AAP General News (Australia) back issues from February 2008:
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=3
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=3 THE AUSTRALIAN: Page 1: The Reserve Bank has warned tough economic medicine will be required to tame inflation. Mitsubishi will close its Adelaide plant with the loss of ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=4
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=4 THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW: Page 1: The RBA warns the economy must slow sharply to rein in inflation. the federal coalition is set to use its Senate majority to bring ...
Vic: What the main editorials in Melbourne said today
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Vic: What the main editorials in Melbourne said today The main editorial in the Herald Sun newspaper says the Victorian government's proposal to allow drivers to swap demerit points for road safety classes is worth a ...
NSW: Helicopter search for man missing off beach
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Helicopter search for man missing off beach The search for a man believed missing off a beach in Sydney's east has been called off. A helicopter was used to search the water off Maroubra beach after a man .....
NSW: Search to resume for boys feared missing
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Search to resume for boys feared missing The search for two young boys feared swept away in flood water in western Sydney will resume just after first light today. The massive search .. involving police .. State ...
NSW: Helicopter search for man missing off beach
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Helicopter search for man missing off beach SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - The search for a man believed missing off a beach in Sydney's east has been called off. A helicopter was used to search the water off Maroubra beach ...
NSW: Search to resume for boys feared missing
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Search to resume for boys feared missing SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - The search for two young boys feared swept away in floodwater in western Sydney will resume just after first light today. The massive search, involving ...
Fed: Mitsubishi workers handed lifeline as car plant closes
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Mitsubishi workers handed lifeline as car plant closes CANBERRA, Feb 6 AAP - Mitsubishi workers will be handed millions of dollars in government assistance after the carmaker announced the closure of its Adelaide ...
Fed: Nelson to tell coalition MPs his stance on apology
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Nelson to tell coalition MPs his stance on apology CANBERRA, Feb 6 AAP - Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson is refusing to say publicly whether he will urge his party colleagues to support or oppose the Rudd government's ...
Fed: Homeowners endure gloomy start to 2008
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Homeowners endure gloomy start to 2008 CANBERRA, Feb 6 AAP - Banks are reviewing their home loan interest charges after yesterday's official rate rise, with most expected to quickly pass on the increase to customers....
Fed: Pollies could face pay disciplin this year
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Pollies could face pay disciplin this year Politicians could be facing NO pay increase this year .. as Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD promises to do whatever it takes to bring inflation under control. Federal MPs ...
News Diary events for Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 News Diary events for Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008 GOOD MORNING NEWS EDITORS AND CHIEFS OF STAFF Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for tomorrow (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories, local times and locations are ...
Fed: Homeowners endure gloomy start to 2008
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Homeowners endure gloomy start to 2008 Banks are reviewing their home loan interest charges after yesterday's official rate rise .. with most expected to quickly pass on the increase to customers. The Reserve Bank ...
Fed:Families will be angry over rate rise: Swan
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed:Families will be angry over rate rise: Swan Federal Treasurer WAYNE SWAN says he understands why families will be angry over yesterday's interest rate rise .. but says inflation is like a cancer eating away at living ...
Fed: ACTU warns rate rise could cost families their homes
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: ACTU warns rate rise could cost families their homes The ACTU says many Australian families could lose their homes. The warning comes after the Reserve Bank raised its official cash rate to 7.0 per cent from 6.75 ...
Fed: Nelson to tell coalition MPs his stance on apology
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Nelson to tell coalition MPs his stance on apology Opposition Leader BRENDAN NELSON is refusing to say publicly whether he'll urge his party colleagues to support or oppose the RUDD government's formal apology to the ...
Fed: Mitsubishi workers handed lifeline as car plant closes
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Mitsubishi workers handed lifeline as car plant closes The government will spend millions of dollars to help Mitsubishi workers .. after the carmaker announced the closure of its Adelaide manufacturing plant. More ...
