Monday, July 9 in the news....
- Faced with record beer queues, fans at Saturday's Live Earth concert at Sydney's Aussie Stadium were seen offering others $50 for their beer rather than wait an hour to buy refreshments. It was "unAustralian", one spectator protested. "This is what happens when you let hippies organise a big event," another said. "Al Gore's son just sold me some of the most expensive drugs ever," yet another said.