Highlights of the AAP National Wire at 19:45 = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
02-13-2005
Highlights of the AAP National Wire at 19:45 = 2

CANBERRA - Prime Minister John Howard on ABC's Sunday Profile speaking about Latham's
demise, IR, Habib, Middle East and life as PM (Howard to come)



CANBERRA - North Korea's admission that it possesses atomic weapons could contribute
to nuclear proliferation in the Asian region, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today.

(Nuclear Korea Downer )

CANBERRA - Labor will continue to pursue the federal government over the mistaken detention
of Cornelia Rau and claims of pre-election pork-barrelling when parliament resumes tomorrow.

(Parly Preview )

CANBERRA - Federal Labor had survived a rocky patch in its history and was now ready
to work as an effective opposition, Labor leader Kim Beazley said today. (Labor Beazley)

CANBERRA - Australians were as far into the nuclear business as they wanted to be and
Labor would not change its policy which limits the number of uranium mines, Opposition
Leader Kim Beazley said today. (Xstrata Beazley)

CANBERRA - The Australian Democrats today launched a petition calling for no change
to Australia's abortion laws, saying pro-choice women in particular must speak out. (Abortion)

CANBERRA - The last of the Australian community based medical teams sent to Tsunami
affected regions of Asia had returned home, Australia's chief medical officer Professor
John Horvath said today. (Quake Aust)

LOS ANGELES - An Australian company selling chocolates emblazoned with kangaroos, koalas
and green tree frogs is winning a supermarket battle in the United States with the world's
largest sweets makers. (US Kangaroogold)

LOS ANGELES - The award-winning novel 48 Shades of Brown by Australian author Nick
Earls will be made into a feature film, with shooting scheduled to begin in Brisbane in
August. (US Shades)

SYDNEY - The NSW government has ruled out reopening an inquest into the death of Aboriginal
teenager Thomas "TJ" Hickey, as hundreds today marched in Sydney to mark the first anniversary
of his death. (Hickey Nightlead (pix available))

SYDNEY - Former swimmer turned coach Tracey Menzies has waited 14 years to be told
she can finally have children. (Swim Aust Menzies)

SYDNEY - James Hardie Industries' new chief executive Louis Gries will tomorrow make
his first public appearance in Australia since taking up his role in the midst of the
company's asbestos crisis. (James Hardie)

MELBOURNE - Victoria's police union has threatened industrial action if the state's
top cop pushes ahead with random drug and alcohol testing for all officers. (Testing Nightlead)

MELBOURNE - A senior Victorian homicide squad detective has pleaded for public assistance
over the death of a baby three days before her first birthday. (Keen)

MELBOURNE - The pressure is on potential bidders for Australia's WMC Resources Ltd
to show their cards this week, as the auction for the world's third largest nickel producer
heats up. (WMC)

BRISBANE - Convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson has asked child protection advocate
Hetty Johnston for a job. (Ferguson)

BRISBANE - Premier Peter Beattie was booed and jeered in the outback Queensland town
of Charleville today as farmers protested against issues ranging from landclearing to
water management. (Cabinet Qld Nightlead to come)



PERTH - The traditional Liberal strongholds of law and order and health were the key
policies West Australian opposition leader Colin Barnett concentrated on today, as he
officially launched his bid to wrest power from Labor premier Geoff Gallop. (PollWA Nightlead.

With factbox. Also see other PollWA sidebars)



DARWIN - More than 100 weapons, including tomahawks, axes, hunting knives and home-made
spears were seized, as police intervened in a dispute between two families on Groote Eylandt,
off the Northern Territory coast. (Weapons NT. Pics available)

DARWIN - Police are trying to piece together the last movements of an itinerant man
whose skeletal remains were identified in Darwin today. (Remains)

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