HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30, Aug 11

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2009
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30, Aug 11

CANBERRA - A meeting of federal coalition MPs has agreed to vote down the government's
emissions trading legislation when it goes to a Senate vote on Thursday. (Climate Update.

See also Climate Turnbull, Climate Robb and Climate Senators)

CANBERRA - Climate Change Minister Penny Wong admits the federal government is still
negotiating aspects of its emissions trading scheme with industry, two days out from a
Senate vote. (Climate Wong)

CANBERRA - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd deftly passed handballing duties to AFL star Chris
Judd during a bit of horseplay at Parliament House on Tuesday to launch a footy Green
Round. (Climate AFL)

CANBERRA - The world's fastest Mount Everest climber has come to Canberra to lobby
the federal government to increase its emissions reduction targets to 50 per cent by 2020.

(Climate Everest to come)

Climate Wrap to come



CANBERRA - Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has appealed to coalition MPs
to focus on Labor's economic management. (Coalition)

See also Liberals and Liberals Tuckey

Coalition Wrap to come

Parly View to come



CANBERRA - Senior Liberal senator Eric Abetz has made a parliamentary apology to Prime
Minister Kevin Rudd over his role in botched corruption allegations against the prime
minister. (Dealers Abetz)

See also Dealers and Dealers Senators

Dealers Wrap to come



SYDNEY - Businesses are more confident about the economy than at any time in almost
two years, a survey shows. (Business NAB)

Economy Wrap to come



CANBERRA - Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has rejected calls to rebuke the Chinese
government over its attempt to prevent Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer from addressing the
National Press Club on Tuesday. (Kadeer Update)

Kadeer Wrap to come



CANBERRA - The statistics say otherwise but opposition MPs believe Prime Minister Kevin
Rudd takes far too long to answer questions in parliament. (Rudd Liberals)



BRISBANE - Queensland Health has apologised for not providing more support to workers
on a central Queensland property where a horse has died from the Hendra virus. (Hendra
5th Update)

Hendra Wrap to come



CANBERRA - The broadcasting watchdog is to review the way commercial radio stations
run their live-hosted entertainment programs, in light of the recent rape revelation scandal
on the Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Show. (Polygraph ACMA)



PERTH - A nursing home has refused to allow a court hearing at the bedside of a quadriplegic
man who has asked to be allowed to starve to death. (Rossiter)



CANBERRA - Australia's first long-term LNG contract with India marks the dawning of
a new trading partnership, Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson says. (Gorgon
Ferguson)



MELBOURNE - JB Hi-Fi Ltd proved its mettle as a recession-proof cash machine, with
its share price surging on promises of higher dividends after the retailer's full-year
profit jumped 45 per cent. (JB Hi-Fi to come)



MELBOURNE - Two former directors of failed Victorian investment company Chartwell Enterprises
have been arrested and charged with fraud after it collapsed owing more than $50 million.

(Chartwell to come)



MELBOURNE - Melbourne Storm say they will wait until Greg Inglis has faced court before
making any decision on the NRL star's future at the club. (League Inglis Update)

SYDNEY - The scandals that have dragged rugby league down this season haven't involved
just any old players, but the cream of the crop. (NRL Scandals to come)

League Inglis Wrap to come

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