AAP audio advisory 29Aug2002

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AAP audio advisory 29Aug2002

AAP audio advisory

THURSDAY AUG 29 2002

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AAP MultiMedia +61 2 9322 8000-----------------------Bulldogs prop Willie Mason says the team is just playing for pride now, but at the endof the season they'll be the real NRL minor premiers. AAPDuration : 12.976-----------------------NRL prop Willie Mason says last week was a tough one for the Bulldogs players but thisweek they are ready to get back into rugby league. AAPDuration : 19.721-----------------------The Australian sharemarket finished lower despite firming in afternoon trading with thehelp of a lift in the banking sector. Garry Josling reports. AAPDuration : 197.877-----------------------NSW Aboriginal Affairs Minister Andrew Refshauge says Aboriginal languages need to berevived to make Aboriginal culture stronger. AAPDuration : 16.459-----------------------Schoolgirls Ashleigh Walker, 13, Michaela Fitzgerald, 14, and Alkira Fitzgerald, 13, singin their traditional Gumbainggir tongue at the launch of a new NSW policy to revive Aboriginallanguages. AAPDuration : 26.261-----------------------Airservices Australia chief executive Bernie Smith says the national air traffic controlorganisation doesn't know what gripes air traffic controllers have. AAPDuration : 23.113-----------------------Airservices Australia chief executive Bernie Smith, after being told air traffic controllershave called off industrial action, says the decision allows the issues to be negotiatedwithout a threat hanging over the head of the travelling public. AAPDuration : 15.239-----------------------Justice Minister Chris Ellison tells reporters are shipment of Chinese honey seized bycustoms contained a dangerous antibiotic. AAPDuration : 39.124-----------------------Pathology laboratories that pose a risk to public health and safety will be named andshamed under new measures announced by federal Health Minister Kay Patterson. AAPDuration : 28.557-----------------------Airservices Australia chief executive Bernie Smith says the national air traffic controlorganisation will try to sort out industrial issues with air traffic controllers but ithasn't got buckets of money to throw at a shopping list of claims. AAPDuration : 25.141-----------------------Justice Minister Chris Ellison tells reporters the seizure of four kilograms of heroinat Melbourne Airport means 16,000 hits of the drug won't reach the streets. AAPDuration : 32.16-----------------------ACTU president Sharan Burrow tells a news conference 467 Hilton Hotel workers have beentold they have lost their jobs from November. Some will get 8 weeks redundancy pay butcasuals will only get one week, provided they stay until then. AAPDuration : 37.007-----------------------ACTU president Sharan Burrow tells a news conference the peak union body is launchinga test case to create a new national standard on redundancy entitlements. AAPDuration : 58.342-----------------------Foreign Minister Alexander Downer tells question time the government has been trying tohelp Sydney woman Le My Linh, who has been sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug possession,since she was arrested last November. AAPDuration : 26.852-----------------------Foreign Minister Alexander Downer tells question time the government is grateful to Vietnamfor fighting the drug trade but hopes that a death sentence there for Sydney woman LeMy Linh for drug possession will be replaced with a jail term. AAPDuration : 34.344-----------------------Financial columnist Garry Josling explains why investors shouldn't get too carried awayby an expected business boom. AAPDuration : 257.459-----------------------The June 30 company reporting season continued today. Carlos Castillo from CommSec looksat how Suncorp Metway fared. AAPDuration : 40.898-----------------------Senator Brian Harradine says he hopes the facts about embryonic stem cell research willemerge from a Senate committee examining the matter. AAPDuration : 19.214-----------------------Veterans Affairs Minister Danna Vale tells questions time that war veteran pensionershaving trouble with doctors not honouring Gold Cards for treatment should contact herdepartment. AAPDuration : 32.854-----------------------Senator Brian Harradine says the embryonic stem cell research barrow is being pushed bycommercial and drug company interests. AAPDuration : 16.967-----------------------Veterans Affairs Minister Danna Vale tells questions time that most GPs and specialistsare honouring Gold Card commitments to treat war veteran pensioners and will continueto do so. AAPDuration : 14.857-----------------------Senator Brian Harradine says he expects more evidence to emerge of misrepresentationsby scientists promoting embryonic stem cell research. AAPDuration : 16.474-----------------------Federal Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop tells reporters what has influenced her most in thestem cell research debate is hearing from people with disabilities and their familiesand friends. AAPDuration : 15.175-----------------------Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says Australia's told the US it's agreed in principleto allow the US to refuse to surrender its citizens to the international court on warcrimes. AAPDuration : 15.062-----------------------Foreign Minister Alexander Downer explains why Australia must agree to let the US refuseto surrender its citizens to the international court on war crimes. AAPDuration : 62.849-----------------------Ousted Australian Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja says she's saddened by recentevents, she'll enjoy supporting the new leader and concentrating on the field of biotechnology.

