Swine Influenza: As the number of confirmed sine flu cases moved swiftly past 100 in Australia, the story returned to complete dominance of radio news in particular, with almost hourly updates on the status of the epidemic. Health authorities across the country have warned that there will be many more confirmed cases with some reports predicting up to 20% of the population could eventually catch the virus.
Emissions Trading: Once again the media is reporting an impasse in the Senate on the Government’s proposed emissions trading scheme, with the Nationals and Greens both firmly against it for opposite reasons and the Liberal Party attempting to delay a vote for another six months. Political commentators have focused on the likelihood of the issue being used to force an early election.
NSW Floods: Three major rivers in northern New South Wales broke their banks and caused millions of dollars of damage, with large town centres such as Kempsey, Grafton and Lismore hit by floodwaters along with extensive damage to surrounding farm land. Emergency centres have been set up to assist with the clean-up but the full damage bill may not be known for several weeks.
French Open: Australians performed well in the first week at the French Open tennis, with Jarmila Groth and Smantha Stosur winning through to the third round along with Lleyton Hewitt, who will face world number one Rafael Nadal. Jelena Dokic was forced to retire with an injury while leading in her second round match.
North Korea: There has been almost universal condemnation of a further nuclear test by North Korea, with media commentators describing the move as the first major test of Barack Obama’s presidency, with the UN Security Council quickly condemning the test and warning of further action if testing continues.
“Its all in French so you don’t know what’s bloody going on…then everybody stands up and claps, and its like ‘oh my god we’ve won something’”
Warwick Thornton describes winning the Camera D’Or at Cannes for his first feature film Samson and Delilah
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