AAP General News (Australia) back issues from September 2008:
Fed: AG appoints new federal magistrates
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: AG appoints new federal magistrates Eds: Embargoed until 0001 on September 1, 2008 CANBERRA, Sept 1 AAP - Another four women and three men will soon join the benches of the Federal Magistrates ...
Fed: Save emissions, save money: report
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: Save emissions, save money: report Eds: Embargoed until 0001 AEST Monday, September 1. By Cathy Alexander CANBERRA, Aug 31 AAP - Australia can slash greenhouse emissions and save money at ...
0000 Midnight 2UE Headlines
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 0000 Midnight 2UE Headlines - Qantas diverts flight to Frankfurt after engine problem - Mandatory evacuations in force in New Orleans ahead of hurricane - Hundreds of Australians stranded in Thailand may soon make ...
NSW: Iemma pulls Costa into line
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Iemma pulls Costa into line New South Wales Premier MORRIS IEMMA has pulled his treasurer MICHAEL COSTA into line .. after he threatened to quit within ten weeks over his plans of controversial reforms. Mr COSTA has ...
FED: Fairfax workers return to work today
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 FED: Fairfax workers return to work today Striking Fairfax Media journalists in Victoria and New South Wales return to work today after threats to lock staff out were withdrawn. Staff at Fairfax mastheads .. including ...
Fed: Vietnam veterans forced to pay for awards
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: Vietnam veterans forced to pay for awards Vietnam veterans are furious that the federal government has refused to pay the 12 dollars each for gallantry awards earned for heroic efforts in the Battle of Long Tan in ...
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers MELBOURNE, Sept 1 AAP - The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers: HERALD SUN Page 1: Premier John Brumby has toured Melbourne's worst trouble spots in an ...
Fed: Save emissions, save money: report
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: Save emissions, save money: report New modelling shows Australia can slash its greenhouse emissions and actually save money while doing so. Climate Institute chief executive JOHN CONNOR says it's a myth that ...
Fed: Former Woolies chief worried about future of food producers
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: Former Woolies chief worried about future of food producers EDS: Embargoed until 0100 AEST Monday By Peter Veness CANBERRA, Sep 1 AAP - A former Woolworths boss has raised fears about the future ...
NSW: Iemma pulls Costa into line
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Iemma pulls Costa into line SYDNEY, Sept 1 AAP - NSW premier Morris Iemma has pulled his treasurer, Michael Costa, into line after he threatened to quit over the introduction of controversial reforms. Mr Costa had ...
Fed: Vietnam veterans forced to pay for awards
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: Vietnam veterans forced to pay for awards SYDNEY, Sept 1 AAP - Vietnam veterans are furious that the federal government has refused to pay for gallantry awards earned for heroic efforts in the Battle of Long Tan in ...
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers = 2
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers = 2 THE AGE Page 1: Aboriginal leaders have sharply rejected outgoing Governor-General Michael Jeffery's claim that the vast majority of indigenous Australians are living ...
0100 3AW Headlines
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 0100 3AW Headlines - Qantas flight diverted to Frankfurt due to engine problems - Hundreds of Australians tourists in Thailand could be on their way home soon - New Orleans residents told they're running out of ...
Vic: Premier hits streets to confront booze, violence culture
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Vic: Premier hits streets to confront booze, violence culture Victorian Premier JOHN BRUMBY has toured some of Melbourne's most notorious nightlife strips .. as his government plans its next move against rising alcoholism and ...
Fed: Two years of rate cuts if inflation falls - economist
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: Two years of rate cuts if inflation falls - economist A leading economist says Australian homeowners could enjoy interest rate cuts for the next two years .. as long as inflation falls. ANZ chief economist SAUL ...
Fed: Former Woolies Chief worried by growth of major retailers
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: Former Woolies Chief worried by growth of major retailers The former boss of Woolworths says the food manufacturing sector is at risk of being destroyed by the two major grocery retailers because of their grip on the supply ...
