AAP General News (Australia) back issues from April 2009:
ABC Local Radio What the Papers Say
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 ABC Local Radio What the Papers Say SMH - Floods leave thousands stranded on the far north coast of New South Wales with worse expected - PM puts arts accent on ABC board - Generation Y women are the ...
Fed:Tanner agrees most Aussies think the country is in recession
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed:Tanner agrees most Aussies think the country is in recession Finance Minister LINDSAY TANNER say he agrees with Reserve Bank deputy governor RIC BATTELLINO .. who's said most Australians think the economy's in dire enough ...
Vic: Newsreader Naylor's son cut from will
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic: Newsreader Naylor's son cut from will Revered Melbourne newsreader BRIAN NAYLOR .. killed in February's Black Saturday bushfires .. has reportedly left estranged son Greg nothing of his 20 million dollar estate. The ...
Vic: Newsreader Naylor's son cut from will
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic: Newsreader Naylor's son cut from will MELBOURNE, April 1 AAP - Revered Melbourne newsreader Brian Naylor, killed in the Black Saturday bushfires in February, has left estranged son Greg nothing of his $20 ...
Fed: Doctors propose Medicare safety net cut for births, IVF
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Doctors propose Medicare safety net cut for births, IVF Expectant mothers and women using IVF could reportedly be forced to pay up to two thousand dollars more for their care .. under a proposal from doctors to rein in the ...
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers MELBOURNE, April 1 AAP - The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers: HERALD SUN Page 1: TV legend Brian Naylor didn't leave his estranged son a single cent ...
Fed: Doctors propose Medicare safety net cut for births, IVF
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Doctors propose Medicare safety net cut for births, IVF MELBOURNE, April 1 AAP - Expectant mothers and women using IVF could be forced to pay up to $2,000 more for their care under a proposal from doctors to rein in the cost ...
Fed: She works hard for the money - but gets paid much less
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: She works hard for the money - but gets paid much less EDS: Embargoed until 0100 AEDT Wednesday, April 1 CANBERRA, April 1 AAP - Australian men have the potential to earn about $1 million more than women ...
Fed: Economic action must be coordinated at home, abroad: BCA
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Economic action must be coordinated at home, abroad: BCA Eds: Embargoed until 0100 AEDT Wednesday, April 1 By Colin Brinsden, Economics Correspondent CANBERRA, April 1 AAP - Even as this week's G20 ...
NSW: Thousands left stranded by rising flood waters
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 NSW: Thousands left stranded by rising flood waters SYDNEY, March 31 AAP - Torrential rain on the NSW mid-north coast has now left almost 3000 residents isolated and forced the evacuation of people from at least 100 ...
0100 3AW Melbouren Headlines
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 0100 3AW Melbouren Headlines - Bomb squad continues to search an electrical substation after finding a suspicious package and evacuating nearby residents - Woman is in a serious condition after being rescued from a ...
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers = 2
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers = 2 THE AGE Page 1: Federal Trade Minister Simon Crean has lashed out at the Opposition parties over China, accusing them of trying to whip up xenophobia in Australia ...
NSW: Thousands left stranded by rising flood waters
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 NSW: Thousands left stranded by rising flood waters Torrential rain on the New South Wales mid-north coast has now left almost three thousand residents isolated and forced the evacuation of people from at least 100 properties ...
Vic: Newsreader Naylor's son cut from will
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic: Newsreader Naylor's son cut from will DONE Revered Melbourne newsreader BRIAN NAYLOR .. killed in February's Black Saturday bushfires .. has reportedly left his estranged son GREG ...
Fed: Latham's narcissism led to downfall, former chief says
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Latham's narcissism led to downfall, former chief says MARK LATHAM's former chief of staff says the failed Labor leader was a narcissistic loner .. whose political brilliance was blunted by destructive rage .. paranoia and ...
