HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, April 26 =2

AAP General News (Australia)
04-26-2006
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, April 26 =2

CANBERRA - Australia's system of subsidised medicines could disappear in coming decades
if the government does not keep trying to tackle rising health costs, Treasurer Peter
Costello says. (PBS Costello)

CANBERRA - The federal government has defended its action against illegal fishing in
the face of complaints from northern Australian residents that Customs officials are taking
too long to detain boats. (Fishing Ward)

CANBERRA - Greenpeace has accused federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell of engaging
in an anti-wind farm vendetta following his rejection of a project in Western Australia.

(Windfarm)

CANBERRA - The federal government has announced the reappointment of Ken Henry as Treasury
secretary for another five years. (Henry )

CANBERRA - Australia's top diplomat's recent visit to Indonesia was useful in helping
to repair relations between the two countries, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said
today. (PAPUA DOWNER to come)

KUALA LUMPUR - Two Malaysian youths have each been sentenced to 10 years' jail for
killing a German-born Australian businessman during a scuffle after breaking into his
home in 2003. (Malaysia Aust)



SYDNEY - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib has claimed a small victory in
fast-tracking his compensation case against the federal government. (Habib Nightlead)

SYDNEY - A New South Wales woman was on the last leg of a trip of a lifetime when she
and her new Australian friend were injured in the latest bombings in Egypt. (Egypt Resort
Aust Nightlead)

SYDNEY - Prime Minister John Howard has defended his attacks on AWB executives over
the Iraqi kickbacks scandal and warned there will be serious consequences for anyone involved
in the affair. (AWB Howard. N/L to come.)

SYDNEY - Former federal opposition leader Mark Latham has avoided the cameras once
again by opting for a second time not to front a Sydney court on charges of theft and
assault. (Latham)

SYDNEY - Gang rapist Bilal Skaf had spent much of the past five years in solitary confinement,
while his co-accused had been treated for cancer, his sentencing judge has been told.

(Skaf)

MELBOURNE - A former executive of Victoria University who received shares in racehorses
and home renovations for taking part in an elaborate conspiracy to defraud the organisation
has been jailed. (Tierney Nightlead)

MELBOURNE - A Supreme Court judge will today give a judgement about whether to revoke
the $1 million bail of fugitive drug dealer Tony Mokbel. (MOKBEL)

MELBOURNE - Five men are dead following a horrific 24 hours on Victoria's roads. (Toll
Vic Daylead)

MELBOURNE - Four men will face court today after police raided a sophisticated drug
lab in Melbourne. (Laboratory)

BRISBANE - A toddler will be scarred for life after being attacked by a neighbour's
kelpie cross, prompting her plastic surgeon to warn about the unpredictability of dogs,
even family pets. (Mauled Doctor)

BRISBANE - The Beattie government will announce today the sale of the customer base
of the state's two electricity suppliers. (Power Qld. N/L to come)

BRISBANE - A long-haul truck driver who scammed almost $100,000 from a fuel rebate
scheme has been jailed for three years and ordered to repay the money. (Hawks)

BRISBANE - Mother in court for allegedly stalking her child's school principal. (STALKER
TO COME)

BRISBANE - A Queensland policeman has conquered polar bears and extreme sub-zero temperatures
to become the first Australian to run a marathon in the North Pole (MARATHON to come with
pix)

BRISBANE - A prominent gynaecologist says it's normal to give birth by caesarean, even
if it's not natural. (Caesareans)

ADELAIDE - A magistrate has threatened to dismiss criminal charges against a prominent
Adelaide lawyer unless prosecutors better detail their allegations. (McGee)

ADELAIDE - Woman who had sex with the 14-year-old friend of her son gets a suspended
jail term. (To come)

ADELAIDE - The South Australian government will legislate to protect Adelaide's linear
park that runs either side of a 35km section of the Torrens River. (Linear )

PERTH - Fremantle Dockers midfielder Heath Black is seeking to avoid trial over an
alleged assault at the Perth races. (Black)

PERTH - Perth socialite Rose Porteous will be well enough to face trial later this
year on charges of altering a prescription, a court has been told. (Porteous. N/L to come)

PERTH - The West Australian tourist destination of Broome has issued warnings about
the dangers of jellyfish after three people have been stung in five days. (JELLYFISH to
come)



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