Qld: Woman dies after car crash

AAP General News (Australia)
02-23-2008
Qld: Woman dies after car crash

A woman has died in hospital .. following a car crash north of Cairns earlier this week.

Police believe the 31-year-old woman suffered a seizure and lost control of her car
.. …

NSW:Goat farmer found dead on his property

AAP General News (Australia)
04-28-2011
NSW:Goat farmer found dead on his property

SYDNEY, April 28 AAP - A man missing after setting out to muster goats has been found
dead on his rugged property in NSW's far southwest.

The 52-year-old set off from a homestead on Ivanhoe Road, Balranald, with two other
people at 1pm (AEST) on Wednesday.

The trio split up and spread across the property on motorbikes to muster the goats.

The man failed to return home that night and the other two began searching for him
in rugged terrain only accessible on foot or by motorbike.

They were joined by a police trail bike unit, volunteer rescue crews and local people
but the search was abandoned about 9.55pm.

It was resumed shortly before 11am (AEST) on Thursday and the man was discovered about
two hours later, about five kilometres into bushland.

He was next to his motorbike which appeared to have crashed, police said.

A report will be prepared for the coroner outlining the full circumstances of his death,
they said.

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FED:Ministerial row over Thomson phone calls

AAP General News (Australia)
08-25-2011
FED:Ministerial row over Thomson phone calls

Labor has gone on the attack over revelations of a series of phone calls about embattled
government MP CRAIG THOMSON.

Federal frontbencher CRAIG EMERSON says it's curious that shadow attorney-general GEORGE
BRANDIS put in a call to NSW Police Minister MIKE GALLACHER over the issue.

He says Senator BRANDIS should have known the sensitivities of the matter, given that
NSW Premier BARRY O'FARRELL had last weekend called for Mr THOMSON'S sacking.

After he spoke to Senator BRANDIS, Mr GALLACHER then called police commissioner ANDREW
SCIPIONE, but a spokesman for Mr GALLACHER today denied any wrongdoing in the calls, saying
the issue of Mr THOMSON was mentioned only in passing.

The federal Labor MP is embroiled in allegations over his alleged use of a union credit
card, including paying for prostitutes, in his former role as secretary of the Health
Services Union.

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QLD:Pool laws relaxed to help flood victims

AAP General News (Australia)
02-14-2011
QLD:Pool laws relaxed to help flood victims

Queensland is delaying the enforcement of new pool safety laws for six months .. with
fears they may further constricted the rental market.

Premier ANNA BLIGH says the delay is a practicality in the aftermath of the floods
and Cyclone Yasi .. as reconstruction and rebuilding come first.

Ms BLIGH says people with extensive damage to their homes need to be rehoused .. and
the state can't afford rental properties to remain vacant while owners wait for a pool
safety certificate.

The laws came into effect in December .. and require mandatory safety inspections while
giving safety inspectors greater powers of entry to undertake checks.

Ms BLIGH says Queensland's statutory land valuations .. due to be issued next month
.. will also be delayed for three months until the effects of the disasters can be fully
assessed.

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FED:We'll renovate Labor tradition: Gillard

AAP General News (Australia)
08-31-2010
FED:We'll renovate Labor tradition: Gillard

CANBERRA, Aug 31 AAP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged to renovate Labor's
tradition to make lasting improvements to Australian democracy.

With the Australian Electoral Commission's two-party preferred count oscillating between
Labor and the coalition, Ms Gillard's claims to legitimacy have been tested.

But in a 26-minute speech to the National Press Club, she pledged to make changes if
Labor retained power in a hung parliament, without spelling out specific details.

"I want to renovate that Labor tradition, to deliver lasting and durable improvements
to our democracy, improvements not just for this parliamentary term, but measures to permanently
uplift our system of government as other reforms have done in generations past," she said.

With three rural independents - Tony Windsor, Bob Katter and Rob Oakeshott - deciding
who will form the next government, Ms Gillard took a veiled swipe at the coalition for
claiming they better understood regional Australia.

"Let me assure Australians, there is no scramble on the Labor side," Ms Gillard said.

"We don't have to rediscover regional Australia - because we never lost it."

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Fed: Governor-general visits troops in Afghanistan

AAP General News (Australia)
04-23-2010
Fed: Governor-general visits troops in Afghanistan

Governor-General QUENTIN BRYCE has paid a surprise visit to Australian troops in southern
Afghanistan.

Ms BRYCE has flown from Dubai aboard an Air Force C-130 Hercules .. dropping in on
Australian personnel at Tarin Kowt and Kandahar Airfield.