Fed: Rudd to discuss apology with Nelson today
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Rudd to discuss apology with Nelson today Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD will run through his planned apology to indigenous Australians .. in a private meeting with Opposition Leader BRENDAN NELSON today. But Dr NELSON's ...
FED: Nelson will not get exact wording before meetings: Rudd
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 FED: Nelson will not get exact wording before meetings: Rudd The Prime Minister's indicated he won't be showing Opposition Leader BRENDAN NELSON the exact wording of the government's stolen generations apology .. ahead of ...
Fed: Immigration must rise to meet labour force needs: report
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Immigration must rise to meet labour force needs: report An Australian National University study says we need more migrants .. if Australia is to keep in step with economic demands. The study calls for an inquiry to ...
NT: Territory a life changing experience, research shows
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NT: Territory a life changing experience, research shows We're being told tourists who visit the Northern Territory have life changing experiences .. and retain their holiday glow long after they've returned home. ...
Fed: Ice packs on jellyfish stings no good: Expert
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Ice packs on jellyfish stings no good: Expert Medical experts say warm water's better than ice packs to relieve painful jellyfish stings .. but most people don't follow the new finding. Queensland emergency ...
Vic: Police union, lawyers accuse OPI of leaks
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Vic: Police union, lawyers accuse OPI of leaks Victoria's police union has accused the Office of Police Integrity of leaking a report .. recommending union boss PAUL MULLETT and former assistant commissioner Noel Ashby ...
Vic: Hospital scientists wage dispute close to resolution
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Vic: Hospital scientists wage dispute close to resolution Medical scientists employed in Victorian hospitals will be offered the same pay deal as the state's nurses today .. in a move that should bring an end to 24-hour work ...
Events Diary for Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Events Diary for Wednesday, February 6, 2008 EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED: ADELAIDE - No items listed. BRISBANE No items listedCANBERRA 0900 - ...
Fed: Thinktank says northern RAAF bases vulnerable
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Thinktank says northern RAAF bases vulnerable Military strategists say Australia's northern RAAF bases are overwhelmingly vulnerable to attack by adversaries using precision weapons. Defence analyst CARLO KOPP .....
Fed: Cannabis makes teeth fall out: Study
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Cannabis makes teeth fall out: Study Eds: Embargoed until 0400 AEDT Wednesday, February 6 SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - Dope smokers are not just damaging their lungs and their memory, but are also giving ...
AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, Feb 6
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, Feb 6 Breakfast Round-Up: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AAP RTV FILE AT 0430 US Vote (WASHINGTON) The biggest day ever in US presidential nominating contests is well underway .....
AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, Feb 6
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, Feb 6 EDS: Reissuing after request from subscriber Breakfast Round-Up: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AAP RTV FILE AT 0430 US Vote (WASHINGTON) The biggest day ever in US ...
Fed: Cannabis makes teeth fall out: Study
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Cannabis makes teeth fall out: Study Dope smokers are not just damaging their lungs and their memory .. with new research showing the illicit habit spawns gum disease too. A study by New Zealand researchers has ...
NSW: Six arrests after Sydney robbery
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Six arrests after Sydney robbery SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - Six people have been charged after robbery in Sydney's south-west in which four men were forced to withdraw cash from an ATM while one was threatened with a gun. ...
NSW: Six arrests after south west Sydney robbery
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Six arrests after south west Sydney robbery Police have arrested six men in connection with a Sydney robbery .. during which a victim was forced to withdraw cash from an ATM while being threatened with a firearm. ...
NSW: Man charged with attempted murder a year after stabbing
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Man charged with attempted murder a year after stabbing Nearly a year to the day after a double stabbing at Fairfield Showground in Sydney's southwest .. police have charged a man with attempted murder. The ...
NSW: Man charged with attempted murder a year after stabbing
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Man charged with attempted murder a year after stabbing SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - A man has been charged with attempted murder more than 12 months after two men were repeatedly stabbed during an fight in Sydney's ...
