Main stories in today's 3AW news

AAP General News (Australia)
08-08-2008
Main stories in today's 3AW news

MELBOURNE, August 8 AAP - Main stories in today's 3AW news:

- PM Kevin Rudd meets briefly with Chinese premier ahead of Games opening ceremony.

- Olympic flame heading towards Beijing's bird's nest main stadium.

- Federal Police and customs smash international drug ring with ecstasy street value
of $4.4 billion.

- Search of creek near Kooyong fails to find 9 year-old missing boy.

- A man who claims his wife set fire to herself two years ago has been charged with her murder.

- AFL round tonight marks football's 150th anniversary.

- Opposition says workers will have to take a pay cut if Rudd government increases
compulsory super contribution to 12 per cent.

- Tollways will continue to be built despite disappointing traffic level on Melbourne's
newest tollway Eastlink.

- Deal close to US military forces to leave Iraq by 2013.

- All Ords down 29 points to 5001. Aust dollar equal to 89.9 US cents.

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