Vic: Premier hits streets to confront booze, violence culture
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Vic: Premier hits streets to confront booze, violence culture MELBOURNE, Sept 1 AAP - Victorian Premier John Brumby has toured some of Melbourne's most notorious nightlife strips as his government plots its next move against ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers SYDNEY, Sept 1 AAP - The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Page 1: Kate Milligan broke her silence for the first time yesterday, ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 2
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 2 THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: Page 1: Desperate to avoid a repeat of the 2005 Katrina catastrophe, New Orleans began mandatory evacuations yesterday as a hurricane -- ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 3
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 3 THE AUSTRALIAN: Page 1: The construction industry watchdog has complained that thuggery has returned to the building sector. Page 2: Reserve Bank governor ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 4
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 4 THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW: Page 1: The Reserve Bank is odds-on to cut interest rates for the first time in six-and-a-half years. Page 3: The Rudd ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 4
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 4 THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW: Page 1: The Reserve Bank is odds-on to cut interest rates for the first time in six-and-a-half years. Page 3: The Rudd ...
0220 4BC Headlines
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 0220 4BC Headlines - Qantas jet diverted to Frankfurt after engine trouble - Qantas and Westpac customers face online problems over IBM staff strike - Dusk to dawn curfew in New Orleans - Two men feared ...
Vic: Crash victim's father regrets sending son to Australia
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Vic: Crash victim's father regrets sending son to Australia The parents of a pilot killed in a collision with another plane in Melbourne .. say they regret putting themselves into debt to help him become a pilot. The ...
Vic: Crash victim's father regrets sending son to Australia
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Vic: Crash victim's father regrets sending son to Australia MELBOURNE, Sept 1 AAP - The parents of a trainee pilot killed when his plane and another clipped, sending his spiralling to the ground, regret putting themselves into ...
FED: Fairfax workers return to work today
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 FED: Fairfax workers return to work today MELBOURNE, Sept 1 AAP - The Fairfax Media group has abandoned threats to lock out journalists in Victoria and NSW and take legal action against them over a four-day strike, after a ...
Fed: French to be sworn in as chief justice of High Court
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: French to be sworn in as chief justice of High Court CANBERRA, Sept 1 AAP - West Australian Robert French will be sworn in as the new chief justice of the High Court today. He is the first chief justice in the ...
Fed: Swan wants banks to pass on cheaper credit costs
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: Swan wants banks to pass on cheaper credit costs CANBERRA, Sept 1 AAP - Treasurer Wayne Swan is talking tough with the banks as homeowners wait for the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision tomorrow on official interest ...
What Australian newspaperws say on Monday, Sept 1, 2008
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 What Australian newspaperws say on Monday, Sept 1, 2008 SYDNEY, Sept 1 AAP - John McCain has surprised Americans with his announcement of Alaskan governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, The Australian says in its ...
FED: Aboriginal leaders reject governor-general's claim
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 FED: Aboriginal leaders reject governor-general's claim SYDNEY, Sept 1 AAP Aboriginal leaders have rejected outgoing Governor-General Michael Jeffery's claim that the vast majority of indigenous Australians are living ...
Fed: Qantas and Westpac customers face disruptions
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: Qantas and Westpac customers face disruptions Qantas and Westpac customers face disruptions to online bookings and banking this week after Australian Services Union members voted to commence industrial action. The ...
Vic: Fairfax workers to return to work
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Vic: Fairfax workers to return to work Striking Fairfax Media journalists in Victoria and New South Wales will return to work this morning after threats to lock staff out were withdrawn. Staff at Fairfax mastheads ...
Fed: Swan wants banks to pass on cheaper credit costs
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: Swan wants banks to pass on cheaper credit costs Treasurer WAYNE SWAN's talking tough with the banks as homeowners wait for the Reserve Bank's decision tomorrow on official interest rates. Mr SWAN's welcomed a ...
