National Newslist for Monday, April 17

AAP General News (Australia)
04-17-2006
National Newslist for Monday, April 17
Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff.

AAP's National Newslist for today (not for publication).

This is a guide only and stories are subject to change.

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NATIONAL:

AWB:
CANBERRA - Former UN official says UN was forced to rely on Aust govt's assurances AWB
had not been involved in paying bribes to Iraq.

TAX:
CANBERRA - Labor says number of low-paid workers skyrockets.

CANBERRA - Seeking to preview Howard speech on tax to be delivered tomorrow.

TOLL:
SYDNEY - NSW and Vic Easter road tolls rise to four each, WA to two; national toll stands at 14.

DRUGS:
SYDNEY - Handful of Australian military personnel face punishment after returning positive
drugs tests; seeking more.

DETENTION:
SYDNEY - Refugee activists to continue their weekend of protests outside Villawood detention centre.

CANBERRA:
- New federal Aboriginal affairs minister says he's determined to restore law and order
to Alice Springs' town camps.

- Update on road toll.

SYDNEY:
- Confidential report claims NSW police who complain about corruption within the force
are being subjected to campaigns of harassment by senior police; Opposition doorstop to
come.

- Deputy Premier John Watkins inspects final trackwork to improve rail services.

- Group of environmental activists maintaining a camp outside an open cut goldmine in state's west.

- Independent NSW school forced to close and others could follow because their teachers
don't have appropriate qualifications.

- Price of new homes in Sydney's newest suburbs could fall dramatically after state govt
revises amount of money needed to fund local infrastructure.

- Update on road toll.

- Shots fired in air in latest shooting in Sydney's south-west.

- Man charged over freeway attack.

MELBOURNE:
- Annual tax returns could become thing of the past under plan being considered by the tax watchdog.

- Almost 250,000 men in the prime of their lives are no longer looking for work - three
times as many as a generation ago.

- Chasing more on Aboriginal protest camp in Melb park.

- Victorian government to make announcement on coastal policy.

- Melbourne Solidarity Group for Democratic Nepal to rally against the federal government's
silence on human rights atrocities in Nepal.

- Man repeatedly stabbed in the back at a karaoke bar.

- Man to face court after being caught allegedly carrying more than 6,000 ecstasy tablets
at a Victorian airport.

- Australia Post workers to run protest race at Stawell Gift carnival today.

- Update on road toll.

- 15yo charged with using a weapon during an attack on a man.

- Deliberately lit fire causes estimated $250,000 in damage to a house.

BRISBANE:
- Arson believed to be cause of a fire which destroyed a retail store.

- Two men charged after failing to stop at RBT units.

- Peter Beattie press conference.

- Wrap of Easter surf lifesaving rescues.

- Update on road toll.

HOBART:
- Calm returned to Risdon Prison after day-long siege.

- Update on road toll.

ADELAIDE:
- Update on road toll.

PERTH:
- Update on road toll.

FINANCE:
- Repeat of markets preview from Sunday.

SPORT:

CRICKET
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - Second Test, Australia v Bangladesh, day 2

AFL
MELBOURNE - AFL match: Kangaroos v Collingwood, 1410
MELBOURNE - Wrap of AFL news
MELBOURNE - Carlton will today get a better idea on the severity of a shoulder injury
to Matthew Lappin.

LEAGUE
SYDNEY - NRL match: South Sydney v Bulldogs, 1500
SYDNEY - Wrap of NRL news

GOLF
MIAMI - Australia's Aaron Baddeley held off playing partner Jim Furyk to win his maiden
PGA Tour title by a shot at the Heritage Classic in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

CYCLING
SYDNEY - Coach Martin Barras warns about gaps appearing in depth of Australian track cycling
team after it finishes sixth on medal table at the world championships Bordeaux.

RUGBY
SYDNEY - Follow up from NSW Waratahs win over Brumbies, injuries, look ahead

ATHLETICS
STAWELL, Vic - Stawell Gift final

RACING
SYDNEY - Doncaster Handicap meeting at Randwick

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