NSW: Crews yet to decide whether to resume beach search for man
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Crews yet to decide whether to resume beach search for man SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - Emergency crews are yet to decide if they will resume an air and sea search for a man missing off Sydney's Maroubra Beach. A search of ...
NSW: Search continues for boys believed missing in floodwater
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Search continues for boys believed missing in floodwater Police are hoping two boys seen struggling in a flooded creek in Sydney's west yesterday .. may have swum to safety. The man who spotted the boys in South ...
NSW: Search continues for boys believed missing in floodwater
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Search continues for boys believed missing in floodwater SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - Two boys reportedly swept away by the strong current of a flooded creek in Sydney's west may have swum to safety, but police are continuing to ...
FED: Most Libs keeping quiet on sorry issue until after meeting
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 FED: Most Libs keeping quiet on sorry issue until after meeting CANBERRA, Feb 6 AAP - Federal Liberal backbencher Judi Moylan is backing an apology to indigenous stolen generations, but many of her colleagues are waiting for ...
Main stories in today's 0745 ABC News
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Main stories in today's 0745 ABC News SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - Main stories in today's 0745 ABC News: - The Australian Industry Group has warned that manufacturers are already closing and more could follow after yesterday's ...
NSW: More breast screening facilities for NSW women
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: More breast screening facilities for NSW women SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - Thousands more NSW women will have access to life-saving breast screening services, the state government says. Government funding of $26 million ...
SA: Local management made Mitubishi shutdown decision
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 SA: Local management made Mitubishi shutdown decision Mitsubishi Australia says the decision to close the company's car factory in Adelaide was made here .. not in Tokyo. CEO ROBERT McENIRY says local management's been ...
FED: Local management made Mitubishi shutdown decision
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 FED: Local management made Mitubishi shutdown decision SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - Mitsubishi Australia says the decision to close its Adelaide car factory was made by local management due to unsustainable losses. "We made the ...
Fed: Most Libs keeping quiet on sorry issue until after meeting
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: Most Libs keeping quiet on sorry issue until after meeting Liberal backbencher JUDI MOYLAN has joined colleagues who are publicly backing the federal government's plan for an apology to indigenous stolen generations....
FED: Find another car maker to replace Mitsubishi, says AMWU
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 FED: Find another car maker to replace Mitsubishi, says AMWU ADELAIDE, Feb 6 AAP - The union behind Adelaide's sacked Mitsubishi workers wants another car maker to step in and save the plant and its 930 jobs. Australian ...
NSW: Search resumes for man missing off Sydney beach
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Search resumes for man missing off Sydney beach SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - A full-scale search has resumed for a man missing off Sydney's Maroubra Beach, police say. A search of the beach was called off overnight about ...
NSW: More breast screening facilities for NSW women
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: More breast screening facilities for NSW women The New South Wales government says thousands more women will have access to life-saving breast screening services .. with a funding boost of 26 million dollars. ...
QLD: Woman critical after being shot in neck
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 QLD: Woman critical after being shot in neck BRISBANE, Feb 6 AAP - A woman found staggering around a Brisbane street with a gunshot wound in her neck, has been admitted to hospital in a critical condition. Police said a ...
QLD: Truck driver killed in semi rollover
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 QLD: Truck driver killed in semi rollover BRISBANE, Feb 6 AAP - A truck driver has been killed when his rig rolled south of Brisbane early today. Police said the driver appeared to have lost control of the semi-trailer ...
NSW: Search resumes for man missing off Sydney beach
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 NSW: Search resumes for man missing off Sydney beach A full-scale search has resumed for a man missing off Sydney's Maroubra Beach. Three women who were swimming with the 28-year-old man when he disappeared .....
Qld: Woman critical after being shot in neck
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Qld: Woman critical after being shot in neck A 29-year-old woman's in a critical condition in a Brisbane hospital .. with a gunshot wound to her neck. Police say a motorist spotted the woman just after seven o'clock last ...