Fed: Latham's narcissism led to downfall, former chief says
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Latham's narcissism led to downfall, former chief says MELBOURNE, April 1 AAP - Failed Labor leader Mark Latham was a "narcissistic loner" whose political brilliance was blunted by destructive rage, paranoia and ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers SYDNEY, April 1 AAP - The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Page 1: The cost of having a baby will rise by as much as $2000 with the ...
What Australian newspapers say on Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 What Australian newspapers say on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 SYDNEY, April 1 AAP - The Australian says Australia has done well to get a seat at the G20 table, but there are perils in becoming a mid-weight power in a group of ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=2
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=2 THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: Page 1: The world's richest economies will contract by more than 4 per cent this year, the OECD says. One-in 100 year rainfall has hit areas ...
Vic: Bomb squad examines package at electrical substation
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic: Bomb squad examines package at electrical substation MELBOURNE, April 1 AAP - Hundreds of residents remain out of their homes while members of the police bomb squad work to identify a suspicious item outside an electrical ...
Vic: Bomb squad examines package at electrical substation
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic: Bomb squad examines package at electrical substation Hundreds of Melbourne residents remain out of their homes while members of the police bomb squad work to identify a suspicious item outside an electrical substation at ...
Vic: Bomb squad examines package at electrical substation
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic: Bomb squad examines package at electrical substation Hundreds of Melbourne residents remain out of their homes while members of the police bomb squad work to identify a suspicious item outside an electrical substation at ...
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=3
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=3 THE AUSTRALIAN: Page 1: The Reserve Bank has conceded Australia cannot escape a 2009 recession, with the OECD dramatically downgrading its forecast for the developed ...
Fed: Air force strikes back at defence experts
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Air force strikes back at defence experts The air force has hit back at claims from defence experts that Australian forces would crumble in a war zone. Analysts say jet fighters and warships can't be deployed in ...
Fed: DPS job cuts could compromise Parli security: CPSU
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: DPS job cuts could compromise Parli security: CPSU At least 25 security officers at Parliament House in Canberra will be out of a job as a result of forthcoming budget cuts to the Department of Parliamentary Services. ...
Fed: She works hard for the money - but gets paid much less
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: She works hard for the money - but gets paid much less A new report says Australian men have the potential to earn around one million dollars more than women over their lifetime. The finding's in an AMP Financial ...
Fed: Doctors propose Medicare safety net cut for births, IVF
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Doctors propose Medicare safety net cut for births, IVF Expectant mothers and women using IVF could reportedly be forced to pay up to two thousand dollars more for their care .. under a proposal from doctors to rein in the ...
Events Diary for Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Events Diary for Wednesday, April 1, 2009 EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED: ADELAIDE No items listed. BRISBANE No items listed. CANBERRA 0915 - Joint Standing ...
Qld: Labor confident of holding 52 seats
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Qld: Labor confident of holding 52 seats Labor's confident of holding 52 out of 89 seats in the Queensland parliament with vote counting expected to finish today. The seats of Redlands .. Cleveland and Chatsworth remain ...
Fed: Bonus payments part of coordinated response, High Court tol
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Bonus payments part of coordinated response, High Court tol The battle over the 900-dollar economic stimulus payments continues today in the High Court in Canberra. The federal government wants to provide taxpayers ...
Vic: Newsreader Naylor's son cut from will
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic: Newsreader Naylor's son cut from will Revered Melbourne newsreader BRIAN NAYLOR .. killed in February's Black Saturday bushfires .. has reportedly left his estranged son GREG nothing of his 20 million dollar estate. ...
Fed: SAS pay bungle report released
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: SAS pay bungle report released An inquiry into the SAS pay bungle has shown 102 of its soldiers had money deducted from their pay .. with more than 112-thousand dollars recovered in total. The highest amount ...
Fed: Latham's narcissism led to downfall, former chief says
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Latham's narcissism led to downfall, former chief says MARK LATHAM's former chief of staff says the failed Labor leader was a narcissistic loner .. whose political brilliance was blunted by destructive rage .. paranoia and ...
