HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 15:30, Aug11 =2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2000
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 15:30, Aug11 =2



CANBERRA - Prime Minister John Howard today stepped up his attack on the conviction
of former Malaysian deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim, describing the proceedings against him
as disturbing. (Malaysia Anwar Howard)



CANBERRA - Labor MPs would back leader Kim Beazley's position on single and lesbian
women's access to IVF, deputy opposition leader Simon Crean said today. (IVF Crean. SEe
also IVF Abbott, IVF Kernot)



CANBERRA - Two people charged with trafficking in secret spy documents made a brief
appearance in a Canberra court this morning. (DIO)



CANBERRA - Australian Republican Movement (ARM) chairman Malcolm Turnbull said today
he would consider remaining on in the top job, despite saying last year he would prefer
a backseat role. (Republic Turnbull)



CANBERRA - Job seekers in South Australian harvesting areas must now apply for fruit
picking jobs or face losing the dole. (Pickers. N/L to come.)



GEELONG - The Victorian government's parliamentary push for heroin injecting rooms
looks doomed, with the Liberal opposition today announcing it would block the planned
legislation. (Inject Libs. See also Inject THwaites. N/L, Analysis to come.)



MELBOURNE - Police have uncovered their best lead so far in the investigation into
the execution style murder last year of a Bendigo woman, shot dead in her home as she
slept beside her six-year-old son. (Jacobs)



MELBOURNE - The 71-year-old "guru" of a religious cult who collected a harem of nine
wives was today jailed for seven-and-a-half years for molesting four girls aged between
seven and 11. (Laishkochav. N/L )



MELBOURNE - Car manufacturer Holden today played down reports it had all but finalised
a decision to site a new $500 million engine plant in Victoria. (Holden Plant Company.

See also Holden Plant Bracks, Holden Plant Olsen. N/L to come>)



MELBOURNE - Victorian Premier Steve Bracks said today he was upset that industrial
action by nurses over a claim for higher pay and better working conditions was affecting
elective surgery in hospitals. (NURSES VIC. N/L to come.)



BRISBANE - Former Brisbane show president Sir Walter Burnett was today committed to
stand trial on 19 corruption charges. (Burnett Trial. N/L to come.)



BRISBANE - Four Cairns hostels have been forced to shut down and another seven have
closed voluntarily since the Childers backpackers hostel tragedy. (Hostel inspect)



BRISBANE - A former Queensland ALP candidate today pleaded guilty to forging and uttering
commonwealth how to vote forms to stack branches. (EHRMANN to come)



BRISBANE - A woman who shot her husband after 40 years of domestic violence could soon
be out of jail after she had her sentence cut by an appeal court today. (Mackenzie)



BRISBANE - Queensland's Opposition will endorse a plan to arrest the population decline
in the bush at this weekend's shadow cabinet meeting west of Brisbane. rEGIONAL)



SYDNEY - The head of surveillance at Sydney's Star City Casino said today he was unaware
of an alleged incident on video tape featuring media mogul Kerry Packer. (Casino Packer.

See also Casino Dalamangas. N/L to come.)



SYDNEY - The New South Wales taxi industry is fighting to raise respect for cabbies,
saying they are misrepresented and underrated. (Taxis. See also Oly Taxis)



PERTH - A decision to allow a convicted drug dealer a $220,000 tax deduction must be
appealed, and legislation changed, to deny criminals tax deductions from illegal practices,
an accountants lobby group said today. (DEDUCTION)



ADELAIDE - A nationwide search for a site to store Australia's intermediate radioactive
waste was launched by the federal government here today. (Nuclear. N/L to come.)



HOBART - Prime Minister John Howard today threw his weight behind one of Tasmania's
dearest wishes, to get some AFL action. (Howard AFL)



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