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Published by the Australian Associated Press, the AAP General News provides extensive coverage of matters concerning the nation of Australia. From local to national news, the AAP General News is the largest originator of news and information in Australia.

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NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=2

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=2 Sydney Morning Herald Page 1: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has taken a hit in the last voter poll in the wake of the asylum-seeker standoff onboard the Oceanic Viking; a ...

NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =3

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers =3 The Australian Page 1: Voters say Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is "too soft" on asylum seekers; Reserve Bank director Warwick McKibbin has questioned if the Rudd government ...

FED: Rudd too soft and doing a bad job on asylum seekers: polls

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 FED: Rudd too soft and doing a bad job on asylum seekers: polls The latest Newspoll says more than half the population think Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD is doing a bad job on addressing the issue of asylum seekers .. and his ...

WA: Rudd out of his depth on border protection, Bishop

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 WA: Rudd out of his depth on border protection, Bishop The opposition says Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD is out of his depth when it comes to border security. Opposition Deputy Leader JULIE BISHOP says Labor still has no ...

Fed: Smith to urge Sri Lanka on faster resettlement of displaced

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 Fed: Smith to urge Sri Lanka on faster resettlement of displaced Foreign Minister STEPHEN SMITH will press Sri Lanka to accelerate the resettlement of displaced persons .. as he holds urgent talks with officials in Colombo on ways ...

FED: Smith to go to Sri Lanka for asylum seeker talks

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 FED: Smith to go to Sri Lanka for asylum seeker talks Foreign Minister STEPHEN SMITH visits Sri Lanka today to try to stem people smuggling. Two separate boatloads of Sri Lankan asylum seekers are refusing to disembark in ...

Fed: Doubts cast over chances of success at Copenhagen

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 Fed: Doubts cast over chances of success at Copenhagen There are ominous signs that an agreement at Copenhagen could be doomed to failure .. after G20 finance ministers failed to reach a consensus on how to fund a global ...

News Diary for Monday, Nov 9, 2009

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 News Diary for Monday, Nov 9, 2009 Good Evening News Editors and Chiefs of Staff Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for Monday (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories, local times and locations are subject to ...

Qld: Defence inquiry begins into soldier suicide

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 Qld: Defence inquiry begins into soldier suicide BRISBANE, Nov 9 AAP - The suicide of a young soldier who had been bullied by other soldiers and was also a Scientology convert will be probed by a defence commission of inquiry ...

Qld: Green light on tourism in Alice Springs

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 Qld: Green light on tourism in Alice Springs BRISBANE, Nov 9 AAP - Conservation, awareness of indigenous cultures and sustainable business practices will be on the agenda as eco-tourism hits the spotlight at a conference in ...

Fed: Women to protest maternity services reforms on Monday

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 Fed: Women to protest maternity services reforms on Monday BRISBANE, Nov 9 AAP - Hundreds of women will rally outside Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Brisbane electorate office on Monday to protest the federal government's maternity ...

Events Diary Monday, November 9, 2009

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 Events Diary Monday, November 9, 2009 EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED: ADELAIDE No items listed BRISBANE 0830 - National Local Roads and Transport Congress. Mackay ...

Fed:Too soon for "victory laps" or end to stimulus, Swan says

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 Fed:Too soon for "victory laps" or end to stimulus, Swan says This week's jobs data will highlight the stark contrast between the Australian and US economies .. but Treasurer WAYNE SWAN says it's appropriate for the government's ...

NSW: Fines double for fire misuse

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 NSW: Fines double for fire misuse The penalty for lighting a fire in New South Wales during a total fire ban has doubled under tough new laws. Emergency Services minister STEVE WHAN says the fine has increased to ...

NSW: Funding for flood affected residents as mop up begins

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 NSW: Funding for flood affected residents as mop up begins Adults and children affected by floods on the New South Wales mid-north coast can apply from today for disaster relief payments of one-thousand dollars or four hundred ...

NSW: Judges get greater powers under tough anti-graffiti laws

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 NSW: Judges get greater powers under tough anti-graffiti laws Tough laws designed to crack down on graffiti vandals will give judges more powers to make offenders clean up the damage they cause. The NSW government says ...

Fed: Women to protest maternity services reforms

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 Fed: Women to protest maternity services reforms Hundreds of women and children will rally outside Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD's Brisbane office today .. to protest against maternity services reforms. Health Minister ...

Qld: Defence inquiry begins into soldier suicide

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 Qld: Defence inquiry begins into soldier suicide A defence commission of inquiry today begins probing the suicide of a young soldier .. who'd been bullied by colleagues and was also a Scientology convert. Last month .....

FED: Hip pocket concerns can lead to tummy woes

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 FED: Hip pocket concerns can lead to tummy woes Food Safety Week starts today .. with a warning from an expert body that cost-cutting when it comes to food can be bad for your health. The Food Safety Information Council ...

What the newspapers say Monday November 9, 2009

Nov 09, 2009; ... AAP General News (Australia) 11-09-2009 What the newspapers say Monday November 9, 2009 SYDNEY, Nov 9 AAP - False scepticism is threatening the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen next month, the Sydney Morning Herald says. The paper says ...