the week it was, 10 August 2008
from AntBlog701

the week it was, 10 August 2008

No video clip today. As a huge number of Channel 7's Sunrise and News team are in Beijing for covering Beijing Olympic Games.

Qantas had another trouble on 7th August. Passengers were aborted (again) just before takeoff (due to loud noise caused by faulty aircondition). Victims of the worldwide Olympic ticket scam can get their money back. Only credit card customers were assured however they wouldn't be able to go to Beijing Games. Many Liberal supporters want Peter Costello to step in as opposition leader, however he refused to rule out a run for the leadership, leaving Brendan Nelson to fight for his job. A website GroceryChoice has launched by the government allowing customers to compare supermarket prices. However, working families do not think it would help their budget as the information is 4 weeks old. Reserve Bank holds the official interest rates for now (for 5 months), and has signalled the possible cut in interest rates. Paris Hilton released her video "Paris for President", as an answer to John McCain using her in the video.