HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Aug 16

AAP General News (Australia)
08-16-2008
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Aug 16

BEIJING - Wrap of Australians in action at the Olympics today (Oly08 Aust Nightlead)
to come by 1530AEST, Second Nightlead to come.

BEIJING,- It seems that the bleak new world predicted by Australian Olympic boss John
Coates has arrived sooner than he'd thought. (Oly08 View) to come

BEIJING - Overall wrap of action at Olympics (Oly08 Nightlead) to come

BEIJING - Australian Olympic athletes could be required to disclose any pending legal
action against them in future after judoka Matt Celotti competed in Beijing with an outstanding
assault charge. (Oly08 Jdo Aust AOC)

BEIJING - An Australian woman arrested in Beijing for unfurling a Free Tibet banner
in the Olympic city says she hopes her action will eventually improve human rights in
Tibet. Oly08 Protest Aust Rycroft)

BEIJING - Reaction as Eamon Sullivan becomes fifth Australian world record holder to
miss out on gold medal in three days. (Oly08 Aust Second Nightlead) to come

BEIJING - The man who guided Grant Hackett to two Olympic 1500m titles has no doubt
the Australian champion will win a record third tomorrow. (Oly08 Swm Aust Preview) with
factbox (Oly08 Swm M1500 Penpix).

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SYDNEY - Six Australians missing for almost two days on New Zealand' highest mountain
have been found alive and uninjured, rescuers say. (NZ Climbers Found Lead)

NZ Climbers Nightlead to come.



CANBERRA - Former WA Liberal leader Paul Omodei will quit politics to spend more time
on his farm, the ABC reports. (PollWA Omodei)

PERTH - The Liberal Party is capable of achieving an unlikely victory in the West Australian
election while its new leader is closing the gap on Premier Alan Carpenter, a new poll
shows. (PollWA Westpoll Daylead)

CANBERRA - The major parties exchange policies as two polls show support for the Liberals
has surged and it's apparently now a close race. (PollWA Nightlead to come)



CANBERRA - Refugee advocates who have toured Australia's new immigration detention
centre on Christmas Island say it is "extremely harsh" and unsuitable. (Detention)

CANBERRA - Refugee groups slam Australia's new immigration detention centre on Christmas
Island as "extremely harsh" and unsuitable. (Detention Nightlead to come).



PERTH - Perth police have video footage of a man they believe may have information
about Australia's longest running murder investigation, the Claremont serial killings.

(Claremont)



SYDNEY - Unions NSW today stepped up its campaign against electricity privatisation.

(Electricity)

SYDNEY - A man is dead and a woman is fighting for her life after a house fire overnight
in Sydney's south-west. (Critical)

Critical Nightlead to come.



BRISBANE - The Queensland government has named the five state health organisations
to implement the controversial physician assistant program. (Physician )

SYDNEY - Australian sports commentator Matthew Hill's condition is improving although
he remains in intensive care in a Hong Kong hospital after being struck down with a serious
respiratory condition at the Beijing Olympics. (Oly08 Aust Hill)



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