AAPDuration : 30.518-----------------------Ousted Australian Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja rules out standing for her party'sdeputy leadership position. AAPDuration : 15.359-----------------------Ousted Australian Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja says both contenders for herpost are good men and would make fine leaders. AAPDuration : 54.331-----------------------Senator John Cherry, one of the gang of four who toppled leader Natasha Stott Despoja,rules out standing for the deputy leadership and says he'll work with whoever's electedleader. AAPDuration : 12.039-----------------------Australian Democrats leadership contender Senator Andrew Bartlett has left the door opento a reform agenda -- highlighting a potential difference between him and rival BrianGreig. AAPDuration : 23.315-----------------------Australian Democrats leadership contender Senator Andrew Bartlett says he's spoken tothe so-called gang of four who ousted Natasha Stott Despoja in his bid for support asthe next leader. AAPDuration : 33.677-----------------------Australian Democrats leadership contender Senator Andrew Bartlett says he thinks the themoment has come to discuss their internal future, because disunity is death in politics.

AAPDuration : 33.738-----------------------The Australian sharemarket remained in negative territory this morning, weighed down bya weaker resources sector and another negative session on Wall Street overnight. GarryJosling reports. AAPDuration : 211.772-----------------------Foreign Minister Alexander Downer discusses the government's efforts on behalf of a Sydneywoman sentenced to death in Vietnam on drugs charges. (takes in earlier) AAPDuration : 100.6-----------------------Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says the execution of a Canadian in Vietnam for drugcrimes is on his mind as he tries to get the death sentence of an Australian woman commutedto imprisonment. AAPDuration : 18.542-----------------------Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says Australians convicted of drug crimes overseas --like Sydney woman Le My Lin -- deserve a harsh penalty, but he says Australia does notsupport the death penalty. AAPDuration : 14.513-----------------------Foreign Minister Alexander Downer tells reporters Australia has been talking to Vietnamabout the death sentence imposed there on Sydney woman Le My Linh for drug possessionbut hasn't had much feedback. AAPDuration : 10.181-----------------------Civil Air president Ted Lang says air traffic controllers have agreed to abandon tomorrow'sstrike and continue negotiations, but haven't ruled out more action over pay and conditions.

AAPDuration : 24.267-----------------------Anglican Primate Archbishop Peter Carnley tells Nine's Today show there should not bea royal commission into claims that Brisbane orphans were raped by priests and nuns inthe 1950s. AAPDuration : 30.159-----------------------Anglican Primate Archbishop Peter Carnley tells Nine's Today program that Churches haveto do more, rather than relying on governments to prevent child abuse. AAPDuration : 12.618-----------------------Australian Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett tells Seven's Sunrise program that internallines of communication must be reopened to bring the party back from the brink of self-destruction.

AAPDuration : 35.311-----------------------Australian Democrats interim leader Senator Brian Greig tells Seven's Sunrise programthat with two candidates from the same side, members can't vote on the issues that havedivided them. AAPDuration : 20.315-----------------------Australian Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett tells Seven's Sunrise program he's be thesafest bet to reunite the party after its recent bloodletting and get its policies outto the public. AAPDuration : 26.51-----------------------Australian Democrats interim leader Brian Greig tells Seven's Sunrise program why he wouldbe the best person to lead the party out of its destructive internal conflict. AAPDuration : 18.552-----------------------Prime Minister John Howard tells parliament he needs more information in the stem celldebate after scientists deny claims that they've tried to mislead the public over theuse of the cells. AAPDuration : 45.932-----------------------US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher says President George W Bush will consultUS allies before deciding whether to launch a military strike on Iraq. APDuration : 16.953-----------------------US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher says Iraq is to blame for trying to developweapons of mass destruction. APDuration : 21.289-----------------------US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher says the international community understandsthe US won't allow Iraq to develop weapons of mass destruction. APDuration : 22.647-----------------------Deputy White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says Washington doesn't need weaponsinspections to know that Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein is a menace. APDuration : 13.609-----------------------Deputy White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan gives reasons why Iraqi ruler SaddamHussein is dangerous, whether or not weapons inspectors are on the job. APDuration : 17.318-----------------------American champ Pete Sampras, who beat Spaniard Albert Portas in the US Open first round,says he appreciates the crowd support he gets in New York. APDuration : 13.334-----------------------American Pete Sampras, who beat Spaniard Albert Portas in the US Open first round, sayshe has nothing to prove at the Open. He lost to Lleyton Hewitt in last year's final. APDuration : 18.416

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KEYWORD: AUDIO ADVISORY 29AUG2002

Turks to march under own flag

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Turks to march under own flag

Turks will march under their own flag in Hobart's Anzac Day parade on Thursday.

RSL state president IAN KENNETT says Tasmania's Turkish community has been given permissionto march in the parade under what was the enemy flag in 1915.

Mr KENNETT says he expects 15 to 20 Turks will take part.

He says Australian and Turkish soldiers respected each other on the battlefields of Gallipoli.

But he says similar German or Japanese participation in Anzac Day ceremonies wouldbe a different matter.