In Tarin Kowt .. she's had lunch with soldiers from the First Mentoring Task Force
.. addressing them in the main recreational area at the base.

She's told the gathered troops she sees in them so much to make her proud.

In Kandahar .. the Governor-General met personnel from the rotary wing group .. who
operate two CH-47 Chinook helicopters .. plus those who operate the Heron unmanned surveillance
aircraft.

It's the second time she's visited Australian troops in the Middle East.

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Vic: Witness had dire thoughts for little girl lost

AAP General News (Australia)
12-09-2009
Vic: Witness had dire thoughts for little girl lost

EDS: Note language in eighth par



By Jeff Turnbull

MELBOURNE, Dec 9 AAP - "Go home little girl, you are in grave danger" - that was the
thought that flashed through Edith Jamieson's mind when she saw Linda Stilwell playing
by herself on the St Kilda foreshore 41 years ago.

The danger she sensed was Derek Ernest Percy.

Ms Jamieson saw a man with a "skeletal face" watching Linda play and later identified
him as Percy when she saw his photograph in a newspaper in connection with another murder
- that of 12-year-old Yvonne Tuohy 12 months later.

He has since been linked to many of Australia's most notorious child killings and has
been in prison for 40 years over Yvonne's murder.

"It hit me like a thunderbolt - I recognised the face in the Herald," Ms Jamieson told
a coronial inquest into the disappearance and death of Linda.

Ms Jamieson was the last person to see seven-year-old Linda alive and to this day has
not forgotten the busy Saturday scene on the seafront in August, 1968.

Percy admitted to former school friend and policeman Ronald Anderson he was in the
area on the day and Deputy State Coroner Iain West on Wednesday found that on the balance
of probability, he was in the St Kilda vicinity.

Mr Anderson on Wednesday told the inquest that when he went to the City Watchhouse
to speak with him in 1969, Percy said to him: "I've really f***ed up this time, Ron".

When Mr Anderson asked Percy if he had murdered Linda Stilwell, he replied: "I don't remember".

He told Mr Anderson he'd been in Adelaide when the three Beaumont children disappeared
in January 1966 and had driven past the spot where three-year-old Simon Brook was murdered
in Sydney in 1968.

When Mr Anderson asked Percy if he killed the Beaumonts, Percy replied: "I could have
killed them, I don't remember a thing".

"At the time, Derek seemed remorseful for himself but didn't seem to indicate any remorse
for the victims," Mr Anderson told the Coroner's Court.

Two months out of training, Mr Anderson was called in by homicide detectives "to try
to find out what made Percy tick" after Percy had been arrested for the murder of Yvonne
Tuohy, whose throat and stomach had been slashed.

Ms Jamieson gave her harrowing account while holding back tears and said that when
she saw Linda she believed the infant was in great danger.

"Go home little girl, you are in grave danger," Ms Jamieson said to herself as she
watched Linda play.

She saw Linda rolling down the grassy slope near the beach and saw a man "with a skeletal
face" close by sitting on a bench looking out to sea.

"I took that whole scene in and it has stayed with me forever," she told the inquest.

Ms Jamieson had three children of her own on the beach that day and wanted to get back
to them, because she felt they were also in danger.

The Stilwell family's lawyer, Elizabeth McKinnon, urged the coroner to take into account
that Percy has been placed at other child murders around Australia.

But Mr West said there were no witnesses to the Beaumonts' disappearance or the murder
of Simon Brook, while Ms Jamieson had identified a man who looked like Percy at the scene.

The inquest is continuing, with Percy expected to be called to give evidence on Thursday.

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08-01-2009
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Gay (SYDNEY)

Same sex marriage is be on the agenda today .. both inside and outside the ALP National
Conference in Sydney.

Hundreds of same-sex couples will illegally tie the knot around Australia .. in a bid
to break a Guinness World Record.

And the biggest illegal mass ceremony is set to coincide with Labor's national conference
in Sydney .. where Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD has said there'll be debate .. but no change.

However this year's National Day of Action will see thousands across the country showing
support for same sex unions.

Rally organiser JESSICA PAYNE says at least 60 per cent most Australians support same-sex
marriage .. so now's the time to remove the ban.



ALP (SYDNEY)

Today marks the honouring of former prime minister BOB HAWKE as just the third lifelong
member of the national Labor Party.

Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD's presenting the honour to Mr HAWKE .. one of the country's
most popular political and union leaders .. on the final day of the ALP national conference
in Sydney.

The only other life members are GOUGH and MARGARET WHITLAM.

Meanwhile .. a rally at the Darling Harbour conference site this morning protested
against the government's almost-completed takeover of Alice Springs town camps .. in exchange
for 100-thousand dollars spent improving living conditions .. and tackling crime .. violence
and substance abuse.

