HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, April 29

AAP General News (Australia)
04-29-2004
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, April 29

BUNDABERG - Prime Minister John Howard today unveiled a $444 million sugar rescue package
in the Queensland regional centre of Bundaberg. (Sugar Package)

TRARALGON - A $440 million rescue package for the sugar industry did not fix the basic
problem of sugar being excluded from the trade deal with the United States, federal Opposition
Leader Mark Latham said today. (Sugar Latham)

BRISBANE - Queensland Premier Peter Beattie says the federal government's $444 million
sugar rescue package is the least Canberra could do following the disastrous free trade
agreement with the United States. (Sugar Qld)

To come: SUGAR NIGHTLEAD, SUGAR ANALYSIS, SUGAR REACTION, SUGAR GROWER

CANBERRA - The High Court today overruled a decision by the Family Court to allow the
release of children from an immigration detention centre. (Detention)

CANBERRA - Labor today urged the federal government to refrain from returning five
children to immigration detention following a High Court ruling that it had the power
to do so. (Detention Smith)

CANBERRA - The federal government will not (not) immediately force five children released
from an immigration facility back into detention, despite the High Court today ruling
it has the power to do so. (Detention Hardgrave)

DETENTION NIGHTLEAD to come

CANBERRA - Radio identity Alan Jones today accused rival broadcaster John Laws of payback
for saying Mr Jones pressured Prime Minister John Howard to reappoint the head of the
broadcast watchdog David Flint. (Flint Jones Daylead)

SYDNEY - Radio broadcaster John Laws today insisted he had witnesses to back his claims
that rival Alan Jones boasted of pressuring Prime Minister John Howard to reappoint the
broadcasting watchdog. (Flint Laws)

MELBOURNE - An independent public inquiry was needed into whether Prime Minister John
Howard was pressured by radio identity Alan Jones to reappoint the head of the broadcast
watchdog David Flint, Opposition Leader Mark Latham said today. (Flint Latham)

FLINT NIGHTLEAD to come

CANBERRA - Australia was considering sending military vehicles and equipment to Iraq
to help train the Iraqi army, Defence Minister Robert Hill said today. (Iraq Aust Hill)

CANBERRA - The Australia Federal Police would not send its trainers to Iraq but was
in discussion with the federal government about sending a small number to Jordan, AFP
Commissioner Mick Keelty said today. (Iraq Aust AFP)

IRAQ AUST NIGHTLEAD to come

SYDNEY - Izhar ul-Haque, accused of training with Lashkar-e-Toiba, making bail application.

(TERROR AUST HAQUE to come)

CANBERRA - Naval lawyer Martin Toohey today continued his criticism of Australia's
spy agency the Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO), saying it was politicised and
misled the public. (Collins)

TRARALGON - A naval barrister's call for the sacking of a spy agency chief highlighted
the need for a royal commission into the intelligence community, Opposition Leader Mark
Latham said today. (Toohey Latham)

COLLINS NIGHTLEAD to come

SYDNEY - An estimated 73 pub and club workers can expect to die from passive smoking-related
heart disease or lung cancer in NSW every year, a United States passive smoking expert
said today. (Passive, NIGHTLEAD to come)

SYDNEY - The six finalists of the 2004 Miles Franklin Literary Awards were unveiled
in Sydney today, featuring some of the country's leading writers. (FRANKLIN to come with
pix)

SUVA - Prime Minister John Howard was today accused of snubbing Fiji by failing to
attend the state funeral of Pacific statesman Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara. (Fiji Mara Aust)

LOS ANGELES - News Corp had no intention of de-listing from the Australian Stock Exchange,
the company's President Peter Chernin said today. (US News Corp)

SYDNEY - The Australian dollar shed more than one US cent overnight after comments
from the Chinese Premier and broad United States dollar strength sent the local currency
lower. (Aust dollar Daylead, NIGHTLEAD to come)

PERTH - West Coast coach John Worsfold believes melees have become a thing of the past
ahead of the Eagles' crucial AFL clash with Fremantle on Saturday. (AFL Eagles, AFL NIGHTLEAD
to come)

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