AAP Backgrounders and Analyses for the weekend of Dec 5/6

AAP General News (Australia)
12-04-2009
AAP Backgrounders and Analyses for the weekend of Dec 5/6
AAP BACKGROUNDERS AND ANALYSES FOR THE WEEKEND OF DEC 5/6
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CANBERRA - People complain about the dizzying array of choices they have to contend with
daily as part of modern life. (Newscope Federal, AAP Analysis, By Sandra O'Malley, 785
words, on file)

LONDON - World leaders are supposed to save the planet by Christmas. Will they end up
playing Santa Claus - or Scrooge? (Climate Copenhagen AAP Backgrounder, By Cathy Alexander,
1000 words, on file.)
EDS: Please also see separate Climate Copenhagen package advisory. Those stories have
been repeated on Friday.

LONDON - So the new-look Liberals want to tackle climate change - but how? (Climate Analysis
by Cathy Alexander, 556 words, on file Wednesday. Repeated Friday.)

CANBERRA - Tony Abbott has never shied away from a fight. (Abbott Profile, by Sandra O'Malley,
625 words, on file Tuesday. Repeated Friday. With Abbott Career Factbox)
CANBERRA - As he tried to turn left, Malcolm Turnbull was hit by the proverbial bus, but
barring any other unforeseen events he says he won't be departing the political world
just yet. (Turnbull Profile, by Karlis Salna, 675 words, on file Tuesday. Repeated Friday.

With Liberals Turnbull Timeline)
CANBERRA - "She's a loyal girl." That's how new Liberal leader Tony Abbott described his
deputy, Julie Bishop, on Tuesday. (Bishop Profile, by Julian Drape, 480 words, on file
Tuesday. Repeated Friday)
CANBERRA - It'll be no consolation to Malcolm Turnbull, but bitter leadership divisions
seem to be deep in the DNA of Australian politics. (Liberals Splits AAP Newsfeature by
Don Woolford, 745 words, on file Tuesday. Repeated Friday)

CANBERRA - Poor little Timothy. He did so want that radio-controlled car for Christmas.

(Economy AAP Backgrounder, By Colin Brinsden, Economics Correspondent, 925 words, on file)

SYDNEY - News analysis on changing of the guard in NSW. (Newscope NSW Analysis by Nick
Ralston, to come late Friday afternoon)
SYDNEY - On a day on which Premier Nathan Rees said any new leader would be a puppet to
powerbrokers Joe Tripodi and Eddie Obeid, the NSW Labor Party elected a woman who carries
the tag of "Joe's Girl". (Keneally Profile, by Josh Jerga, 700 words, on file Thursday.

Updated/Repeated Friday. With Keneally Factbox)
SYDNEY - Nathan Rees' boldest move in his short 15-month stint at premier is eventually
what brought him unstuck. (Rees Profile, by Nick Ralston, about 600 words, on file Thursday.

Repeated Friday. With Rees Timeline)

CANBERRA - Eighty kilometres off the Yemen coast, the gang of seven Somali pirates in
a boat not much bigger than a tinnie weren't about to admit they were anything but innocent
fishermen. (Warship, AAP Backgrounder, by Max Blenkin Defence Correspondent, 1520 words,
on file)

BRISBANE - His first business deal involved Midnight Oil, 3000 snags, 20 beer kegs, a
mass of uni students and an all-night party. And once Peter Lynch had a taste of entrepreneurship,
he wanted more. (Lynch, AAP Newsfeature, by Angela Harper, 1520 words, with pix, on file)

Eds: Note skedded feature ke Dogparks will now not move this week. It is expected to move
next week on the AAP features service.

INTERNATIONAL
PORT MORESBY - For 40 years, Papuan rebels have fought the Indonesian army's Goliath --
a bid for independence ignored by Australia and the rest of the world. (PNG Papua, By
Ilya Gridneff, 770 words. On file)

SPORT
Eds note: For further information on sport reads please contact Neil Harvey on (02) 9322 8756 AFL

CRICKET
ADELAIDE - It has been called Ricky Ponting's worst day as Australian captain. (Cricket
Aust AAP Sportsfeature, By Daniel Brettig, 1030 words, on file)

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* The Week (includes * Milestones * Quotes * Oddities)
* Checkup medical column

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