Also on the conference agenda are debates on climate change and the environment ..

immigration .. social change .. national security .. defence and foreign affairs policy
.. paid parental leave and the ALP's constitution and rules.



ALP Tanner (SYDNEY)

Finance Minister LINDSAY TANNER denies media claims the Labor Party's national conference
.. which ends in Sydney today .. has been made boring by tight control over proceedings
by the party's head office.

Mr TANNER says there's genuine accountability at Labor Party conferences .. because
members and delegates can talk directly to cabinet ministers about policy .. but debate
has to be managed to ensure all delegates can have a say.



Flu Piggery (SYDNEY)

Australia's first case of swine flu in pigs has been confirmed at a central New South
Wales piggery .. apparently caught from the owner and staff.

The state government says the piggery at Dunedoo has been quarantined .. and the authorities
say it's still completely safe to eat pork and pork products.

Staff at the site had previously shown flu-like symptoms .. and are also being tested
for swine flu.



Phil Aquino Arroyo (MANILA)

Philippines President GLORIA ARROYO has declared a 10-day national mourning period
for former leader CORAZON AQUINO .. who's died aged 76 after a battle with colon cancer.

AQUINO became president of a transitional government in 1986 .. after a bloodless "People
Power" revolt toppled dictator FERDINAND MARCOS'S 20-year regime.

She framed a new constitution .. overhauled the electoral process and opened peace
talks with insurgent groups.



Fiji (LONDON)

Fiji will be tossed out of the Commonwealth if it fails to commit within a month to
holding democratic elections next year.

Commonwealth ministers meeting in London spent seven hours debating whether to immediately
suspend Fiji .. amid outrage at the decision by the nation's military head FRANK BAINIMARAMA
to delay the election timetable yet again to 2014.



Briefly in other news ..



Westpac (SYDNEY)

Fixed home loans may not look so attractive next week .. with Westpac announcing its
increasing fixed mortgage rates.



NZ Honours (WELLINGTON)

New Zealand actor SAM NEILL says he's rejected a knighthood because the idea of a title
is too grand.

Titled honours were abolished by the Labour-led government in 1999 .. but the ruling
National Party has reinstated them .. however SAM NEIL says the title's not for him.



US iPhone (LAS VEGAS)

Apple says it's fixed an iPhone vulnerability that lets hackers knock people offline
.. and possibly take over their phones .. by sending them specially crafted text messages.



US Downloading (BOSTON)

A Boston University student's been ordered to pay 675 thousand dollars to four record
labels for illegally downloading and sharing music.



in Sport ..



Aths Prix Aust (MELBOURNE)

Victorian JEFF RISELEY has run the second-fastest 1000m ever by an Australian at the
Super Grand Prix in Stockholm overnight.

Two weeks before the world championships in Berlin, RISELEY slashed his personal best
by 1.4s to clock 2.17.35.

The Australian contingent delivered some promising results as the countdown to Berlin continued.

Flukey winds and a cool change limited STEVE HOOKER third in the men's pole vault on
a countback, jumping 5.61m.

SALLY MCLELLAN finished fourth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.64s.



Golf PGA (GRAND BLANC, Michigan)

Australian golfer JOHN SENDEN held a two shot lead at the halfway mark of the Buick
Open but Tiger Woods was on the prowl.

WOODS fired an impressive nine-under par 63 on Friday, leaping into contention a day
after what he called one of the worst putting performances of his career.



Tennis Women (Los Angeles)

Australian SAMANTHA STOSUR has stunned US top seed Serena Williams 6-2 3-6 6-2 to reach
the semi-finals of the WTA Bank of the West Classic.

STOSUR snapped the 11-time Grand Slam champion's nine-match win streak and booked a
berth Saturday against the winner of a later match between Serbian fourth seed JELENA
JANKOVIC and French eighth seed MARION BARTOLI.



Tennis US (LOS ANGELES)

Australian qualifier CARSTEN BALL has continued his stunning run to reach the semi-finals
of the Los Angeles Open tennis tournament.

BALL, 22, overcame big-serving American JOHN ISNER 6-4 6-4.



Cricket Bangladesh (BASSETERRE, St Kitts)

Half-centuries from JUNAID SIDDIQUE and MAHMUDULLAH led Bangladesh to a three-wicket
victory, and a 3-0 clean-sweep of the one-day international series over West Indies on
Friday.



Boxing Gatti (MONTREAL)

Canadian boxer ARTURO GATTI'S body has been exhumed, and the Quebec coroner's office
will perform a new autopsy at his family's request.

