HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Dec 19

AAP General News (Australia)
12-19-2007
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Dec 19

CANBERRA - Australia will send aircraft and a ship to conduct surveillance of Japanese
whaling vessels off Antarctica, says Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith. (Whaling
Smith)

Whaling Aust Nightlead to come. See also Whaling Greenpeace exAuckland

MELBOURNE - The corporate watchdog has launched legal action in the Supreme Court of
Victoria against six former directors and officers of wheat exporter AWB Ltd. (AWB)

AWB Nightlead to come

SYDNEY - Two men linked to the tour of two heavy metal bands have died after their
minivan veered off a highway in northern NSW and slammed into a tree. (Toll NSW Third
Lead (Seeking pix))

Toll NSW Nightlead to come

SYDNEY - Swedish-born waitress and socialite Charlotte Lindstrom has admitted soliciting
the murder of a witness in her boyfriend's drugs trial. (Lindstrom Nightlead)

BRISBANE - Former Brisbane lord mayor Clem Jones has been remembered at his state funeral
as a leader who "proudly ousted the outhouse" and as a "giant among men". (Jones Service
Lead (Pix Available))

Jones Nightlead to come

SYDNEY - The NSW police force is not planning any immediate action following two inquiries
that found four of its officers and a civilian staff member had engaged in misconduct.

(PIC Police)

PIC Nightlead to come

BRISBANE - The states and territories will not take the easy option and hand control
of their hospitals to the commonwealth, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says. (COAG Bligh
Lead)

COAG Nightlead to come

BRISBANE - Another ABC employee who worked at the national broadcaster's former Brisbane
headquarters has been diagnosed with breast cancer. (Breast)

BRISBANE - The deaths of two children who drowned in a dam at a south-west Queensland
property was a "tragic accident", police say. (Children Nightlead)

BRISBANE - Australians believe using a mobile phone while driving is a good opportunity
to catch up with friends or to do business, a survey has found. (Phones (pics available))

SYDNEY - St George Bank Ltd has reaffirmed its earnings growth target for fiscal 2008
and says its credit quality remains strong despite the fallout in global debt markets.

(St George)

St George Nightlead to come with pix

SYDNEY - Centro Properties Group is comfortable about the viability of its business
and says it is not in breach of any loan covenants. (Centro, to come)

SYDNEY - Global financial services business Allco Finance Group Ltd is the latest local
investment company to assure investors that it is financially stable. (Allco, to come)

HOBART - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has turned the spotlight on New Zealand's
top order ahead of the Chappell-Hadlee decider tomorrow in Hobart. (Cricket Aust Lead)

Cricket Aust Nightlead to come

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