Fed: French to be sworn in as chief justice of High Court
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: French to be sworn in as chief justice of High Court West Australian ROBERT FRENCH will be sworn in as the new chief justice of the High Court today. He's the first chief justice in the court's 107-year history to come ...
Fed: AG appints new federal magistrates
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: AG appints new federal magistrates Another four women and three men will soon join the benches of the Federal Magistrates Court. Attorney-General ROBERT MCCLELLAND's announced the appointment of BARBARA BAKER ...
Fed: Govt heading for showdown in the Senate
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Fed: Govt heading for showdown in the Senate The federal government's heading for a showdown in the Senate this week as it pushes ahead with laws to raise the tax on luxury cars and change the threshold for the Medicare levy ...
NSW: Largest paralympic team to compete abroad departs today
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Largest paralympic team to compete abroad departs today Australia's largest paralympic team to compete abroad will set off from Sydney for Beijing today. With the sporting powers of China .. Great Britain and US in ...
Events Diary for Monday, September 1, 2008
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Events Diary for Monday, September 1, 2008 EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED: ADELAIDE No items listed. BRISBANE 0830 - Climate Change Minister Penny Wong to open Australian ...
News Diary events for Monday, September 1, 2008
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 News Diary events for Monday, September 1, 2008 GOOD MORNING NEWS EDITORS AND CHIEFS OF STAFF Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for today Monday 1 September (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories, local times ...
Qld: Reef, Murray to be discussed at water forum
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Qld: Reef, Murray to be discussed at water forum Threats to the Great Barrier Reef and the Murray-Darling water buyback scheme will come under the spotlight at one of Australia's largest environmental forums .. to start in ...
FED: Aboriginal leaders reject governor-general's claim
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 FED: Aboriginal leaders reject governor-general's claim Aboriginal leaders have rejected outgoing Governor-General MICHAEL JEFFERY'S claim that the vast majority of indigenous Australians are living integrated .. normal ...
0300 2UE Headlines
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 0300 2UE Headlines - Reserve bank expected to cut interest rates tomorrow - Investigations into latest Qantas problem, after airliner was diverted to Frankfurt - Hurricane Gustav expected to bring 250km-plus ...
NSW: Schools urged to close over strike
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Schools urged to close over strike SYDNEY, Sept 1 AAP - NSW teachers will stop work for two hours tomorrow in a strike over pay and staffing, and the NSW Teachers Federation is urging 2,240 principals to close their ...
NSW: Schools urged to close over strike
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Schools urged to close over strike New South Wales teachers will stop work for two hours tomorrow in a strike over pay and staffing .. and the New South Wales Teachers Federation is urging more than ...
NSW: Mobile phone use may have caused road fatalities
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Mobile phone use may have caused road fatalities SYDNEY, Sept 1 AAP - NSW Police are checking the mobile phone records of drivers involved in fatal accidents to see if they were talking or texting at the time. ...
0400 4BC Brisbane
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 0400 4BC Brisbane - Investigations into Qantas 747 diversion to Frankfurt - Bush to head for Texas to oversee preparation for hurricane Gustav - Wayne Swan talks tough with banks, urging rate cuts - ...
NSW: Mobile phone use may have caused road fatalities
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Mobile phone use may have caused road fatalities New South Wales Police are checking the mobile phone records of drivers involved in fatal accidents to see if they were talking or texting at the time. Sydney's Daily ...
NSW: Mobile phone use may have caused road fatalities
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Mobile phone use may have caused road fatalities New South Wales Police are checking the mobile phone records of drivers involved in fatal accidents to see if they were talking or texting at the time. Sydney's Daily ...
AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, Sept 1
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, Sept 1 BREAKFAST ROUND-UP: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AAP RTV FILE AT 0430 GUSTAV WRAP (PERTH) Australians anywhere in the south-east coastline areas of the United States have ...
0500 2UE Headlines
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 0500 2UE Headlines - New South Wales police checking mobile records linked to car crashes - It may take some time before Qantas knows cause for latest engine problem - New South Wales teachers to stop work for two ...
