Monday, September 07, 2009

Headlines Monday 7th September 2009

Jones' Resignation May Embolden Administration Critics

Now that White House green jobs adviser Van Jones has stepped down, Republicans are raising concerns about the administration's reliance on "czars." The resignation of White House green jobs adviser Van Jones could ultimately embolden conservatives who are critical of the Obama administration for its reliance on "czars" -- the nickname for special advisers who do not need congressional approval.

McGurk 'owed millions' when killed
Police reportedly seized a laptop from Michael McGurk's Sydney home, while fresh claims have emerged that he was millions of dollars in debt when he was killed. - the ALP can be unforgiving to debtors. It comes as no surprise Senator Graham Richardson has had contact. - ed.

Shooters' to gun down McGurk probe

A plan by the Opposition to force a parliamentary inquiry into corruption allegations looks doomed to fail, with the Shooters' Party unlikely to support it. - anything that can be bought can be bought by the ALP - ed.

Swan: Stimulus ends when growth returns

Stimulus package measures will not be wound back until Australia's economic growth level returns to where it was before the global financial crisis hit, Treasurer Wayne Swan says. - not all, but much goes to ALP pork barrels. It will only stop when the ALP are dead in office. - ed.

Government predicts unemployment will rise
Today's ANZ survey shows there was a 4.1-per-cent increase in job advertisements last month.. But despite the positive figure, Employment Minister JULIA GILLARD expects more bad news when jobs data is released on Thursday. "As the government forecast predicts we do anticipate that unemployment will continue to rise," said Ms Gillard. "What this means of course... is that as G20 finance ministers reflected on the weekend we are not out of the woods yet." - the ALP are in governemnt, and so unemployment, inflation and interest rates will rise. - ed.

O'Farrell: Scandals 'plague' Labor
Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell says he is struggling to get his message across because scandals involving the state Labor government dominate the media. - the media still blame the Liberal party for many ALP mistakes - ed.

Masked man attacks girl in school ground
A masked man has indecently assaulted a 12-year-old girl after knocking her down in the grounds of her western Sydney high school, police say.

We're killing people, say doctors
EXHAUSTED doctors confess to harming patients, falling asleep during surgery and crashing cars.

Illicit cigarette smuggling hits all-time high
BLACK market tobacco is being smuggled into the country while authorities consider higher taxes.

'Child bongs' endangering lives: expert
Parents in Melbourne and Sydney are endangering the mental wellbeing of young children by giving them cannabis as a sedative, a leading youth worker claims.

Saving the family pooch with pacemakers
PET owners paying big to save their pooches with technology originally designed for humans.

Former PM, Mr Howard recovering after health scare
Mr Howard is resting at home after spending two nights in hospital because of a severe allergic reaction to an anaesthetic on Friday.

Facebook saves flushed girls
Two girls used social networking site Facebook to alert rescuers they were stuck underground after......

Hitler used as the new face of AIDS

A controversial new AIDS awareness campaign portrays an Adolf Hitler lookalike having sex.

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