Brazilian police say GATTI hanged himself from a staircase column on July 11 and until
Thursday .. police insisted it was a homicide and the boxer's wife was the primary suspect.

It was then ruled a suicide.



Netball Vixens (MELBOURNE)

Melbourne Vixens co-captain SHARELLE MCMAHON has topped off a stellar year by claiming
the side's best and fairest award.



Motor WRC (JYVASKYLA, Finalnd)

Ford driver MIKKO HIRVONEN has a lead of 3.3 seconds over Citroen's defending world
champion SEBASTIEN LOEB after the second day of the Rally on Finland.



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Fed: Hard year ahead for Australian tourism: report

AAP General News (Australia)
12-30-2008
Fed: Hard year ahead for Australian tourism: report

SYDNEY, Dec 30 AAP - Australia's tourism industry is headed for a tough year on the
back of the global financial crisis with a drop in the number of foreign visitors expected,
a new report shows.

According to the Tourism Australia report, to be released on Tuesday, the value of
inbound tourism is expected to drop by four per cent, or $500 million, to $24 billion.

The number of visitors is forecast to fall from 5.56 million to 5.33 million with next
year shaping as the industry's worst since 1989, The Australian newspaper reports.

The organisation's Tourism Forecasting Committee chairman Bernard Salt said less Australians
were also travelling overseas.

"There is no doubt that tourism operators who are heavily reliant on international
tourism are in for a tough time in 2009," he said.

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National Newslist for Wednesday, August 20, 2008

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08-20-2008
National Newslist for Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff
AAP's National Newslist for today (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories
are subject to change.

AAP's news editors Joanne Williamson and Nalita Ferraz can be contacted on 02 93228611/8610.

NATIONAL
OLYMPICS (AAP's Olympic desk can be contacted on +86 10 666 27002 or +86 10 666 27004)
BEIJING - AOC team press conference with AOC boss John Coates, 1100 AEST
BEIJING - Taekwondo - M -58kg (Ryan Carneli), from 1100 AEST
BEIJING - Swimming - W open water (Melissa Gorman), 1100 AEST
BEIJING - Cycling - BMX qtr-finals M - Jared Graves, Kamakazi, Luke Madill; W - Tanya
Bailey, Nicole Callisto, from 1100 AEST
BEIJING - Wrestling M Freestyle 74kg - Ali Abdo, from 1130 AEST
BEIJING - Triathlon presser with Emma Snowsill, 1130 AEST
BEIJING - Table Tennis - W Singles Rnd 3 - Miao Miao, Stephanie Sang, Jian Fang Lay, M
Singles R 2 - William Henzell, from 1200 AEST
BEIJING - IOC/BOCOG presser, 1300 AEST
QINGDAO - Sailing events, from 1500 AEST

W Windsurfer -RS:X - Race 11(Medal Race) - Jessica Crisp

Tornado - Race 9, 10 - Glenn Ashby, Darren Bundock

Star - Race 9, 10 - Iain Murray, Andrew Palfrey
BEIJING - Softball - Semifinals - Australia v Canada, 1600 AEST
BEIJING - Synchronised Swimming - Duet Final, from 1700 AEST
BEIJING - Canoeing heats, from 1730 AEST

M K1 1000m Semifinals - Ken Wallace

M C1 1000m Semifinals - Torsten Lachmann

M K4 1000m Semifinals - Clint Robinson, Tony Schumacher, Dave Smith, Tate Smith
BEIJING - Diving: W 10m platform prelim - Alexandra Croak, Melissa Wu, from 2100 AEST
BEIJING - Softball - preliminary final - ???? Australia ????, 1900 AEST
BEIJING - Athletics events from 2100 AEST

M 800m Round 1 - Lachlan Renshaw

M 5000m Round 1 - Collis Birmingham, Craig Mottram

M Pole Vault Qualifying Round - Group A/B - Paul Burgess, Steve Hooker

W Hammer throw final, M 200 final, W 400 hurdles fina;

M 800 rd 1, W 200 semis, M 110 hurdles semis
BEIJING - Basketball: M qtr/final Aust v USA 2200 AEST

OTHERS
Various sports previews of Thursday action

ROUTINERS
OLY08 MILESTONES - Milestones of the day
OLY08 QUOTES - Quotes of the day
OLY08 BRIGHTS - Brights of the day
OLY08 SCHEDULE - Daily Schedule
OLY08 ACTION - Aussies in Action
OLY08 FARED - How the Aussies fared
OLY08 MEDALS - Australian medallists
OLY08 VIEW - Daily Olympic comment piece

FORUM

ECONOMY
- DEEWR releases skilled vacancies report for August.

OTHERS
SYDNEY - Julia Gillard giving keynote speech at Industrial Relations Summit.

SYDNEY - Joel Fitzgibbon welcoming USS John McCain at commemoration of Great White Fleet
visit in 1908.

SYDNEY - Malcolm Turnbull speaking at financial advisers association lunch.

MELBOURNE - Brendan Nelson in electorate of La Trobe.

BRISBANE - Fed govt hearing into aged care to be held.

CANBERRA - Stephen Smith insist it's in Australia's interest to be engaged in the Afghanistan
conflict.

CANBERRA - Greens say they'll respect govt's right to govern and legislate, but insist
they also have a mandate.

CANBERRA - Public service union tells Senate hearing ongoing budget cuts will force some
of the country's most important cultural sites to shed basic services.

CANBERRA - Retiring High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson addresses National Press Club.

CANBERRA - Launch of report looking a reducing Aboriginal imprisonment.

CANBERRA - Asia-Pacific update starts at ANU.

CANBERRA - Australian military historian discovers body of lost soldier from WWI Battle of Messines.

MEDICAL
- AIHW report on the eye health of Australians.

- International research shows stress in pregnancy increases the risk of a baby growing
up to develop schizophrenia.

ENTERTAINMENT
- Interview with Australian rock singer Diesel about his new album.

- Launch of Royal Randwick's search for the Prince and Princess of the 2009 Autumn Carnival.

COURTS
MELBOURNE - Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby, former police media
chief Stephen Linnell and former police union boss Paul Mullett to appear in Melbourne
Magistrates Court.

MELBOURNE - Committal mention for Leigh Robinson, accused of shooting dead a Melbourne
mum in her street.

MELBOURNE - Judge in terror trial to continue summing up.

PERTH - Accused Nazi war criminal Charles Zentai to learn whether he's eligible for extradition
to Hungary.

SYDNEY - Belal Khazaal terrorism trial continues.

SYDNEY - ICAC inquiry into NSW Fire Brigades continues.

CANBERRA - Lesbian parents of IVF twins who lost damages claim against their doctor succeed
in having a suppression on their names continued.

CANBERRA - Committal hearing for Sydney man accused of hit-and-run murder of his girlfriend.

CANBERRA - Trial continues of former public servant accused of leaking confidential material.

SYDNEY
- Masked man shot in the chest by security guards during bungled cash van hold-up in Sydney's
west dies after being dumped at hospital; outseeking more.

- Police try to find three young children who may have been sleeping rough in a dumpster.

- Sydney the only Australian city to be included in first international version of Monopoly.

- Outwatching plight of baby whale abandoned in Pittwater.

- Report children searching for their favourite pop music using popular download software
LimeWire were sent graphic pornographic images of children.

- Report Sydney girls' school will let student use iPods, internet and mobile phones during exams.

MELBOURNE:
- Vic Parly sitting; question time from 1400 AEST.

- TAFE teachers to attend stopwork meeting to campaign for better pay and conditions;
outseeking more.

- Govt releases list of security tips to assist people to protect their privacy on online
social networking sites.

BRISBANE
- Premier Anna Bligh releases details on freedom of information overhaul.

- Quarantine placed on SEQ vet clinic after Hendra virus outbreak will continue indefinitely;
outseeking more.

- WWII medals awarded to man's father and uncle who served on the hospital ship the Centaur
have been stolen.

- Electoral commission to release final report on state redistribution.

- Batch of garlic bread which turns blue in the oven sparks national recall.

- Thirteen people escape unharmed after hot air balloon crashes south-west of Brisbane.

ADELAIDE
- SA Aboriginal Affairs Minister Jay Weatherill in the APY lands.

- Govt says overloading at Royal Adelaide Hospital proves the need to build a new central hospital.

- Man arrested after pursuit with police while his unrestrained two-year-old son was in the vehicle.

- Expert calls for tighter controls on rainwater tanks to reduce risk of young children drowning.

- Convicted murderer Shane Andrews, who shot dead a man outside a primary school, continues
his bid to be released on parole.

PERTH
- PollWA developments.

- Man charged with the murder of a 48yo woman at Port Kennedy.

DARWIN
- Coastal climate change conference; file on merit.

SPORT:
AFL
MELBOURNE - Western Bulldogs assistant coach Peter Dean and players Robert Murphy and
Mitch Hahn available to media, about 1015 AEST
MELBOURNE - Carlton coach Brett Ratten to speak to the media, 1130 AEST
MELBOURNE - Collingwood forward Paul Medhurst available, 1330 AEST
MELBOURNE - Weekly AFL column
ADELAIDE - Crows coach Neil Craig presser
ADELAIDE - Power training
PERTH - Fremantle coach Mark Harvey presser
PERTH - Eagles coach John Worsfold presser
BRISBANE - Lions full-forward Daniel Bradshaw speaking with media ahead of his 200th AFL
match, 1430 AEST

RUGBY LEAGUE
SYDNEY - Roosters available ahead of Friday's key clash with Cronulla, 0800 AEST
SYDNEY - NRL Judiciary: Tom Learoyd-Lahrs faces a ban of up to seven weeks for a dangerous
throw, 1800 AEST
SYDNEY - Parramatta and Bulldogs joint presser at Children's hospital Westmead, 1300 AEST
SYDNEY - Tigers training at Concord Oval, 1400 AEST
SYDNEY - Manly training at Narrabeen, 1300 AEST
BRISBANE - Joint presser between Broncos CEO Bruno Cullen and Titans counterpart Michael
Searle ahead of local darby on Friday, 1100 AEST

SOCCER
LONDON - Socceroos play South Africa in friendly at Loftus Road, 0500 AEST
GOSFORD - Mark Bosnich to announce his short-term A-League contract with Central Coast, 1000 AEST

CRICKET - Latest on Australia's position on Champions Trophy

RUGBY UNION
CAPE TOWN - Latest from Wallaby camp as they prepare for Tri Nations clash with South
Africa on Saturday
CAPE TOWN - Update from South Africa after they named their team to play the Wallabies
SYDNEY - Waratahs Super 14 announcement, 1300 AEST

RACING
MELBOURNE - Review Sandown races Wednesday.

SYDNEY - Review of Sydney Turf Club meeting at Gosford.

BRISBANE - Review of Doomben races on Wednesday.

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MATTHEWS (SYDNEY)

AAP General News (Australia)
04-13-2008
MATTHEWS (SYDNEY)

BRETT DANIEL MATTHEWS appeared in the Parramatta bail court today where he faced a
charge of attempted murder and also a number of firearms offences.

MATTHEWS is alleged to have fired numerous shots from two guns yesterday afternoon
following a dispute with family members who were visiting a Cameron Street home.

No one was injured.





MATTHEWS did not apply for bail and magistrate GEORGE MILLER adjourned the case to
the Penrith Magistrates' Court TOMORROW.

MATTHEWS is also charged with two counts of possessing a prohibited drug and two counts
of dealing with property suspected of being the proceeds of crime.

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WA: Fremantle lead export recommendation slammed

AAP General News (Australia)
12-10-2007
WA: Fremantle lead export recommendation slammed

PERTH, Dec 10 AAP - A recommendation by Western Australia's environmental watchdog
to allow lead concentrate to be shipped through Fremantle has been slammed by the port
town and a conservation group.

Magellan Metals, the company at the centre of the Esperance lead contamination crisis,
had applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to export the lead from its Wiluna
mine through Fremantle.

Magellan was stopped from shipping the product through Esperance after if was discovered
lead dust was escaping into the town and leading to high lead blood levels among parts
of the population, including some children.

The EPA today gave its in principle go ahead for the export through Fremantle, subject
to environmental conditions.

Fremantle mayor Peter Tagliaferri said the shipments would greatly increase the amount
of hazardous cargo going through the port.

"This intensifies the risk profile significantly, it's too big a risk to take," Mr
Tagliaferri said.

The lead would be sealed in bulk bags and loaded into shipping containers, while an
independent inspector would check whether lead dust was escaping from bags as they left
Magellan's mine in Wiluna.

Mr Tagliaferri said the town of Fremantle had not been consulted about an Emergency
Response Plan flagged by the EPA.

Conservation Council of WA director Chris Tallentire said Magellan had a shocking history
with lead exports and should not be allowed to export the product at all.

"The EPA doesn't take a look at the bigger picture, doesn't take a look at cumulative
impacts, doesn't look at the history of companies like Magellan," Mr Tallentire said.

"It seems to be locked in a mindset that allows it to look at each individual proposal
as it comes through."

Mr Tallentire said the EPA needed to send a clear message that Magellan's behaviour
was unacceptable.

The EPA report will be sent to Environment Minister David Templeman, who will make
the final decision on the proposal.

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WORKPLACE WRAP (SYDNEY)

Punches are flying high and low .. over the future of our IR system .. after KEVIN
RUDD announced last night he wants to scrap the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

The opposition leader .. and his deputy JULIA GILLARD .. are selling their plan today
.. saying a new industrial relations umpire will also be given a judicial arm to deal
with major disputes.

The Fair Work Australia would replace the AIRC .. the Office of the Employment Advocate
.. the Office of Workplace Services .. and the Fair Pay Commission .. if Labor wins office.

But the government is scathing in its counter-attack .. with Federal Workplace Relations
Minister JOE HOCKEY dismissing it as a payback to the unions for their stance against
the PM's new IR laws.

And JOHN HOWARD says Labor's new idea won't simplify or modernise the award system.

He says it's a political device to give the impression the opposition is being modern.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the planned single agency may
even be unconstitutional.

Fire has also come from another quarter .. the Greens don't like Labor's idea .. they
say the old commission is just fine .. and in fact needs strengthening.



VANSTONE (ADELAIDE)

Former immigration minister AMANDA VANSTONE has quit politics .. resigning from her
South Australian senate seat today.

The former immigration minister .. who was dumped from cabinet by JOHN HOWARD in January
.. has ended a 22-year parliamentary career.

Government Senate leader NICK MINCHIN has hailed her achievements .. saying she's
made a significant contribution to the HOWARD government in several difficult portfolios.

But the Australian Democrats say any good work she's done in her time as immigration
minister .. is outweighed by the trauma she caused refugees.



URANIUM RANN (ADELAIDE)

South Australian Premier MIKE RANN .. says changing Labor's uranium mines policy ..

will be part of preparing to take government at a federal level.

Mr RANN says being in office is about taking the tough decisions necessary .. if it's
in the national interest.

He says it's very important .. as Labor prepares for government nationally .. hard
decisions are made .. because that's what government's all about.

Labor's future stance on uranium will be thrashed out at a national conference this weekend.



CHINA AUST (CANBERRA)

A union is warning of new threats to our jobs.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says a free trade agreement between Australia
and China will cost about 170 thousand local jobs.

A full economic analysis .. commissioned by the union .. studied Australia's three
previous bilateral free trade agreements .. with the US .. Thailand and Singapore.

It says Australia's imports have increased more quickly than exports to the new trade
partners .. and Australia's corresponding trade deficit has widened to more than 11 billion
dollars annually.

It also estimates 26 thousand Australian jobs have been lost as a result of the trade
deals .. most from the manufacturing sector.



IRAQ US (WASHINGTON)

The US House of Representatives has approved a bill providing 100 billion dollars (US)
in new war funds .. while setting a non-binding date of March 31 .. for withdrawing all
American combat troops from Iraq.

The move is in direct defiance of President GEORGE W BUSH'S veto threat .. who says
he won't sign the bill if Democrats include a timetable for withdrawal.



STOLEN (MELBOURNE)

Former Prime Minister MALCOLM FRASER says the federal government should pay compensation
to members of the Stolen Generation of indigenous Australians.

The former Liberal prime minister has compared Australia's treatment of its stolen
generations with Canada .. which recently announced compensation for indigenous people
removed from their families.



MIGRATION (MELBOURNE)

Immigration Minister KEVIN ANDREWS says changes to skilled temporary visa laws will
see migrants required to have a minimum standard of English.

And .. he says stricter penalties imposed against underpaying employers.

Mr ANDREWS also says employers with good reputations will have their applications fast-tracked
to weed out abusers of the visa program.

Mr ANDREWS has also attacked Labor's proposal to axe temporary protection visas for
refugees .. saying the plan opens Australian borders to boatpeople and people-smugglers.



GARDASIL (SYDNEY)

There were winces all round today .. as Sydney schoolgirls received their vaccinations
of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil.

And the jokes of NSW Premier MORRIS IEMMA didn't provide much in the way of light relief.

The premier was on hand today at Petersham's Fort Street High School .. as its students
became the first to take part in the commonwealth and state vaccination program.

Mr IEMMA .. is also calling for anyone with information about the over-prescribing
of the ADHD drug Ritalin to come forward.

A judge has accused doctors of creating a generation of violent children .. through
a 25-fold increase in prescriptions for Ritalin over the past 15 years.



FAIRFAX (SYDNEY)

Two of Australia's biggest newspapers .. the Sydney Morning Herald and the Melbourne
Age .. are cutting down the size of their pages.

And .. Fairfax is also cutting down the number of its staff .. axing of up to 35 production
jobs .. mainly subeditors.



PARKINSONS (SYDNEY)

Australian specialists are developing a world-first test .. to diagnose Parkinson's
disease before the onset of debilitating symptoms.

The Melbourne researchers hope their simple blood test could soon become the first
accurate confirmation of the disease.



FRIDGE (MELBOURNE)

Five thousand old and inefficient fridges will be collected across Melbourne as part
of a scheme designed to benefit both the poor and the environment.