FED:New MP says case still exists for removal of indigenous kids
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 FED:New MP says case still exists for removal of indigenous kids CANBERRA, Feb 6 AAP - A newly-elected federal Liberal MP says circumstances still exist for some indigenous children to be taken from their parents. Luke ...
Main stories in today's AM Program
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Main stories in today's AM Program SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - Main stories in today's AM Program: * Mitsubishi's involvement in the Australian car industry has been a costly and painful affair, especially for the thousands of ...
Qld: Truck driver killed in semi trailer rollover
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Qld: Truck driver killed in semi trailer rollover A truck driver's been killed in a rollover south of Brisbane. Police believe the driver lost control of the semi-trailer about 20 to six this morning on City Road at ...
FED: MP says case still exists for removal of indigenous kids=2
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 FED: MP says case still exists for removal of indigenous kids=2 His Queensland colleague, Michael Johnson, said it was time for the coalition to move on. "I'm reflecting the views of my electorate and personally I think ...
SA: Find another car maker to replace Mitsubishi, says AMWU
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 SA: Find another car maker to replace Mitsubishi, says AMWU The union behind Adelaide's sacked Mitsubishi workers wants another car maker to step in .. to save the plant and its 930 jobs. The Australian Manufacturing ...
FED: Libs to discuss merger proposal, but not top of agenda
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 FED: Libs to discuss merger proposal, but not top of agenda CANBERRA, Feb 6 AAP - Federal Liberal MPs will today discuss a possible merger with their coalition partner, The Nationals. But Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson ...
FED: MP says case still exists for removal of indigenous kids=3
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 FED: MP says case still exists for removal of indigenous kids=3 West Australian backbencher Wilson Tuckey threw his support behind Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson whose leadership has been under pressure over the issue of an ...
Qld: Tanker rolls over in central Qld
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Qld: Tanker rolls over in central Qld: A tanker carrying up to 34 thousand litres of petrol has rolled on the Peak Downs Highway in central Queensland. The spill has closed the highway near the town of Moranbah....
FED: Greens call for innovation fund to be brought forward
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 FED: Greens call for innovation fund to be brought forward ADELAIDE, Feb 6 AAP - The Australian Greens have called on the federal government to accelerate the $500 million Green Car Innovation Fund in the wake of Mitsubishi's ...
FED: Mitsubishi boss expects skilled workforce to be OK
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 FED: Mitsubishi boss expects skilled workforce to be OK CANBERRA, Feb 6 AAP - Many workers from Adelaide's Mitsubishi plant, which closes in March, should easily get jobs in other industries because of their skills, ...
Fed: MP says case still exists for removal of indigenous kids=4
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 Fed: MP says case still exists for removal of indigenous kids=4 Queensland Liberal MP Stuart Robert said he supported an apology and Dr Nelson had shown good leadership by calling a party room meeting to discuss the ...
SA: Greens call for innovation fund to be brought forward
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 SA: Greens call for innovation fund to be brought forward The Australian Greens want the federal government to bring forward the 500 million dollar Green Car Innovation Fund .. after Mitsubishi's decision to close its car ...
FED: Fitzgibbon urges more NATO support in Afghanistan
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 FED: Fitzgibbon urges more NATO support in Afghanistan CANBERRA, Feb 6 AAP - Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon will find himself in the middle of a stoush between NATO defence chiefs when he arrives in Lithuania today. Mr ...
QLD: Tanker rolls in central Qld, spills 30,000 litres of petrol
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 QLD: Tanker rolls in central Qld, spills 30,000 litres of petrol BRISBANE, Feb 6 AAP - A fuel tanker has rolled on the Peak Downs Highway in central Queensland, spilling up to 34,000 litres of petrol. Police said the ...
FED: Nelson still tight lipped about apology
Feb 06, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 02-06-2008 FED: Nelson still tight lipped about apology CANBERRA, Feb 6 AAP - Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson feels "very strongly" about the sacrifices indigenous Australians have made, but remains wary about a ...