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

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

JAKARTA - An Indonesian court will today hear preliminary arguments in the latest legal
challenge by the 2002 Bali bombers. (Indon Bombers)



WELLINGTON - A Qantas passenger plane was grounded in New Zealand after an engine shut
down on approach to Auckland Airport overnight. (Qantas NZ)



SYDNEY - Sleeping less than eight hours a night or more than nine appears to damage
a teenager's short term memory, researchers have found. (Sleep)



SYDNEY - It seems former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson can't get enough of Australia. (Anderson)



ADELAIDE - Foreign Minister Stephen Smith today called on Russia to uphold the terms
of a ceasefire in its conflict with Georgia as he announced $1 million aid to help victims
of the war. (Georgia Aust Smith. Georgia Aust N/L to come)



ADELAIDE - Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced $37 million in funding
for indigenous arts and culture, saying they touch and resonate with people all over the
world. (Indigenous Garrett)



CANBERRA - The Rudd government should trial its FuelWatch scheme in NSW before rolling
it out to the rest of the country, Family First senator Steve Fielding says. (Petrol Fielding)



SYDNEY - Police searching for a woman missing for more than more than four months ago
in central western NSW have found human remains. (Mintern. N/L to come)



SYDNEY - The toll on the M4 motorway in Sydney's west will be abolished in 2010, NSW
Premier Morris Iemma has confirmed. (M4)



SYDNEY - An elderly couple murdered on the NSW south coast was beaten to death with
a blunt instrument, post-mortem examinations have revealed. (Couple)



SYDNEY - A briefcase containing cash and diamonds worth $A130,000 has been stolen from
a car parked at a service station in Sydney's south west. (Diamonds)



SYDNEY - A Catholic priest has been arrested and charged with 30 sexual assaults dating
back to the 1970s and 1980s, NSW police say. (Priest. Outwatching further)



MELBOURNE - Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon will today acknowledge
the 10th anniversary of the murders of Sergeant Gary Silk and Senior Constable Rodney
Miller who were gunned down on an undercover operation. (Silk. N/L to come)



MELBOURNE - Victorian Premier John Brumby says it is too early to speculate on whether
a Melbourne tollway operator would be compensated if a proposed road tunnel is built.

(Transport Vic)



MELBOURNE - The slaughter of pet animals at a regional Victorian high school has shocked
students and teachers. (Animals)



MELBOURNE - Eleven people are being honoured with bravery awards following the fatal
CBD shooting in which lawyer Brendan Keilar died. (Shooting Awards)



BRISBANE - The Queensland government is examining whether the mayor of a Cape York
indigenous community was within his rights to ban the media from covering court proceedings
yesterday. (Indigenous Qld)



BRISBANE - Queensland's South Burnett region is set to be home to the biggest wind
farm in the southern hemisphere after receiving "overwhelming" community support. (Windfarm
N/L)



BRISBANE - Ten Greenpeace activists arrested for painting climate change messages on
coal ships near Mackay appeared in Cairns Magistrates Court today. (Greenpeace)



BRISBANE - An iconic camel safari business faces eviction from Noosa's North Shore
on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. (Camels)



ADELAIDE - An Adelaide woman has allegedly recorded a "staggering" blood-alcohol level
almost seven times the legal limit, police say. (Driving)



ADELAIDE - Former foreign minister Alexander Downer is urging voters to choose "young
and energetic" Jamie Briggs to replace him as Liberal candidate for the electorate. (Mayo)



PERTH - West Australian Premier Alan Carpenter has rejected any suggestion of a cover
up by his government over the explosion at the North West Shelf Varanus Island gas plant.

(Varanus)



DARWIN - The carers of a 12-year-old girl who died in the backyard of her foster home,
delirious with pain and unable to move, deserved "criminal punishment", a court has heard.

(Foster)



DARWIN - Northern Territory Treasurer Delia Lawrie says she'll support a Senate inquiry
into claims her government has misspent millions of dollars of federal funds earmarked
for Aborigines. (Indigenous NT)

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