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KEYWORD: ANZAC TAS (HOBART)

SA: Morgan poll finds SA election too close to call

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SA: Morgan poll finds SA election too close to call

With one day remaining in the South Australian election campaign, a Morgan Poll saysthe election is too close to call.

Results of a telephone poll conducted over the last two days show primary support forthe Liberal Party at 39.5 per cent -- down 4.5 per cent since the previous week -- butstill four per cent ahead of Labor.

Labor's vote remains unchanged with 35.5 per cent of primary support.

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Fed: Qantas workers to hold secret ballot on wage offer

AAP General News (Australia)
12-10-2001
Fed: Qantas workers to hold secret ballot on wage offer

MELBOURNE, Dec 10 AAP - Qantas maintenance workers will hold a secret ballot of members
this week to vote on a 14-point wage offer put forward by the airline today.

The Australian Industrial Relations Commission recommended the secret ballot after
two days of talks between Qantas and union officials failed to agree on a deal.

Unions are calling for a wage increase at least in line with inflation.

Qantas has refused and called on maintenance workers to accept a wage freeze which
has already been accepted by its other employees.

The 2,500 Qantas maintenance workers will also vote on whether to escalate work bans
which resumed at midnight last night after a 24-hour ceasefire.

So far the bans have had no impact on flights but Australian Manufacturing Workers'
Union secretary Doug Cameron said any impact between now and Christmas would be Qantas'
fault.

Mr Cameron accused Qantas of being arrogant and belligerent in its attempts to force
its lowest paid workers into accepting the wage freeze.

"The Qantas market share has gone up ... yet they want to cut workers' wages. That
is unacceptable," Mr Cameron said.

Australian Workers Union national secretary Bill Shorten said unions were happy to
conduct a secret ballot as recommended by the commission and accepted by Qantas.

"I only hope Qantas are prepared the accept the workers' decision," he said.

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KEYWORD: QANTAS LEAD

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Fed: Dems slam govt over drop in postgrad student numbers

AAP General News (Australia)
04-26-2001
Fed: Dems slam govt over drop in postgrad student numbers

CANBERRA, April 26 AAP - Falling numbers of students in postgraduate education was
a direct consequence of government cutbacks to universities, Australian Democrats leader
Natasha Stott Despoja said today.

Senator Stott Despoja said Education Department figures showed domestic postgraduate
coursework student numbers had declined by more than 12 per cent since cutbacks began
in 1997.

"As most postgraduate students are part-time, the decline in 5,600 full-time equivalent
places between 1997 and 2000 translates to a decline of more than 10,000 students," she
said.

"Dramatic declines in areas such as science (22 per cent), agriculture (27 per cent)
and education (21 per cent) are a very poor basis for an innovation society or a knowledge
nation."

Senator Stott Despoja said the problem was not just cutbacks but the seriously flawed
logic underpinning the government's agenda.

"The central belief in the government's approach to postgraduate education is that
students gain a significant private benefit, therefore they should pay full, upfront fees.

"The government does not seem to realise that there is little or no gain in private
wealth from postgraduate qualifications in many areas.

"However, there is a significant public benefit in terms of better skilled nurses,
teachers, social workers and agriculturalists," she said.

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KEYWORD: POSTGRAD

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Qld: Liberals accused of dirty campaign tricks over web link=2

AAP General News (Australia)
02-12-2001
Qld: Liberals accused of dirty campaign tricks over web link=2

The registrant of the beattie2001.com web domain website Denis Markwell told AAP he
had registered it to show how "short sighted" the Labor Party had been in not securing
the domain for itself.

Mr Markwell, from Lutwyche in Brisbane's northern suburbs, said he had no political
party affiliation.

He said he would not respond to comments by Mr Mackenroth or Dr Watson.

Mr Markwell also operates a website, BikePics on the Net, which shows photographs of motorcycles.

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KEYWORD: POLLQLD WEBSITE 2 BRISBANE (REOPENS)

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Fed: Up to 163 illegal immigrants feared drowned = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
12-13-2000
Fed: Up to 163 illegal immigrants feared drowned = 2

Mr Ruddock said up to 350 people may have drowned earlier this year when a boat disappeared
on its way to Australia, although wreckage was never found.

"Last March, we estimate that one-third of boats attempting to bring people illegally
to Ashmore Islands did not arrive," he said.

"There are treacherous waters and some of the boats are not seaworthy."

Mr Ruddock said authorities such as the Navy, customs, Coastwatch and the Australian
Maritime Safety Authority had been asked to investigate the reports.

"We've asked for the tasking of our resources to assist in endeavouring to locate (them)
- we've asked for that, now I can't give you precise details of what they'll be doing
operationally."

He said the boats would be difficult to locate because there was no indication of where
they had disappeared, and they were probably well outside Australia's maritime zone.

Last year, a man died while trying to swim from a boat to an island off Western Australia.

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KEYWORD: BOAT 2 CANBERRA

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