HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Feb 12

AAP General News (Australia)
02-12-2004
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Feb 12

CANBERRA - Labor today called on the Howard government to pledge that any independent
inquiry into pre-war intelligence on Iraq report its findings before the next federal
election. (Iraq WMD)

CANBERRA - Prime Minister John Howard today said he would wait for the results of a
current inquiry into intelligence about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction before considering
a second inquiry. (Iraq WMD Howard)

IRAQ WMD NIGHTLEAD to come

BRISBANE - Eight people survived a Black Hawk helicopter crash near Amberley RAAF base,
southwest of Brisbane today. (Blackhawk Second Lead)

To come: BLACKHAWK NIGHTLEAD, BLACKHAWK BACKGROUNDER, FACTBOX

CANBERRA - Families may not receive payments from the Medicare safety net until at
least April if the Senate fails to pass the legislation today. (Medicare 2nd Daylead,
NIGHTLEAD to come)

SYDNEY - A claim that a cloned baby had been born in Sydney was the medical equivalent
of a UFO story, federal Health Minister Tony Abbott said today. (Clone Abbott)

SYDNEY - NSW health authorities today said they could not confirm a claim that a cloned
baby boy was born at a Sydney hospital. (Clone Health)

CLONE NIGHTLEAD to come

CANBERRA - Australia's jobless rate edged up to 5.7 per cent in January despite a rise
in full-time work, figures showed today. (Jobs)

CANBERRA - The number of people claiming the dole dropped by more than five per cent
in the year to January 2004, Department of Family and Community Services figures show.

(Unemployment)

ECONOMY NIGHTLEAD to come

MELBOURNE - The Salvation Army said today it had no plans to sell any of the 23 centres
it operated in NSW, the ACT or Queensland, despite plans for a big sell-off in other states.

(Aged Salvos Lead)

MELBOURNE - Australia's largest non-government supplier of aged care facilities will
only commit to keeping its beds open with increased government assistance. (Aged Salvos
Uniting)

AGED SALVOS NIGHTLEAD to come

CANBERRA - The federal government will today reveal to parliament why ATSIC chairman
Geoff Clark has been suspended. (Clark, NIGHTLEAD to come)

CANBERRA - In deciding the fate of suspended ATSIC chairman Geoff Clark, federal parliamentarians
will keep in mind that justice for criminals never rates as an election issue. (CLARK
ANALYSIS to come)

SYDNEY - Recent overcast weather means long stemmed red roses will cost more this Valentines
Day. (VALENTINES to come)

SYDNEY - Telstra Corp Ltd today reported a $2.293 billion half year net profit and
reiterated its full year earnings guidance, saying that any cost growth would be less
than revenue growth. (Telstra)

CANBERRA - Telstra was fuelling its massive profits by charging consumers too much
in telephone line rental fees, opposition communications spokesman Lindsay Tanner said
today. (Telstra Tanner)

TELSTRA NIGHTLEAD to come

SYDNEY - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is forecasting double digit growth in operating
income for the current financial year after booking a 57.9 per cent jump in half year
net profit. (News Corp Daylead, NIGHTLEAD to come)

MELBOURNE - Australian cricket awards night, major award of Allan Border Medal for
cricketer of year expected to be announced about 2245 AEDT, (CRICKET MEDAL NIGHTLEAD and
other coverage to come

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