NSW: Attempts fail to save elderly man from fire
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Attempts fail to save elderly man from fire SYDNEY, Sept 1 AAP - An elderly man has died after a fire at a Sydney retirement village. Police say a 19-year-old witness called Triple-0 after he saw smoke billowing ...
NSW: One man dead, one fighting for life after car hit tree
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: One man dead, one fighting for life after car hit tree SYDNEY, Sept 1 AAP - One man is dead and another is fighting for his life after their car ran off the road and hit a tree in northern NSW. Police say the two ...
FED: Jetstar charter flight departs today for Phuket
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 FED: Jetstar charter flight departs today for Phuket Jetstar passengers .. stranded at Thailand's resort destination of Phuket .. will start their journey home today. The airline says an aircraft will leave Sydney this ...
FED: Jetstar to bring stranded Australians home from Phuket
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 FED: Jetstar to bring stranded Australians home from Phuket SYDNEY, Sept 1 AAP - Jetstar passengers stranded on Thailand's popular resort island of Phuket will board a plane today headed for Australia. A Jetstar ...
NSW: Accident reduces Harbour Bridge traffic to a crawl
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Accident reduces Harbour Bridge traffic to a crawl A serious accident on Sydney's Harbour Bridge has reduced traffic to a crawl in both directions. A garbage truck has overturned .. after colliding with at least one ...
Vic: Police march for cancer
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Vic: Police march for cancer MELBOURNE, Sept 1 AAP - Victorian police officers will walk and cycle 350km from Wodonga on the border with NSW to Melbourne next month to raise money to fight child cancer. Money raised will ...
FED: Jetstar charter flight departs today for Phuket =2
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 FED: Jetstar charter flight departs today for Phuket =2 All Jetstar passengers who began their trips from another destination will be transferred to flights headed for their point of origin. Passengers who flew on other ...
FED: Jetstar charter flight departs today for Phuket =2
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 FED: Jetstar charter flight departs today for Phuket =2 The airline says all Jetstar passengers who began their trip from another destination will be transferred to their point of ...
Vic: Police leave force in droves - Police Association
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Vic: Police leave force in droves - Police Association MELBOURNE, Sept 1 AAP - Dissatisfaction within Victoria Police is so high that almost 450 police officers have quit or retired over 18 months, the Police Association ...
Qld: Police shoot man in leg
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Qld: Police shoot man in leg An investigation has been opened into the police shooting of a man in Rockhampton last night. Police say officers were called to a break-in at a North Rockhampton shop .. and one officer used ...
NSW: Major accident shuts down Harbour Bridge
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 NSW: Major accident shuts down Harbour Bridge Police say a head-on car collision on the Sydney Harbour Bridge has forced a garbage truck to avoid the accident .. and flip onto its side. A rescue helicopter has landed on ...
Qld: Police shoot man in leg
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Qld: Police shoot man in leg BRISBANE, Sept 1 AAP - An investigation has been launched after a man was shot in the leg during a confrontation with police on the central Queensland coast. Police said officers were called ...
Vic: Melbourne clearway laws begin
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Vic: Melbourne clearway laws begin MELBOURNE, Sept 1 AAP - New laws increasing clearway hours on major Melbourne streets go into force today, aimed at cutting road congestion in the city centre. Hoddle Street east of the ...
Main stories in today's 0745 ABC news
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 Main stories in today's 0745 ABC news SYDNEY, Sept 1 AAP - Main stories in today's 0745 ABC news: - Up to 50,000 troops have been deployed to the United States coastline awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Gustav....
QLD: Main stories in today's The Courier-Mail
Sep 01, 2008 ... AAP General News (Australia) 09-01-2008 QLD: Main stories in today's The Courier-Mail BRISBANE, Sept 1 AAP - The main stories in today's The Courier-Mail: Page 1: Transport Minister John Mickel will not discipline Queensland Rail's boss, despite him blowing ...