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

AAP General News (Australia)
02-11-2007
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Feb 11

CANBERRA - Political myopia and internal divisions will prevent the federal government
from managing water any better than the states, a new report suggests. (Water CEDA. Eds:
Embargoed until 0001 (AEDT) Monday)

CANBERRA - Prime Minister John Howard said today he would not introduce a greenhouse
emissions trading market if it made Australian industry less competitive. (Climate Howard)

Climate Nightlead to come



CANBERRA - The drought will have a considerable impact on the economy and bring climate
change to the fore in this year's federal election, a report released today said. (Economy
CEDA. Eds: Embargoed until 0001 (AEDT) Monday)

CANBERRA - Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd says a Labor government would run a responsible
economic policy aimed at keeping interest rates low. (Economy Rudd)

Economy Nightlead to come



CANBERRA - Prime Minister John Howard has blasted US presidential candidate Barack
Obama, saying his policy of withdrawing troops from Iraq will destabilise the entire Middle
East. (Iraq Howard)

Iraq Aust Nightlead to come



SYDNEY - Scientists have unearthed a genetic mutation that gives one in four women
a small shield against breast cancer. (Breast. Eds: Embargoed until 0500 AEST Monday)



AUCKLAND - The wife of missing trans-Tasman kayaker Andrew McAuley is in shock after
learning her husband is missing in the Tasman sea. (NZ Kayak Vicki)

NZ Kayak Nightlead to come



CANBERRA - More elderly people will receive care in their own homes under a $1.5 billion
package to reform aged care, Prime Minister John Howard says. (Aged Howard)

Aged Nightlead to come



CANBERRA - Labor would replace workplace agreements with "flexible" awards agreed through
collective bargaining, Opposition deputy leader Julia Gillard said today. (Workplace Gillard)

Workplace Nightlead to come



PERTH - The wrongful imprisonment of a mentally ill man for almost 12 years for a murder
he did not commit is to be examined by a special commissioner, Western Australia's attorney
general says. (Mallard)



MELBOURNE - A 15-year-old boy who died in a high speed crash in Melbourne may have
been involved in illegal drag racing. (Drag)

Drag Nightlead to come



LOS ANGELES - Keith Urban can climb from the lonely depths of addiction and rehab to
music's most coveted stage tomorrow at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. (US Grammys)



MELBOURNE - Australian stocks are expected to start the week on a more subdued note,
with a pull-back likely as the markets moves further into the busy earnings season. (Markets
Preview)



SYDNEY - England captain Andrew Flintoff won the toss and opted to bat first in the
second match of the best of three tri-series final at the SCG today. (Tri Aust)

Tri Aust Nightlead, sidebars to come



GOLD COAST - Karrie Webb and Michelle Ellis are going shot for shot early in the final
round of the ANZ Ladies Masters at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast. (Golf Women)

Golf Women Nightlead to come

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