc attacks: manufacturers
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 SA: Electronic shield could prevent croc attacks: manufacturers ADELAIDE, Oct 1 AAP - Makers of an electronic shield which repels sharks believe the technology can prevent crocodile and stingray attacks. The ...
Fed: Women journalists should not be called 'skany hoes': Goward
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Women journalists should not be called 'skany hoes': Goward Sex Discrimination Commissioner PRU GOWARD says women shouldn't be criticised for the challenges men face today. In his latest book .. former Labor leader ...
Fed: Goward says her fears on WorkChoices not founded
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Goward says her fears on WorkChoices not founded CANBERRA, Oct 1 AAP - Incoming Liberal candidate Pru Goward says her fears that the federal government's WorkChoices laws would hurt family life have not been born out. ...
Fed: Pru Goward denies she has leadership aspirations
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Pru Goward denies she has leadership aspirations Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner PRU GOWARD has denied she has aspirations to lead the New South Wales Liberals. Ms GOWARD's been preselected by the Liberal ...
SA: Electronic shield could prevent croc attacks: manufacturers
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 SA: Electronic shield could prevent croc attacks: manufacturers The makers of an electronic shield which repels sharks .. believe the technology may be able to prevent crocodile and stingray attacks. SeaChange Technology ...
Fed: Don't blame women for problems men face - Pru Goward
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Don't blame women for problems men face - Pru Goward CANBERRA, Oct 1 AAP - Sex Discrimination Commissioner Pru Goward says women should not be criticised for the challenges men face in modern Australia. In his ...
Vic: Two dead in Brunswick blaze
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Vic: Two dead in Brunswick blaze Two people have died in a boarding house fire in the inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. Firefighters were called to the boarding house above a Pizza Hut restaurant in Sydney Road about ...
Qld: Mother saves daughter from abduction: Police
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Qld: Mother saves daughter from abduction: Police A mother rescued her teenager daughter from a balaclava-clad man outside her Gold Coast home last night. Police say the 14-year-old girl was grabbed by the man near her ...
FED: Terri Irwin says she won't let Steve's death destroy her
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 FED: Terri Irwin says she won't let Steve's death destroy her By Jade Bilowol BRISBANE, Oct 1 AAP - The grief-stricken widow of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin says she will one day have fun again. In an interview ...
Vic: Two dead in boarding house fire in Brunswick
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Vic: Two dead in boarding house fire in Brunswick MELBOURNE, Oct 1 AAP - Two people have died in a fire in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick this morning, but five others managed to escape. Metropolitan Fire Brigade ...
FED: Pru Goward denies she has leadership aspirations
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 FED: Pru Goward denies she has leadership aspirations CANBERRA, Oct 1 AAP - NSW political candidate Pru Goward has denied she aspires to be the state Liberal leader. The Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner has been ...
Fed: Goward says her fears on WorkChoices not founded
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Goward says her fears on WorkChoices not founded NSW Liberal recruit PRU GOWARD says her fears the federal government's WorkChoices laws would hurt family life .. haven't been borne out. The federal sex ...
Fed: Goward says her fears on WorkChoices not founded
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Goward says her fears on WorkChoices not founded Eds; Reissuing, clarifying first two pars and adding background last par. CANBERRA, Oct 1 AAP - NSW Liberal candidate Pru Goward says her fears that the ...
Fed: Goward will stand down as sex discimination officer
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Goward will stand down as sex discimination officer PRU GOWARD says she'll resign as federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner in November .. to focus on the NSW seat of Goulburn ahead of next year's state election. ...
Fed: Terri Irwin won't let Steve's death "destroy" her
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Terri Irwin won't let Steve's death "destroy" her The grief-stricken widow of Crocodile Hunter STEVE IRWIN says she will one day have fun again. TERRI IRWIN'S told Woman's Day magazine .. she's living her nightmare of ...
Fed: Ruddock says torture ban could harm terror war
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Ruddock says torture ban could harm terror war Attorney-general PHILIP RUDDOCK says America's decision to ban torture .. may harm the coalition's chances of winning the war on terrorism. Mr RUDDOCK'S comments come ...
FED: Mourners gather in Newcastle to remember Bali dead
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 FED: Mourners gather in Newcastle to remember Bali dead Hundreds of people have gathered for an emotional memorial service in Newcastle .. to remember those who died in last year's Bali bombings. More than 300 filed ...
FED: Rudd says Cole commission needs more money
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 FED: Rudd says Cole commission needs more money CANBERRA, Oct 1 AAP - The government must urgently provide more funding to the AWB inquiry to continue its investigations into the wheat exporter's dealings with Saddam Hussein's ...
