AAP General News (Australia) back issues from May 2008:
FED: National security down, finance fears up: survey
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 FED: National security down, finance fears up: survey EDS: Embargoed until 0001 (AEST) on Thursday, May 1. SYDNEY, May 1 AAP - Australians are less concerned about terrorism and more worried about financial security, ...
Vic: Budget to speed up school spending =2
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Vic: Budget to speed up school spending =2 EDS: Embargoed to 0001 (AEST), Thursday May 1. Not for early issue to broadcast and internet. Regional Victorians could expect some of their schools to be ...
NSW: National security down, finance fears up, survey
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: National security down, finance fears up, survey EDS: Embargoed until 0001 (AEST) on Thursday, May 1. Australia's major concerns according to the latest Unisys security index: * 59 per ...
Vic: Budget to speed up school spending
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Vic: Budget to speed up school spending EDS: Embargoed to 0001 (AEST), Thursday May 1. Not for early issue to broadcast and internet. By Kate Lahey MELBOURNE, May 1 AAP - The Victorian government will ...
NSW: Grocery prices up during Iemma term: opposition
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Grocery prices up during Iemma term: opposition SYDNEY, May 1 AAP - A small basket of groceries bought in Sydney now costs about 40 per cent more than it did in 2005, new research shows. Figures released by the ...
NSW: Sydney grocery prices up 40 per cent in 30 months
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Sydney grocery prices up 40 per cent in 30 months A snapshot of Sydney grocery prices. Product Sept 2005 price Mar 2008 price % increase Milk 2ltr $2.88 ...
FED: Govt wants to poach more staff from private sector: Rudd
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 FED: Govt wants to poach more staff from private sector: Rudd SYDNEY, May 1 AAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the government will poach staff from private enterprise to build a more professional public service. Senior ...
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers MELBOURNE, May 1 AAP - The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers: HERALD SUN: Page 1: Safety screens and pre-paid fares at night will be introduced in taxis ...
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers =2
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers =2 THE AGE: Page 1: A mass blockade of central Melbourne by taxi drivers has spurred the Victorian government into immediate action on their demands, with safety screens ...
FED: High-income earners to feel pinch of budget: Swan
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 FED: High-income earners to feel pinch of budget: Swan SYDNEY, May 1 AAP - High-income earners are expected to be hit hardest by the upcoming federal budget as the government focuses on helping working families. As an ...
NSW: Clubs to be granted extension on pokie tax
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Clubs to be granted extension on pokie tax SYDNEY, May 1 AAP - The government will give scores of clubs across NSW more time to pay poker machine taxes, as a concession for revenue lost since the introduction of an indoor ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers SYDNEY, May 1 AAP - The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Page 1: Bali bomber Amrozi has been granted approval for a death row wedding ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =2
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =2 THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: Page 1: High-income earners are expected to be hit hardest by the upcoming federal budget as the government focuses on helping working ...
What Australian newspapers say on Thursday, May 1, 2008
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 What Australian newspapers say on Thursday, May 1, 2008 SYDNEY, May 1 AAP - Removing what remains of federal discrimination against same-sex couples is long overdue but in the sweep of history of the Rudd government it will ...
What Australian newspapers say on Thursday, May 1, 2008
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 What Australian newspapers say on Thursday, May 1, 2008 SYDNEY, May 1 AAP - Removing what remains of federal discrimination against same-sex couples is long overdue but in the sweep of history of the Rudd government it will ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =3
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =3 THE AUSTRALIAN: Page 1: Links between food shortages and biofuel production have urged the federal government to reconsider its ethanol industry grants. A Victorian court ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =4
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =4 THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW: Page 1: A $13 billion cash bid to buy Origin Energy could see BG Group reshape eastern Australian gas markets. Sydney lawyer Paul Gregory ...
Vic: OPI gets new boss today
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Vic: OPI gets new boss today MELBOURNE, May 1 AAP - A County Court judge will take the helm of Victoria's police watchdog from today, ending a controversial period when the police ombudsman filled the role. Michael ...
WA: Call for opposition leadership spill expected today
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 WA: Call for opposition leadership spill expected today PERTH, May 1 AAP - A West Australian Liberal MP is likely to call for a vote on the party leadership today following the chair-sniffing scandal involving Opposition ...
WA: Leadership rumblings in state Liberal party
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 WA: Leadership rumblings in state Liberal party Western Australia's Liberal leader TROY BUSWELL could face a leadership challenge within the next week. Party whip GRAHAM JACOBS is organising a meeting of senior Liberal ...
NSW: Clubs to be granted extension on pokie tax
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Clubs to be granted extension on pokie tax The New South Wales government will give dozens of clubs more time to pay poker machine taxes .. as a concession for revenue lost since the introduction of an indoor ...
