AAP General News (Australia) back issues from August 2008:
Fed: Productivity gains posted across construction industry
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Productivity gains posted across construction industry Eds: Embargoed until 0001 (AEST) Thurs, August 1 CANBERRA, August 1 AAP - The economy is drawing significant benefits from the building and ...
Fed: Bryce dumps senior adviser
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Bryce dumps senior adviser Australia's next Governor-general .. QUENTIN BRYCE .. has dumped Yarralumla's most senior adviser .. sparking a row in the vice regal office. News Limited reports the former Queensland ...
Fed: Bryce dumps senior adviser
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Bryce dumps senior adviser SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - Australia's next Governor-general, Quentin Bryce, has dumped Yarralumla's most senior adviser, sparking a row in the vice regal office. News Limited says the former ...
Fed: Chinese government stops Australian book production
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Chinese government stops Australian book production SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - The Chinese government is stopping the production of Australian books which refer to subjects like the Dalai Lama and the China-Tibet border. ...
Fed: Goods train derails on main Melb-Sydney line, near Benalla
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Goods train derails on main Melb-Sydney line, near Benalla MELBOURNE, Aug 1 AAP - A goods train has derailed in Victoria's north-east, obstructing both sides of the main Melbourne to Sydney rail line. Police say ...
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers MELBOURNE, Aug 1 AAP - The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers: HERALD SUN Page 1: The Reserve Bank will seriously consider cutting official interest ...
QLD: QLD government will take over Mt Isa monitoring
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 QLD: QLD government will take over Mt Isa monitoring SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - The Queensland government will take over Swiss company X-Strata's self regulation of its heavy metal emissions control over Mount Isa. It is the ...
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers = 2
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers = 2 THE AGE Page 1: Victorian Premier John Brumby has called for a pause in the growth of Australia's migrant intake, as Victoria struggles to cope with its population ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Page 1: The Reserve Bank is under unprecedented pressure to cut interest rates ...
QLD: QLD government will take over Mt Isa monitoring
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 QLD: QLD government will take over Mt Isa monitoring The Queensland government will take over Swiss company X-Strata's self-regulation of its heavy metal emissions control over Mount Isa .. after recent tests revealed more ...
What Australian newspapers say on Friday, August 1, 2008
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 What Australian newspapers say on Friday, August 1, 2008 SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd must use his relationship with China to protest over internet restrictions imposed by the Chinese government during the ...
Fed: Goods train derails on main Melb-Sydney line, near Benalla
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Goods train derails on main Melb-Sydney line, near Benalla A goods train has derailed in Victoria's north-east .. obstructing both sides of the main Melbourne to Sydney rail line. Police estimate about 30 trucks .....
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 2
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 2 THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: Page 1: The so-called Butcher of Bega has expressed "sincere regret for his actions" after a report recommended he be referred to the ...
Fed: Goods train derails on main Melb-Sydney line, near Benalla
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Goods train derails on main Melb-Sydney line, near Benalla Eds: Changes time and clarifies exact location of derailment on updated Victoria police advice MELBOURNE, Aug 1 AAP - A goods train has derailed in Victoria's ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =3
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =3 THE AUSTRALIAN: Page 1: Consumer spending and bank lending have slumped to recession levels, putting pressure on the RBA to start cutting interest rates. Page ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =4
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =4 THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW: Page 1: Surprisingly weak retail sales and credit growth has spurred speculation that the Reserve Bank may begin to cut official interest ...
Fed: Unions accuse Telstra of dipping into pay packets
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Unions accuse Telstra of dipping into pay packets Unions have accused Telstra of dipping into the pay packets of up to 20-thousand staff on individual employment contracts .. to cover superannuation shortfalls. ...
Fed: Unions acuse Telstra of dipping into pay packets
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Unions acuse Telstra of dipping into pay packets SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - Unions have accused Telstra of dipping into the pay packets of up to 20,000 staff on individual employment contracts. Unions say Telstra has been ...