Fed: Private health premiums to climb as exclusions grow
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Private health premiums to climb as exclusions grow Private health insurance premiums rise by an average of six per cent today .. and policy exclusions are growing. The federal government gave the premium hike the ...
NSW: Thousands left stranded by rising flood waters
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 NSW: Thousands left stranded by rising flood waters Torrential rain on the New South Wales mid-north coast has now left almost three thousand residents isolated and forced the evacuation of people from at least 100 properties ...
Qld: New parliament session to open April 21
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Qld: New parliament session to open April 21 The final make-up of the 53rd Queensland parliament is expected to be announced today after the close of postal votes yesterday afternoon. Premier ANNA BLIGH took Labor to an ...
Fed:RBA now predicting recession, ready to cut rates again
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed:RBA now predicting recession, ready to cut rates again The Reserve Bank says it's ready to cut the cash rate again if needed .. with the economy set to suffer its first recession since the early 1990s. RBA deputy ...
FED: Kids of overweight mums have higher adult obesity risk
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 FED: Kids of overweight mums have higher adult obesity risk A new Australian study shows .. the kids of mothers who stack on too many extra kilos during their pregnancy are more likely to grow up to be obese. The ...
FED: Kidney deaths surge while heart attacks decline
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 FED: Kidney deaths surge while heart attacks decline The number of Australians dying from kidney disease has surged almost 150 per cent in a decade .. while deaths from heart problems have plummeted. Experts say there's ...
Fed:Must be coordinated action both at home and abroad:BCA
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed:Must be coordinated action both at home and abroad:BCA The Business Council of Australia has called for global solutions to the world recession at this week's G20 Summit in London .. but also wants coordinated action in ...
News Diary for Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 News Diary for Wednesday, April 1, 2009 GOOD MORNING NEWS EDITORS AND CHIEFS OF STAFF Here is AAP's newslist for today Wednesday 1 April (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories, local times and locations are ...
Vic: Building code regulator to discuss fire code concerns
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic: Building code regulator to discuss fire code concerns Australia's building code regulator is meeting CSIRO officials today over concerns new bushfire building codes aren't tough enough. The CSIRO has publicly ...
Fed:Tanner agrees most Aussies think the country is in recession
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed:Tanner agrees most Aussies think the country is in recession Finance Minister LINDSAY TANNER say he agrees with Reserve Bank deputy governor RIC BATTELLINO .. who's said most Australians think the economy's in dire enough ...
0300 2GB Sydney Headlines
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 0300 2GB Sydney Headlines - Latest gloomy forecast from the OECD highlights the need for urgent global action: Swan - Rudd and Brown say now is the time to build a new financial system based on honesty and hard ...
Vic: Bomb squad examines package at electrical substation
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic: Bomb squad examines package at electrical substation Police bomb squad officers are working to determine if a modified gas bottle left outside an electrical substation in Melbourne's east is explosive. Fire crews ...
Vic: Bomb squad examines package at electrical substation
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic: Bomb squad examines package at electrical substation MELBOURNE, April 1 AAP - Police bomb squad officers are working to determine if a modified gas bottle left outside an electrical substation in Melbourne's east is ...
Vic: Cattle unloaded from stricken ship
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic: Cattle unloaded from stricken ship Cattle on board a ship that ran aground on King Island in Bass Strait overnight have been unloaded ahead of an attempt to refloat the vessel early today. The vessel Matthew ...
AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, April 1
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Breakfast, April 1 Breakfast Round-Up: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AAP RTV FILE AT 0430 OECD G20 Wrap (SYDNEY) The prime minister's told a business meeting in London the world economy could ...
NSW: Floods subside but more rain due for NSW
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 NSW: Floods subside but more rain due for NSW SYDNEY, April 1 AAP - Rain continues to fall on the battered NSW mid-north coast but roads have been re-opened as flood waters ease. Police say flood areas in Coffs Harbour, ...
