Highlights of the AAP National wire at 1445 April 11, 2004

AAP General News (Australia)
04-11-2004
Highlights of the AAP National wire at 1445 April 11, 2004

CANBERRA - Defence Minister Robert Hill today admitted he was surprised at how bad
the situation in Iraq still was, a year after the United States-led invasion. (Iraq Hill).

Iraq Aust N/L to come.



CANBERRA - A summit on poverty would be held if Labor won government at the next federal
election, opposition community relations spokesman Lindsay Tanner said today. (Poverty)

CANBERRA - Almost one million children were living in poverty and Australia would end
up with a permanent underclass unless governments tackled the problem, a charity said
today. (Poverty Charity, to come)

CANBERRA - Children and Youth Affairs Minister Larry Anthony today denied the government
was saving up thousands of childcare places to announce them in a pre-election Budget.

(Family). N/L to come, taking in POVERTY series.



CANBERRA - Defence chiefs were entitled to ban soldiers, sailors and air force personnel
from going to Gallipoli on their holidays to commemorate Anzac Day, Defence Minister Robert
Hill said today. (Gallipoli Hill)

CANBERRA - RSL national president Bill Crews today said it was sad that fears of a
terrorist attack had led to a ban on defence personnel going to Gallipoli on their holidays
to commemorate Anzac Day. (Gallipoli RSL). Gallipoli N/L to come.



CANBERRA - Labor believed Telstra should not have a shareholding in pay TV giant Foxtel,
opposition communications spokesman Lindsay Tanner said today. (Telstra)



SYDNEY - When the hammer falls at the auction of Sydney's new FM radio license this
week, strategic planners at all of the major networks will finally be able to get on with
business. (Radio Licences)



BRISBANE - An uncertain world and Mel Gibson were responsible for packed Easter services,
Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane John Bathersby said today. (Easter Bathersby)

ADELAIDE - A new era of violence in the world was blinding people to other ways of
achieving change and justice, Adelaide's Anglican Archbishop Ian George said today. (Easter
SA). National Easter wrap exMelbourne to come.



TULLY, Qld - A small community in north Queensland was today mourning the loss of four
lives after an Easter Sunday fire tore through the family's cottage. (Housefire 3rd Lead).

N/L to come.



CANBERRA - There was nothing wrong with regarding Australia's alliance with the United
States as an insurance policy, Defence Minister Robert Hill said today. (Labor Foreign)



CANBERRA - A defence adviser's claim that she was sacked for refusing to sex up media
briefings about Iraq did not make sense, Defence Minister Robert Hill said today. (Errey
Hill)



SYDNEY - Refugee activists today plan to serve Prime minister John Howard with a mock
eviction notice at his Sydney residence, Kirribilli House. (Protest Daylead). Nightlead
to come.

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AUGUSTA, Georgia - Phil Mickelson was tied for the lead after the third round at the
68th Masters today, but you might have thought he'd already won the green jacket, judging
by the attention he received. (Golf Masters Nightlead)



MANCHESTER, England - Australia's world champion pursuit team revealed its enormous
depth as well as some worrying rust when it settled for bronze at the cycling World Cup
today. (Cycling Aust Nightlead)



BELLS BEACH, Vic - Top seeded surfers Andy Irons, Mick Fanning, Joal Parkinson and
Kelly Slater have all advanced to the round of 16 at the Rip Curl Pro, at Victoria's Bells
Beach. (Surfing World). N/L to come.



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