Fed: Rate cut on cards after retail spending slump
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Rate cut on cards after retail spending slump Economists say an official interest rate cut could be on the cards before the end of the year .. after a recession-like slump in consumer spending in the first six months of ...
WA: Nothing left for Firepower investors say adminstrators
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 WA: Nothing left for Firepower investors say adminstrators Administrators say almost 15-hundred Australian investors and creditors in TIM JOHNSTON'S failed fuel pill company Firepower are unlikely to recover any of their ...
Fed: Byelections to be held on September 6
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Byelections to be held on September 6 By-elections for the federal seats of Mayo and Lyne will be held on September 6. The polls come as a result of the resignations from parliament of former foreign ...
Qld: Woman to face court charged with baby's murder
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Qld: Woman to face court charged with baby's murder A woman will face Cairns Magistrates Court today .. charged with the murder of a newborn baby .. whose dismembered body was found in the north Queensland city 12 years ...
Events Diary for Friday, August 1, 2008
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Events Diary for Friday, August 1, 2008 EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED: ADELAIDE 1100 - Preview performance for El Caballo Blanco, Morphettville Racecourse. Contact: ...
FED: Fear of scary movies/rides a sign of hidden anxiety
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 FED: Fear of scary movies/rides a sign of hidden anxiety Australian research suggests a fear of scary movies and thrilling rollercoaster rides may be a secret signal that a child is suffering excessive anxiety. ...
News Diary events for Friday, August 1, 2008
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 News Diary events for Friday, August 1, 2008 GOOD MORNING NEWS EDITORS AND CHIEFS OF STAFF Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for today Friday 1 August (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories, ...
Fed: Volumetric tax best way to tackle binge drinking: study
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Volumetric tax best way to tackle binge drinking: study The Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation says volumetric taxing of alcoholic drinks is a crucial first step in tackling alcohol consumption. AER ...
Fed: Govt hints at soft approach to car tariff cuts
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Govt hints at soft approach to car tariff cuts Industry Minister KIM CARR says it's vital Australia's car industry be allowed to continue to compete on a level playing field .. suggesting Labor is likely to opt for an ...
Fed: Costello reportedly knocks back $2 million job offer
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Costello reportedly knocks back $2 million job offer Former treasurer PETER COSTELLO has reportedly knocked back a two million dollar corporate job .. fuelling speculation he'll challenge for the Liberal leadership. ...
Vic: Dredging fails clean up test
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Vic: Dredging fails clean up test The controversial one billion dollar dredging project .. to deepen Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay .. has failed a key environmental test. An investigation is underway after a routine check ...
Vic: Fromelles fallen to have proper burials
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Vic: Fromelles fallen to have proper burials The remains of Australian soldiers .. buried in mass graves at Fromelles in France in 1916 .. are to be exhumed and given proper burials. The federal government announced ...
Fed: Franklins to bring in unit pricing
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Franklins to bring in unit pricing Discount supermarket chain Franklins says it'll introduce unit pricing in all its stores .. from September. The company says it's the first full-line supermarket in Australia to ...
Fed: Fromelles fallen to have proper burials
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Fromelles fallen to have proper burials Canberra says full military honours for the remains of Australian soldiers .. who died in France in the WWI .. is the most fitting way to commemorate their heroism. Federal ...
NSW: No decision has been made yet on M4 East - Iemma
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 NSW: No decision has been made yet on M4 East - Iemma New South Wales Premier MORRIS IEMMA says Sydney's M4 motorway will be linked to the CBD .. but a preferred option for extending it has yet to be determined. Fairfax ...
Fed: Rudd should protest China internet censorship: Turnbull
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Rudd should protest China internet censorship: Turnbull MALCOLM TURNBULL says Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD should strongly criticise the Chinese government for censoring internet access for foreign media covering the Beijing ...
