HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 19:30, April 3

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2009
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 19:30, April 3

ADELAIDE - Car producer GM Holden has axed the afternoon shift at its Adelaide assembly
operations in a move it says will save thousands of jobs across the auto industry. (Holden
Wrap, with pix)

ADELAIDE - New car and truck sales continue to slide amid the global economic downturn
with demand plunging almost 20 per cent in the first quarter of 2009. (Motor Sales Wrap,
with factbox)

LONDON - World leaders have united to inject $US1.1 trillion ($A1.6 trillion) into
the global economy in an historic agreement they hope will kickstart growth and save jobs.

(G20 Wrap)



CANBERRA - Stimulus payments of up to $900 start heading to Australia's taxpayers next
week after the High Court rejected a challenge by law academic Bryan Pape and ruled the
Tax Bonus Act valid. (Bonus Wrap, with pix)



CANBERRA - The Australian economy still faces a difficult time despite the efforts
of world leaders to kick-start global growth through a ground breaking agreement at the
G20 Summit in London. (Economy Wrap, with pix)

SYDNEY - The outcome of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) April board meeting is
too close to call, with economists almost evenly divided on whether further monetary policy
action is needed. (Rates Survey, with factbox)

See also Renters, Online Shopping Wrap



CANBERRA - The Rudd government has been both praised and condemned as hypocritical
for officially endorsing a United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous people.

(Indigenous UN Wrap, with pix)

SYDNEY - The Howard government's failure to apologise to Aboriginal people was "a mistake",
opposition indigenous affairs spokesman Tony Abbott says. (Sorry)

DARWIN - Asbestos can be found in some remote indigenous communities in the Northern
Territory almost a year after it was brought to the attention of the federal government.

(Intervention Asbestos Wrap)



SYDNEY - Weekend rain is forecast for flood-affected areas on NSW's mid-north coast
where up to 1,500 people remain isolated after torrential downpours. (Rain NSW Wrap)

BRISBANE - Roads are closed, phone lines are down and children have been marooned at
school as the Sunshine Coast bears the brunt of flash flooding in Queensland. (Wind Qld
Update) Wrap to come



CANBERRA - Australians are using less water but their bills are rising, new figures show. (Water)



SYDNEY - A man has been charged with murder over the shooting death of former Nomads
bikie and Kings Cross identity Todd O'Connor, who was gunned down in a quiet suburban
Sydney street last year. (OConnor Wrap)



SYDNEY - NSW's police chief says officers are moving to use new laws to crack down
on bikie gangs, but warns results won't come overnight. (Bikie Laws Wrap)

SYDNEY - The lawyer for Comanchero bikie chief Mahmoud "Mick" Hawi denies his client's
on the run from police, saying he will honour arrangements for a meeting next week. (Bikies
Comanchero Wrap)

See also Bikies Arrest



MELBOURNE - Proposals to bring penalties for building industry wrongdoing into line
with those for other sectors of the economy have been condemned by Master Builders Australia.

(Wilcox Wrap)



BRISBANE - Some screamed, some chanted, some swore and one sunk a VB - but they were
all ecstatic to be in the running for the Best Job in the World. (Tourism Job Wrap, with
pix, factbox and graphic)

BRISBANE - It's taken three months and 34,684 applicants, but 16 impressive job seekers
have dazzled their way into the final round of Queensland's Best Job in the World competition.

(Tourism Job Profiles, with pix, factbox and graphic)



PERTH - Fortescue Metals Group Ltd chief executive Andrew Forrest faces a fine of up
to $4.4 million and being banned from acting as a company director if court action by
the corporate watchdog is successful. (Fortescue Wrap)



SYDNEY - The Bulldogs will appeal an NRL ruling which saw them officially stripped
of two competition points for fielding an extra player in their round two win over Penrith.

(League Wrap)



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