QLD: Gold Coast man to face court on drugs and weapon charges
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 QLD: Gold Coast man to face court on drugs and weapon charges A Gold Coast man is due to face Southport Magistrates Court today on a number of serious drug-related offences. Police say the man surrendered yesterday after ...
NSW: Car dealer service centres miss many safety faults: Choice
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Car dealer service centres miss many safety faults: Choice Sydney car dealer service centres have been criticised after a survey found almost 90 per cent missed at least one of four basic safety faults. Consumer ...
Vic: Budget to speed up school spending
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Vic: Budget to speed up school spending The Victorian government will speed up its schools rebuilding program under funding brought forward in this year's budget. Treasurer JOHN LENDERS will hand down his first budget on ...
Fed: Health must be spared the axe on budget night: AMA
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Fed: Health must be spared the axe on budget night: AMA Doctors want health to be quarantined from the cost-cutting axe in this month's federal budget. Treasurer WAYNE SWAN has already flagged cuts across the board as part ...
NSW: High-income earners to feel pinch of budget
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: High-income earners to feel pinch of budget High-income earners will be hit hardest by the federal budget as the government focuses on helping working families. As an example .. Fairfax newspapers report the ...
FED: Dope smokers get addicted to cigarettes: Expert
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 FED: Dope smokers get addicted to cigarettes: Expert New Australian research has found cannabis use is to blame for higher rates of cigarette addiction in alternative communities. A study of young men living on the New ...
Fed: Wireless gadgets to be the future of healthcare
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Fed: Wireless gadgets to be the future of healthcare Patients will soon be able to monitor their health .. and transmit the results by their mobile. Telstra has demonstrated a range of wireless health monitoring devices at ...
NSW: Five youths suspects in shopping centre fire
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five youths suspects in shopping centre fire A Sydney shopping centre will re-open this morning .. after a series of small explosions set off a fire in a supermarket yesterday. The Royal Randwick Shopping Centre was ...
NSW: Nurses roll out work ban at Sydney hospital
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Nurses roll out work ban at Sydney hospital Emergency department nurses at a major Sydney hospital will start work bans this morning over a lack of mental health beds in New South Wales. The work ban at Prince of ...
NSW: Grocery prices up during Iemma term: opposition
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Grocery prices up during Iemma term: opposition Figures from the Bureau of Statistics show a small basket of groceries bought in Sydney costs about 40 per cent more than it did in September 2005. The New South Wales ...
NSW: Tunes and jingles to teach youngsters road safety
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Tunes and jingles to teach youngsters road safety Songs and nursery rhymes will form part of a new program teaching road safety to children in New South Wales. Macquarie University and the NSW Government have ...
Fed: Libs, Nats go head-to-head on wheat
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Fed: Libs, Nats go head-to-head on wheat The Liberals and the Nationals have publicly split over wheat export policy and appear set to vote against each other on the new laws in federal parliament. The disagreement over ...
Qld: Only one per cent of Ipswich built over mines
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Qld: Only one per cent of Ipswich built over mines The mayor of Ipswich has hosed down concerns about disused coal mine tunnels undermining houses .. after a spate of homeowners complained of damage to their properties. ...
SA: Penfolds to release 2003 Grange today
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 SA: Penfolds to release 2003 Grange today Penfolds will release its 2003 vintage Grange today .. with a price tag around 550 dollars a bottle. Chief winemaker PETER GAGO says he feels more pressure each year he makes ...
Vic: Safety screens, pre-payment deal ends taxi blockade
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Vic: Safety screens, pre-payment deal ends taxi blockade Traffic around the Melbourne CBD should be back to normal today following the end to the blockade by the city's taxi drivers. Protesting drivers took over an ...
Fed: Younger women monitor weight or pay the price in old age: study
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Fed: Younger women monitor weight or pay the price in old age: study Young healthy women are being warned to watch their weight as they age or risk trouble walking .. working and socialising when they're older. Professor ...
Fed: Pope should say sorry: call from sexual abuse support group
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Fed: Pope should say sorry: call from sexual abuse support group A support group for victims of church-related sexual abuse is demanding an apology from Pope BENEDICT when he visits Australia for World Youth Day in July. ...
NSW: Alleged tax cheat to face Melbourne court
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Alleged tax cheat to face Melbourne court A Sydney man is due to face Melbourne Magistrate's Court today .. accused of setting up off-shore trusts and companies to defraud the Commonwealth government. The man was ...