NSW: Fresh avenue for charges against former doctor
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 NSW: Fresh avenue for charges against former doctor Prosecutors will consider criminal charges against former New South Wales doctor GRAEME REEVES .. already at the centre of hundreds of malpractice claims. A state ...
Fed: PM descended from urchin who stole undies
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: PM descended from urchin who stole undies Family history researchers say KEVIN RUDD is descended from petty criminals .. including a street urchin sentenced to death for stealing a dress and underwear from an ...
NSW: Teens return to court on murder charge
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 NSW: Teens return to court on murder charge Two teenagers accused of murdering a Sydney chef return to Bidura Children's Court today .. where an application for a forensic procedure is due to be made. The 16-year-old ...
FED: Designer vaginas blacklisted by gynaecologists
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 FED: Designer vaginas blacklisted by gynaecologists Cosmetic surgery to rejuvenate the vagina has been blacklisted by Australian gynaecologists .. who say more women are being injured by the dangerous procedures. Top ...
Vic: Jack Thomas appeal application to be heard on today
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Vic: Jack Thomas appeal application to be heard on today A High Court application .. to prevent Melbourne man JACK THOMAS being re-tried on terrorism charges .. will be heard today. 35-year-old THOMAS was cleared of ...
Fed: Chinese government stops Australian book production
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Chinese government stops Australian book production The Chinese government is stopping the production of Australian books which refer to subjects like the Dalai Lama and the China-Tibet border. Fairfax newspapers ...
AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, Aug 1
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, Aug 1 Breakfast Round-Up: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AAP RTV FILE AT 0430 Karadzic US (THE HAGUE) Former Bosnian Serb leader RADOVAN KARADZIC says he made a deal with US ...
Monitor 0500 2BL 702 news headlines
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Monitor 0500 2BL 702 news headlines - Radovan Karadzic appears in court on 11 counts of war crimes; given 30 days to decide how to plead; - Latest figures from United States commerce department show growth of 1.9 per ...
0600 2GB News Headlines
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 0600 2GB News Headlines - Sydney man charged over 2003 murder.- the main rail line between Sydney and Melbourne remains blocked following a derailment. ...
NSW: Charges laid over man's murder in 2003 - police
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 NSW: Charges laid over man's murder in 2003 - police SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - Charges have been laid over the murder of a Sydney man five years ago, whose body has never been found. Ronald William Pollock, 58, was reported ...
Vic: Cops, robbers and vampire slayers
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Vic: Cops, robbers and vampire slayers Eds: Attn to language in 28th par. By Mike Hedge MELBOURNE, Aug 1 AAP - The Eureka Stockade, the Kelly Gang, Squizzy Taylor, John Wren, abortion rackets, ...
Fed: John Mellencamp looking forward, not back, at 56
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: John Mellencamp looking forward, not back, at 56 By Alyssa Braithwaite, National Entertainment Writer SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - With a career spanning more than three decades, John Mellencamp could be forgiven for resting ...
Fed: Kaka-Does new era of indigenous tourism
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Kaka-Does new era of indigenous tourism By Tara Ravens DARWIN, AAP - Kakadu traditional owner Freddy Hunter has the most wondrous stories to tell, if only tourists could drop their obsession with crocs. ...
Vic: Middle East airline expands downunder
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Vic: Middle East airline expands downunder By Edwina Scott MELBOURNE, Aug 1 AAP - James Hogan looks at home against the jagged Melbourne skyline as he gazes across the city from his hotel room. And so he should ...
Qld: Coroner aiming to unravel "ghost ship" mystery
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Qld: Coroner aiming to unravel "ghost ship" mystery By Evan Schwarten BRISBANE, Aug 1 AAP - It is April 18, 2007. An Australian Customs Coastwatch aircraft is conducting routine surveillance of the Coral Sea. ...
NSW: The NSW snow report for Friday August 1 2008
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 NSW: The NSW snow report for Friday August 1 2008 SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - The NSW snow report for Friday August 1, 2008: THREDBO: Currently snowing, with snow forecast through the rest of today and tonight. Winds are ...
