WA: The main stories in the 0900 ABC news

AAP General News (Australia)
08-26-2008
WA: The main stories in the 0900 ABC news

PERTH, August 26 AAP - The main stories in the 0900 ABC news:

- The federal government has defended its tough approach to parents on welfare who
don't send their children to school.

- A federal Labor MP has spoken out against the prime minister's commitment to keep
the building and construction commission running until 2010.

- A worker has been killed at an iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

- The Monash accident research centre says governments should look at better educating
young drivers before giving them a license rather than banning them from driving high
powered vehicles.

- Junior football authorities say they will be taking a zero tolerance approach to
parents and club officials involved in a brawl during an under-17 match at Nollamara at
the weekend.

- The advertising standards bureau says a shift in community attitudes has led it to
decide a billboard advertising longer-lasting sex is no longer acceptable.

- Lower consumer confidence and an economic slowdown hasn't hurt the supermarket chain
Woolworths.

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