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Perth MusicPetrol Power: Voter fury fuels $2000 car subsidy
1pointsTHE Federal Government will subsidise solar energy and ethanol fuel production and give motorists up to $2000 to convert their cars to LPG - just as a poll reveals a fierce voter backlash to petrol prices and interest rate rises.
Fielding to vote against asylum law
1pointsPrime Minister John Howard faces a humiliating defeat in the Senate this week, with senator Steve Fielding ending weeks of suspense by declaring he will vote against the controversial, hardline border protection laws.
WA exports 'prop up the nation'
1pointsEXPORTS from Western Australia in 2005-06 were worth more than the exports of Victoria and New South Wales combined, according to the latest ABS figures.
Unions aid fight against Perth strikers' fines
1pointsUNIONS have promised to help Perth construction workers facing fines of up to $28,000 each for strike action they took in February. The ACTU said today it would help these workers as well as at least 40 others it has learned are being sued by employ…
Global Hunt Nets More Suspects
1pointsThe contours of an alleged plot to blow up airplanes over the Atlantic Ocean grew wider Friday when Pakistani authorities said that they had arrested at least nine people in the case and that one of them had admitted meeting with the reputed head of…
Abbott slams state health 'beggars'
1pointsCANBERRA will demand greater control over the way the states spend health dollars in a push to lift standards in public hospitals. Health Minister Tony Abbott said yesterday it was absurd that the commonwealth bankrolled public hospitals but had no…
Lebanon asked to reject Australian troops
1pointsProminent Australian Muslims have written to Lebanon's Prime Minister asking him to reject any offer of Australian peacekeepers. Muslim community spokesman Keysar Trad and Sheik Taj al-Din al-Hilali sent a letter on August 10 to Prime Minister Fouad…
Car owners to earn $1000 for converting to LPG
1pointsCAR owners will be offered a financial incentive of up to $1000 to switch to liquefied petroleum gas, in measures to attack the petrol crisis to be announced by Prime Minister John Howard tomorrow.
AIDS retesting for 90 in WA after possible blood mix-up
1pointsAUTHORITIES in Western Australia are trying to track down 90 people, believing one of them may unknowingly have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Israel has agreed to Ceasefire according to US reports
1pointsAfter a week on draamatic news I hope this is correct. According to reports Israel has agreed to a ceasefire and has informed the US President of his decision.
Triumph over travelling when there is a terrorist threat
1pointsPenny White had to travel without stress medication after there was a terrorist threat. It made me think about how I'd feel... yikes!
Check in early says Qantas
1pointsQANTAS has advised passengers on flights to London and the US get to the airport three hours ahead of scheduled departure times because of the terrorist threat in Britain.
Indonesia complains over travel warnings
1pointsINDONESIA has complained to Australia that its travel warning system is harming its economy, deterring new investment and forcing language students to other countries.
Unions pay strike compo
1pointsWESTERN Australia's powerful construction union has paid tens of thousands of dollars in compensation to a building company over a series of strikes. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) yesterday reached an out-of-court sett…
Fielding 'key' to passing migration laws
1pointsFederal parliament will have to wait until next week to see which way Steve Fielding jumps when contentious immigration laws reach the Senate. The Family First senator is the man of the moment because he could hold the key to whether the governmen…
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