For the month that was, here it is - top news stories in the Australian media for September 2007. Thanks to Patrick Baume, Senior Analyst at Media Monitors for the round up.
APEC – The early September meeting in Sydney of 21 government leaders from around the Pacific rim, including U.S. President George Bush and Chinese Premier Hu Jintao, was largely overshadowed by a breach of security by the ABCs Chaser comedy show, although a number of trade deals were signed with China, Russia and the U.S.
Climate Change – APEC produced an agreement for aspirational targets amongst its members, including the two biggest carbon emitters, the U.S. and China, although the agreement was criticised as unenforceable by green groups.
Drought and water supply – The situation in the Murray Darling Basin went from very bad to calamitous during September, with the lowest inflows to the system on record. While citrus growers talked of having to pull up fruit trees, the price of water rose 1300% from the same time last year and there were predictions of higher grocery prices.
Industrial relations policy – The IR debate came back to centre stage during August, with business groups weighing in with an advertising campaign warning of dire times for small business if the WorkChoices reforms are overturned, whilst the Federal Opposition came out with its detailed policy, keeping many of the reforms but sticking to the commitment to remove AWAs
Xue Qian Xun – Strenuous debate over the merits of the Federal Government’s intervention into indigenous communities in the Northern Territory continued throughout August, with aboriginal groups and some welfare groups criticising several elements of the plan, particularly surrounding long-term ownership and the effectiveness of drinking bans.
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