FED: Ruddock again says beaches could be blocked by native title
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 FED: Ruddock again says beaches could be blocked by native title CANBERRA, Oct 1 AAP - Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has reiterated his comments that public open space, including beaches, could be blocked by future successful ...
National Newslist for Sunday, Oct 1, 2006
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 National Newslist for Sunday, Oct 1, 2006 Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff. AAP's National Newslist for today (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories are subject to change. AAP's news ...
Fed: Ruddock says torture ban could hinder terror investigations
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Ruddock says torture ban could hinder terror investigations CANBERRA, Oct 1 AAP - The US decision to ban torture may hinder the fight against terrorism, Attorney-general Philip Ruddock says. Mr Ruddock's comments ...
FED: Mourners gather in Newcastle to remember Bali dead
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 FED: Mourners gather in Newcastle to remember Bali dead NEWCASTLE, Oct 1 AAP - Hundreds of people have gathered for an emotional church service in the NSW city of Newcastle to remember those who died in last year's Bali ...
Fed: Ruddock will not comment on possible AWB terror charges
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Ruddock will not comment on possible AWB terror charges CANBERRA, Oct 1 AAP - Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has refused to be drawn into the debate on whether AWB managers could face terrorism-related charges. In ...
Fed: Ruddock will not comment on possible AWB terror charges
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Ruddock will not comment on possible AWB terror charges Attorney-General PHILIP RUDDOCK has refused to be drawn into the debate on whether AWB managers could face terrorism-related charges. In a sensational end to ...
Fed: Troops-out plan is part of broad vision on Iraq war - Rudd
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Troops-out plan is part of broad vision on Iraq war - Rudd CANBERRA, Oct 1 AAP - Labor's promise to pull Australian troops out of Iraq on its first day in office is part of a wider solution to the problems of Islamist ...
Fed: Rudd says Cole commission needs more money
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Rudd says Cole commission needs more money Labor says the government must give the AWB inquiry more funds .. to continue its investigation into the wheat exporter's dealings with SADDAM HUSSEIN'S Iraqi regime. ...
Qld: Design competition for second Brisbane River footbridge
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Qld: Design competition for second Brisbane River footbridge BRISBANE, Oct 1 AAP - Three contractors will compete in a design competition for a second footbridge over the Brisbane River, Premier Peter Beattie announced ...
Fed: Ruddock says torture ban could hinder terror investigations
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Ruddock says torture ban could hinder terror investigations Attorney-general PHILIP RUDDOCK has expressed confidence in the US military commissions being set up to try suspected terrorists .. including DAVID HICKS. ...
Fed: Labor says troops out plan part of broad vision on war
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Labor says troops out plan part of broad vision on war Labor says its promise to pull Australian troops out of Iraq on its first day in office .. is part of a wider solution to the problems of Islamist terrorism. ...
Fed: Ruddock again says beaches could be blocked by native title
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Ruddock again says beaches could be blocked by native title Attorney-General PHILIP RUDDOCK has reiterated his comments that public open space .. including beaches .. could be blocked by future native title claims. ...
AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Midday, Oct 1
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Midday, Oct 1 Midday Round-Up: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AAP RTV FILE AT 1130 Indon Bali Downer (CANBERRA) ALEXANDER DOWNER has praised Indonesia's record in arresting and convicting ...
FED: Snappy naps make nightshifters better workers
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 FED: Snappy naps make nightshifters better workers Eds: Embargoed until 1200 AEST Sunday, Oct 1 By Tamara McLean, National Medical Writer SYDNEY, Oct 1 AAP - Sleeping on the job might not be slack after ...
FED: Accidental poisoning highlights dangers of web medical advice
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 FED: Accidental poisoning highlights dangers of web medical advice Eds: Embargoed until 1200 AEST, Oct 1 By Tamara McLean, National Medical Writer SYDNEY, Oct 1 AAP - An elderly Brisbane man died after ...
Fed: Little proof alternative therapies work on depressed kids
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Little proof alternative therapies work on depressed kids Eds: Embargoed until 1200 AEST Sunday, Oct 1. By Tamara McLean, National Medical Writer SYDNEY, Oct 1 AAP - Massage and other natural ...
Fed: Stress extreme for refugees on temporary visas: study
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: Stress extreme for refugees on temporary visas: study EDS: Embargoed until 1200 (AEST) Sunday, October 1 By Tamara McLean, National Medical Writer SYDNEY, Oct 1 AAP - Refugees granted only ...
Fed: All babies should be vaccinated against diarrhoea illness
Oct 01, 2006 ... AAP General News (Australia) 10-01-2006 Fed: All babies should be vaccinated against diarrhoea illness Eds: Embargoed until 1200 AEST Sunday, October 1. By Tamara McLean, National Medical Writer SYDNEY, Oct 1 AAP - Senior paediatricians have ...