HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Dec 11

AAP General News (Australia)
12-11-2006
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Dec 11

CANBERRA - New Labor leader Kevin Rudd says the federal opposition must win at least
12 seats in Queensland to have any hope of winning next year's election. (Labor Rudd)

Labor Nightlead to come



MELBOURNE - Threats from bushfires engulfing Victoria's north and east eased today,
but exhausted firefighters have little chance for rest as they prepare for a second onslaught
later in the week. (Bushfires Vic 3rd Daylead)

HOBART - A house has been destroyed by a bushfire in Tasmania's north-east. (Bushfires Tas House)

Bushfires Vic Nightlead to come



NOUMEA - A drunk Australian sailor battered a 79-year-old woman to death after breaking
into her house in New Caledonia, police on the French Pacific Ocean territory said today.

(Sailor)

Sailor Nightlead to come



MELBOURNE - The mining sector has been dealt some early Christmas cheer, with a report
forecasting its boom has at least one or two more years to run. (Mining BIS)



SUVA - Fiji's military regime has warned deposed prime minister Laisenia Qarase he
could be sent to an island prison if he returns to the capital, Suva. (Fiji Daylead. See
also Fiji Tourism)

Fiji Nightlead to come



SYDNEY - The RSL predicts there will be thousands of Australian veterans of the war
on terrorism claiming disability pensions. (Pensions)

Pensions Nightlead to come



MELBOURNE - A former top Victorian drug squad officer who sold drugs to an underworld
figure has been sentenced to seven years' jail. (Strawhorn Nightlead)



MELBOURNE - A man who sexually assaulted a child in Melbourne 29 years ago and was
caught last year applying for a job as a Santa has been jailed for a minimum of 15 months.

(OBrien)

OBrien Nightlead to come



ADELAIDE - Consumers have been urged to avoid some short-term loans over Christmas
which could slug them interest rates as high as 420 per cent. (Xmas Loans. See also Xmas
Spending)



DARWIN - The survival of at least one species does not depend on men. (Gecko)



ADELAIDE - An all-in-one glass and bottle set will redefine how people drink their
wine around the world, the Hardy Wine Company says. (Bottle )



MELBOURNE - Trans-Tasman brewer Lion Nathan Ltd has withdrawn from the bidding process
for New Zealand-based alcohol company Independent Liquor after declining to raise the
price of its offer. (Lion Nathan)

Lion Nathan Nightlead to come



SYDNEY - She's won six world titles with her head. Now Layne Beachley says she's discovered
how to win a world crown with her heart. (Surfing World Women Nightlead. With factbox)

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