Adelaide University Student Radio

Here’s the news in sixty seconds. Thanks to Fletcher for actually writing them, damn you Adam for not saving this the first time so that I had to do it all again.

(And, yes, I know that they’re all from The Australian, but the info’s the same there as everywhere else).

WA Liberal leader on the nose after revelations over chair sniffing. Jittery Liberals who smell trouble have started organising a leadership spill.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23625921-2702,00.html

On the other side of the nation, NSW premier Morris Iemma’s popularity has also taken a nosedive in the latest polling – indicating he may possibly be the least popular premier in the state’s history.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23620702-2702,00.html

However all is not good for opposition leader Barry ‘the Barrel’ O’Farrell, with the same poll showing Labor winning another term in office. It appears that the only thing that would make the Barrel premier is revelations that Iemma has a chair sniffing fetish.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23620702-2702,00.html

Over to the US of KKK, and Barack Obama has been forced to condemn the firebrand pastor Jeremiah Wright, a close family friend, after Wright took his own special version of crazy to the National Press Club over the weekend.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23623735-2703,00.html

Kevin Rudd raises taxes on sweet alco-pop, in a remarkable attempt to lose the youth vote he won so convincingly at last year’s election.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23607953-5013871,00.html

The British Imperials yet again trying to plunder Australia of its natural resources, this time with an unsolicited bid for Origin Energy.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23625839-2702,00.html

Same sex couples to finally see an end to legislated discrimination in superannuation and other federal laws. Let’s throw a big gay bash to celebrate!

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23621817-5013871,00.html

The federal liberals refusing to commit to the ‘Indigenous War Cabinet’ proposed during Kevin’s sorry speech unless Mal Brough is allowed as a member of the taskforce.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23625733-5013404,00.html

Greenies down out of trees long enough to successfully argue for an allowance of legal motion challenging the original approval for the Tasmanian Pulp mill.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23625752-5006788,00.html

Albert Hoffman, the father of LSD, takes final trip aged 102.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23625188-30417,00.html

Zimbabwean Electoral Commission delays the verification of the tally in the nation’s presidential election. Robert Mugabe appears to have lost both a rigged original ballot and a second rigged recount.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23627014-2703,00.html

Jimi Hendrix’s ladies weren’t electric, but now are electronic after the release of a purported sex tape of the rock god with two women.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23625183-2703,00.html

Tracks Played:

Ledi Coumbe –Ali Farka Toure

Rock el Casbah – Rachid Taha

Redemption Song – Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros