HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Aug 4 = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-04-2008
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Aug 4 = 2

SYDNEY - Former Sunday program host Ellen Fanning has today defended the reputation
of the program which has now gone off the air after 27 years. (Sunday Fanning)



CANBERRA - Federal police say they are unable to make public their submission to the
inquiry investigating the bungled terrorism case against Mohamed Haneef without the consent
of British authorities. (Haneef AFP)



CANBERRA - Fewer than 20 per cent of Australia's baby boomers have adequate superannuation
and private insurance cover to fund their health care in retirement, a new study finds.

(Aged)



CANBERRA - Unions say Telstra should quit stalling and return to the negotiating table
for talks on a new enterprise agreement. (Telstra ACTU)



CANBERRA - Cape York Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson has backed mining mogul Andrew
Forrest in his push to create 50,000 jobs for indigenous Australians. (Indigenous Jobs)



CANBERRA - The federal opposition doubts whether a national grocery price survey will
do anything to lower prices. (Grocery)



SYDNEY - Childcare centres and pre-schools that are prosecuted by the NSW government
for serious health and safety breaches are to be named and shamed on a new website. (Childcare.

N/L to come)



SYDNEY - Just like the Quitline helped thousands stop smoking, the NSW government is
hoping a new "get healthy" line will tackle the obesity epidemic. (Obesity)



SYDNEY - Images of five missing people will be splashed on the big screens at National
Rugby League games this week, as the football code does its bit for National Missing Persons
Week. (Young NRL)



SYDNEY - An inquest into the fate of a Sydney law teacher who disappeared more than
a year ago has been adjourned while police follow up a reported sighting. (Morgan )



MELBOURNE - The last time Jenny Bird saw her beloved daughter Prue, the teenager was
at home getting cordial from the fridge. (Bird N/L)



MELBOURNE - Police will have the power to ban troublemakers from five party hot spots
in Melbourne and regional Victoria under an extension of measures to combat alcohol-fuelled
violence. (Binge Vic Lead. N/L to come)



MELBOURNE - Victorian Gaming Minister Tony Robinson has conceded lottery agents and
the state government are losing out under new licensing arrangements with Intralot. (Gaming
Vic)



MELBOURNE - Accused murderer and drug trafficker Tony Mokbel has hired a new lawyer
to fight his charges. (Mokbel)



MELBOURNE - Victoria could suffer a locust plague that will ravage crops and pastures
this spring, the state government has warned. (Locusts)



BRISBANE - Jane Hamilton says her elderly parents are trapped in their own home - by
the Queensland government. (Subsidence Lead. N/L to come. Pix available)



BRISBANE - Queensland Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin today will meet with
the owner of a bayside Brisbane veterinary practice infected by the Hendra virus to discuss
ways it can avoid closure. (Hendra. N/L to come)



BRISBANE - The Queensland opposition says two years is an unacceptable time to complete
a report on a surgeon accused of bungling operations in a regional hospital. (Khalifallah.

N/L to come)



BRISBANE - Environmentalists have reacted angrily to reports that Queensland's new
conservative party will consider lifting the state's ban on tree clearing if it wins government.

(Tree. )



BRISBANE - A Gold Coast couple say they will seek up to $2 million compensation following
the federal government's decision to ban savannah cats from the continent. (Savannah)



ADELAIDE - South Australian teachers will hold the first of a series of half-day strikes
today in support of their pay and conditions claim. (Teachers SA. N/L to come)



ADELAIDE - The South Australian government will push for a national ban or tougher
controls on the use of trans fats in foods. (Fats )

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