The Phoenix Fridge Project .. run by the Brotherhood of St Laurence .. will provide
refurbished fridges for low-income families while those that can't be fixed will be recycled.



UK TEA (LONDON)

Not your cup of tea?

May be not for 70 dollars a fill .. but some of the world's most expensive and exclusive
teas have sold at auction in London .. reaching in one case .. exactly that price .. 70
dollars A CUP.

Harrods hosted the sale .. with 20 limited editions going under the hammer for humanitarian
charity Action Against Hunger.



BRIEFLY IN OTHER NEWS ..




AFL boss ANDREW DEMETRIOU has helped launch a new court initiative to help sex crime victims.




The trial for a Melbourne man facing terrorism-related charges has been delayed ..

after his barristers pulled out of the proceedings.




A man who's accused an older AIDS-afflicted man of deliberately infecting him with
the deadly virus .. has denied in a Brisbane court that he's slept with a number of men.



IN SPORT ..



AFL (SYDNEY/MELBOURNE)

Forward NICK DAVIS will return to the Sydney Swans side for the first time in four
weeks for Saturday's AFL clash with Melbourne at the SCG.

And Kangaroos teenager LEIGH ADAMS has been promoted to the club's senior list and
will make his AFL debut against Geelong on Sunday.



LEAGUE BRONCOS (BRISBANE)

Injured Brisbane lock TONIE CARROLL has been ruled out of the Broncos' NRL grand final
re-match with Melbourne on Friday night at Suncorp Stadium.

New Zealand international GREG EASTWOOD comes in at lock for CARROLL who damaged his
knee cap in the gutsy last round win at Newcastle.



SUPER FORCE (PERTH)

JOHN MITCHELL looks set to extend his tenure as coach of the Western Force .. saying
he hoped an extension to his contract would be finalised by next week.





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NSW: Millions in unclaimed cash waiting for a home, govt says

AAP General News (Australia)
12-27-2006
NSW: Millions in unclaimed cash waiting for a home, govt says

SYDNEY, Dec 27 AAP - Almost 225,000 people are missing out on a personal dividend,
windfall or entitlement that could be theirs at a keystroke, the NSW government says.

More than $100 million in unclaimed cash is sitting in the state government's coffers,
including $761,000 from one deceased estate.

Treasurer Michael Costa says people wondering if they are eligible for a belated Christmas
gift should log onto the OSR website to make inquiries and lodge a claim.

He said the NSW Office of State Revenue (OSR) is holding $105.9 million in unclaimed
money, believed to be owned by 224,800 people from across NSW, Australia and countries
such as the UK and Ireland.

The money, from deceased estates, dividends, inactive superannuation accounts and the
like, is sent to the OSR to be held until collected by its rightful owners.

"These items range in value from a $20 NRMA share dividend to more than $761,000 from
a deceased estate," Mr Costa said.

"Over a lifetime a person might work in several jobs and forget they paid superannuation
into several funds.

"Other people change addresses and don't advise companies of the change.

"The website is free and it's easy to navigate. It's your money and you're entitled to claim it."

In 2006, the OSR paid 3,981 claims worth $6.7 million, including one Perth resident
reunited with $18,400 in lost superannuation.

The OSR website shows the name of the money's owner, the type and source of the funds,
and the owner's last known address.

For more information visit www.osr.nsw.com.au.

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Qld:Gambling addict academic jailed for theft

AAP General News (Australia)
08-18-2006
Qld:Gambling addict academic jailed for theft

BRISBANE, Aug 18 AAP - An academic whose job led him to develop a gambling habit has
been jailed for 15 months for stealing more than $220,000.

Qian Ming Zeng, 42, pleaded guilty in the Queensland District Court in Brisbane to
14 fraud-related offences committed between November 2003 and June 2005.

Chinese-born Zeng migrated to Australia in 1998 and from 2001 was employed by IAE Study
in Australia, which operates an international education office helping overseas students
seeking to study here.

He was employed by the Fortitude Valley company as a consultant who helped students
pay their tuition fees.

The court was told part of Zeng's job was to entertain the students and their families
when they came to Brisbane.

They would often ask to gamble at the casino, because gambling is prohibited in mainland
China, and would give Zeng money to join in.

Eventually this developed into a gambling habit and Zeng kept students' tuition fees,
instead of passing them onto the company.

The court was told Zeng confessed the theft to the company, but fled to China because
loan sharks were after him and he feared for his life.

Zeng eventually contacted the Australian Federal Police and voluntarily returned to Brisbane.

Zeng was formerly vice-dean of the English department at a teachers' college in China,
and completed an MBA at Griffith University when he migrated to Australia.

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