PAC: Tasmanian to paddle 4,000km around PNG
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 PAC: Tasmanian to paddle 4,000km around PNG A Tasmanian teacher will start a six month journey today .. paddling a sea kayak around and through Papua New Guinea. 35 year old ANDREW HUGHES plans to travel 800 kilometres ...
Vic: OPI gets new boss
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Vic: OPI gets new boss A County Court judge will lead Victoria's police watchdog from today .. ending the ombudsman's controversial time in the role. 61-year-old MICHAEL STRONG will be sworn in as director of the Office ...
NSW: Private sector poaching for more professional public servic
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Private sector poaching for more professional public servic KEVIN RUDD says the government will poach from private enterprise to build a more professional public service. The Australian reports .. under the prime ...
Events Diary for Thursday, May 1, 2008
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Events Diary for Thursday, May 1, 2008 EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED: ADELAIDE 0800 - Penfolds 2003 Grange released. Magill Estate cellar door, 78 Penfold Rd, ...
News Diary events for Thursday, May 1, 2008
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 News Diary events for Thursday, May 1, 2008 Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for today (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories, local times and locations are ...
FED: Female voice more sexy during ovulation: Study
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 FED: Female voice more sexy during ovulation: Study New research shows men are more likely to find a woman sexy at her most fertile time of the month .. and it's not just the sway of her hips that makes her attractive. A ...
FED: Female voice more sexy during ovulation: study
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 FED: Female voice more sexy during ovulation: study Eds: Embargoed until 0400 AEST Thursday, May 1. By Tamara McLean, Medical Writer SYDNEY, May 1 AAP - Men are more likely to find a woman sexy at her ...
AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, May 1
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, May 1 Breakfast Round-Up: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AAP RTV FILE AT 0430 Budget08 Swan (SYDNEY) High-income earners will be hit hardest by the federal budget as the government ...
Fed: Fed govt to fund driving lessons
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 Fed: Fed govt to fund driving lessons The federal government is planning to give away 200-thousand driving lessons .. as part of the fight to reduce the road toll. Infrastructure Minister ANTHONY ALBANESE says the ...
NSW: Numbers on track for World Youth Day
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Numbers on track for World Youth Day Organisers of World Youth Day say they're well on track to bring 225-thousand pilgrims to Sydney. Around 123-thousand have already registered for the July event .. which will mark ...
FED: Commonwealth to fund driving lessons
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 FED: Commonwealth to fund driving lessons Eds: Embargoed until 0500 AEST, Thursday May 1 CANBERRA, May 1 AAP - The federal government will fund 200,000 free driving lessons for learner drivers in a bid to ...
FED: Numbers on track for World Youth Day
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 FED: Numbers on track for World Youth Day EDS: Embargoed until 0500 (AEST) Thursday, May 1. SYDNEY, May 1 AAP - Sydney's World Youth Day is "well on track" to bring 225,000 pilgrims to the harbour city, organisers ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour SYDNEY, May 1 AAP - Five people have been killed in a crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour, police say. ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour Five people have been killed in a crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour. Police say nine others have ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =2
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =2 John Wilson from Ambulance Services NSW said five of the injured were able to walk. "We got the call at about 2.34am (AEST) to an accident between two boats ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =2
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =2 Ambulance spokesman JOHN WILSON says five of the injured are able to walk. He says two have spinal injuries .. and the ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =3
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =3 Acting Inspector Tony Bear, who was one of the first on the scene, said passersby helped in the rescue. "Members of the public have come to the assistance ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =3
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =3 Acting Inspector TONY BEAR .. one of the first on the scene .. says passers-by have helped in the rescue. He says the victims were taken to ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =4
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =4 The Nine Network said the five dead were on a small half cabin cruiser work boat, based at Goat Island. Fourteen people were on ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =4
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =4 The Nine Network reports the five dead were on a small half cabin cruiser work boat .. based at Goat Island. Fourteen people were on ...
FED: High-income earners to feel pinch of budget: Swan
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 FED: High-income earners to feel pinch of budget: Swan The federal budget will target the country's top earners .. with the Treasurer saying it's time to give working families a "fair go." Fairfax newspapers report ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =5
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =5 The 14 people on the boat were all aged between 18 and 25, and included men and women, authorities said. The injured have been taken to Royal ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =5
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =5 Authorities say the 14 people on the boat were all aged between 18 and 25 .. and included men and women. One man ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =6
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =6 Sydney Water Police are heading the investigation. Anyone with ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =6
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour =6 Sydney Water Police are heading the investigation. Anyone with ...
NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour
May 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 05-01-2008 NSW: Five killed in crash between two boats on Sydney Harbour Five people are dead after two private boats collided on Sydney Harbour early this morning. Nine others have been taken to Royal North shore Hospital .. with one ...