en-auMorning news and current affairs on ABC Radio.http://www.abc.net.au/am/Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:27:00 +1100Copyright 2008 Australian Broadcasting Corporation.currentaffairs@your.abc.net.aucurrentaffairs@your.abc.net.auhttp://www.abc.net.au/am/http://www.abc.net.au/am/img/am_55x55.jpgno India's Home Affairs Minister has resigned, the national security adviser has offered his resignation, and the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh has called emergency, all-party talks to discuss how the Government dealt with the Mumbai terrorist attacks. The Government is facing public anger over its handling of the attacks that left 172 dead. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2008/s2433781.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:00:00 +1100 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/am/200812/20081201-am01-mumbai-reax.mp3 South Asia correspondent, Sally Sara tells Tony Eastley that a warning about impending attacks may not have been passed on. She says there are reports the gunmen seized a fishing boat and killed its crew in order to attack the targets in Mumbai. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2008/s2433782.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:03:00 +1100 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/am/200812/20081201-am02-sara-mumbai-wrap.mp3 Australia's Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith has urged India and Pakistan to remain calm as tensions escalate between the two countries over who is to blame for the attacks. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2008/s2433785.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:06:00 +1100 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/am/200812/20081201-am03-smith-mumbai.mp3 The Opposition leader, Malcolm Turnbull says Labor cannot be trusted with the economy. He is worried about Labor's comments that the budget may have to be taken into a temporary deficit. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2008/s2433787.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:09:00 +1100 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/am/200812/20081201-am04-turnbull.mp3 US President-elect Barack Obama is said to be assembling a war cabinet of rivals to advise him on national security matters. His former rival Hillary Clinton is set to become America's top diplomat, while the current Defence Secretary Robert Gates is likely to keep his job. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2008/s2433792.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:12:00 +1100 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/am/200812/20081201-am05-obama-security.mp3 There's increasing pressure on the Thai Government to clear out the tens of thousands of anti-government protesters still occupying Bangkok's two main airports. A number of Thai businesses are considering not paying taxes while the nation's aviation industry is held hostage. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2008/s2433793.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:16:00 +1100 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/am/200812/20081201-am06-thailand-grounded.mp3 Residents of the Northern Territory's largest Indigenous community say gang violence in Wadeye has intensified, with assailants now using axes and machetes instead of sticks and stones. About 60 people have been arrested in the last month, and 15 have suffered injuries. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2008/s2433798.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:19:00 +1100 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/am/200812/20081201-am07-wadeye-fighting.mp3 Sydney researchers say some people with specific gene combinations are up to eight times more likely to suffer longer when they have glandular fever or other common infections. They say the finding helps explain why some people seem unable to shake certain illnesses, while some bounce back after just a day or two. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2008/s2433802.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:22:00 +1100 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/am/200812/20081201-am08-sick-genes.mp3 The Reserve Bank board is expected to make another deep cut to interest rates when it meets tomorrow. It's a turnaround from this time last year, when the threat of inflation was pushing interest rates up. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2008/s2433985.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:26:00 +1100 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/am/200812/20081201-am09-rates-preview.mp3