NSW: Floods subside but more rain due for NSW
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 NSW: Floods subside but more rain due for NSW Rain continues to fall on the battered mid-north coast of New South Wales .. but the floodwaters have subsided long enough to re-open some roads. Police say flood areas in ...
NSW: Elderly woman dies in car crash
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 NSW: Elderly woman dies in car crash SYDNEY, April 1 AAP - An elderly woman is dead after a car collision in Sydney's west. Police say two vehicles travelling in opposite directions along Parramatta Road, at Flemington, ...
Vic: 100 residents evacuated as police investigate suspect item
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic: 100 residents evacuated as police investigate suspect item MELBOURNE, April 1 AAP - Up to 100 residents including staff and occupants of a Melbourne nursing home were evacuated to a local sports club overnight while the ...
Vic Bomb squad determines suspicious package safe
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Vic Bomb squad determines suspicious package safe Police say the bomb squad spent more than five hours investigating a suspect package in Melbourne overnight .. that's caused the evacuation of a Ringwood neighbourhood. ...
NSW: Good samaritan fighting for his life: Police
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 NSW: Good samaritan fighting for his life: Police SYDNEY, April 1 AAP - A young Sydney man is fighting for his life after being bashed in an attempt to help a taxi driver. Police say the 19-year-old suffered critical ...
NSW: Resident charged over shooting attacker: Police
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 NSW: Resident charged over shooting attacker: Police SYDNEY, April 1 AAP - A Sydney resident has been charged with attempted murder after shooting another man who smashed a window of his home. Police say 60-year-old male ...
ACT: Main stories in today's Canberra newspapers
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 ACT: Main stories in today's Canberra newspapers CANBERRA, April 1 AAP - The main stories in today's Canberra Times: Page 1: The Reserve Bank has indicated while the nation is in recession, house prices will hold up ...
NSW: Resident charged over shooting attacker: Police
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 NSW: Resident charged over shooting attacker: Police A Sydney man will appear in court today charged with attempted murder .. after allegedly shooting another man who'd smashed a window of his home. Police say the ...
Fed: Bonus payments hang in the balance on third day in court
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Bonus payments hang in the balance on third day in court The RUDD government's 900 dollar cash bonus to millions of taxpayers hangs in the balance as the High Court challenge against it enters its third day . The ...
News Diary for Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 News Diary for Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff Here is AAP's updated preliminary newslist for Wednesday (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories, local times and locations ...
Tas: Two dead in unit fire near Hobart
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Tas: Two dead in unit fire near Hobart HOBART, April 1 AAP - Two people have died in a house fire near Hobart while a couple and their baby have had a lucky escape from another Tasmanian blaze in Devonport. Police said ...
Tas: Two dead in unit fire
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Tas: Two dead in unit fire Two people have died in a house fire near Hobart .. while a couple and their baby had a lucky escape from a blaze in Devonport. Police say emergency crews were called to a unit in New Norfolk ...
Fed: Govt expected to appoint two new ABC board members
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Govt expected to appoint two new ABC board members CANBERRA, April 1 AAP - The ABC looks set to have a distinct arts flair when the federal government on Wednesday appoints two new members to the board of the public ...
Fed: Govt expected to appoint two new ABC board members
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Govt expected to appoint two new ABC board members The ABC will have a distinct arts flair after today .. with the Rudd government expected to appoint two new members to its board. Fairfax media says the move will ...
Qld: Oil spill clean up to be scaled down for Easter visitors
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Qld: Oil spill clean up to be scaled down for Easter visitors The oil clean-up operation on Moreton Island will be scaled down ahead of Easter .. so it doesn't get in the way of visitors. Queensland authorities say ...
Fed: Opposition renews call for Fitzgibbon to be sacked
Apr 01, 2009 ... AAP General News (Australia) 04-01-2009 Fed: Opposition renews call for Fitzgibbon to be sacked The opposition's repeated its call for Defence Minister JOEL FITZGIBBON to resign over the SAS overpayments bungle .. even though a report says the defence department was ...