Main stories in today's 0745 ABC news

AAP General News (Australia)
04-06-2009
Main stories in today's 0745 ABC news

SYDNEY, April 6 AAP - Main stories in today's 0745 ABC news:

- US President Barack Obama has used his first speech in Europe to urge for a reduction
in nuclear weapons.

- The United States says North Korea is lying about the success of its rocket launch.

- The UN Security Council is meeting to consider its response to the rocket launch.

- There are predictions taxpayers will spend only a fraction of the stimulus package.

- The construction industry is warning that there could be significant job losses in
the next 12 months.

- The federal government is being urged to minimise job losses in the employment service
industry.

- Energy Australia says it could be up to two months before Sydney's power supply is
running at full capacity again.

- The executive director of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce says it is not good enough
that the city can't be guaranteed its power supply.

- A former rail director says the NSW government has its public transport priorities wrong.

- A court in Indonesia is expected to hand down its judgement on a Garuda Airlines
pilot who crash landed a plane two years ago.

- Cronulla coach Ricky Stuart has described his side as embarrassing after their loss
to the Bulldogs.

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