Around the Nation Roundup
Here’s a selection of art and culture reports from local public broadcasting stations and national producers.
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Archive for the 'Breaking News' Category
Rudd to meet premiers over health shake-up
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will this morning begin a round of meetings with state premiers to push his plan to overhaul the health system.
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Major parties slammed in Fitzgerald’s last speech
The former anti-corruption Royal Commissioner and judge, Tony Fitzgerald, has slammed Australia’s two major political parties for creating what he says to be an amoral, anarchic political culture, controlled by money and lacking in ethics, oversight and accountability.
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Burma annuls Suu Kyi’s election victory
Burma’s military government has annulled the last election held in the country which was won in a landslide by the party of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Safety switch no fix, electricians warn
Electrical specialists have warned the Government not to use safety switches to fix problems in houses fitted with foil insulation.
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Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan
Protesters clash with police as more than 20,000 people march through central Athens during a nationwide general strike against the government’s new austerity measures.
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ConsumerMan: The hazards of kids and credit
Credit card companies have a simple strategy: Get your customers while they are young. Most students these days graduate with thousands of dollars in unpaid credit card bills.
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Indiana stakes claim to electric car industry
The so-called “RV Capital of the World” may soon be able to bill itself the “EV Capital of the World. What a difference a letter makes.
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Al-Qaida shifts tactics, marks success by ‘fear’
Al-Qaida eyes a more pragmatic and arguably more dangerous shift in tactics. The emerging message appears to be: Big successes are great, but trying can be just as good.
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Fannie, Freddie’s $125 billion tab still growing
The federal government has spent the past half year trying to roll back its efforts to support the financial markets, except for involvement in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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