Fed: Relative elated at reburial of Aussie soldier at Fromelles
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Relative elated at reburial of Aussie soldier at Fromelles CANBERRA, Aug 1 AAP - The great nephew of one of the Australian soldiers lost in the Battle of Fromelles is elated his uncle finally will be given a dignified ...
0730 4BC News Headlines
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 0730 4BC News Headlines - the state government is to take over the monitoring of heavy metal emissions in Mt Isa. - Unions have have issued assurances jobs at Don's Queensland ...
QLD: Main stories in today's The Courier-Mail
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 QLD: Main stories in today's The Courier-Mail BRISBANE, Aug 1 AAP - The main stories in today's The Courier-Mail: Page 1: Incoming governor-general Quentin Bryce has shocked the vice-regal community after sacking ...
Main stories in today's 0745 ABC news
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Main stories in today's 0745 ABC news SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - Main stories in today's 0745 ABC news: - The former leader Radovan Karadzic has appeared before the UN War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague overnight. - ...
Headlines from B105 news at 0800 (AEST)
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Headlines from B105 news at 0800 (AEST) Bad accidents on Brisbane's southside .. including fatal four car crash .. and motorcyclist left on side of road at Acacia Ridge Red faces at the security check in at ...
Vic: Conditions on Victoria's snowfields today
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Vic: Conditions on Victoria's snowfields today MELBOURNE, Aug 1 AAP - Conditions on Victoria's snowfields today: MT HOTHAM - Lifts: 13/13. Temp: -1.6C. Road: Open, chains to two-wheel drives. Snow depth: 106cm. Winds: ...
ACT: Main stories in today's Canberra newspapers
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 ACT: Main stories in today's Canberra newspapers The main stories in today's Canberra Times: Page 1: Tuggeranong Valley residents fear their health care will suffer from profits over patients after it was revealed ...
ACT: Main stories in today's Canberra newspapers
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 ACT: Main stories in today's Canberra newspapers CANBERRA, Aug 1 AAP - The main stories in today's Canberra Times: Page 1: Tuggeranong Valley residents fear their health care will suffer from profits over patients after ...
Main stories in today's AM program
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Main stories in today's AM program SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - Main stories in today's AM program: * After 16 years of economic growth, it appears that the Australian economy is slowing fast. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says ...
Fed: Rudd won't say whether economy slowing too quickly
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Rudd won't say whether economy slowing too quickly KEVIN RUDD won't say whether Australia's economy is slowing too rapidly. Economic data showing a slump in housing approvals and retail spending has led to calls for ...
Vic: Melbourne-Sydney train line still blocked after derailment
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Vic: Melbourne-Sydney train line still blocked after derailment The main rail line between Melbourne and Sydney is still blocked and could stay that way most of the weekend after a goods train derailed north of Benalla .. in ...
SA: Main stories in today's Adelaide newspapers
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 SA: Main stories in today's Adelaide newspapers ADELAIDE, Aug 1 AAP - The main stories in today's Adelaide Advertiser: Page 1: Experts call for a state of emergency to be declared to save the River Murray. Page 2: ...
Vic: Melbourne-Sydney train line still blocked after derailment
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Vic: Melbourne-Sydney train line still blocked after derailment MELBOURNE, Aug 1 AAP - Both main rail lines between Melbourne and Sydney remain blocked today by a goods train derailment north of Benalla, in north-east ...
Fed: Rudd won't say whether economy slowing too quickly
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Rudd won't say whether economy slowing too quickly CANBERRA, Aug 1 AAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has refused to say whether Australia's economy was slowing too rapidly. Economic data showing a slump in housing ...
Fed: Rudd won't say whether economy slowing too quickly=2
Aug 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 08-01-2008 Fed: Rudd won't say whether economy slowing too quickly=2 Later, Mr Rudd admitted the economy was slowing and predicted things would get tough on family budgets. "It's obviously happening out there" he told Fairfax Radio ...