HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Aug 27

AAP General News (Australia)
08-27-2001
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Aug 27

CANBERRA - The federal government has refused entry to Australian waters for the Norwegian
ship which rescued more than 430 boatpeople near Christmas Island, Prime Minister John
Howard confirmed today. (Boat Howard)

PERTH - The captain of the Norwegian merchantman which rescued more than 430 boatpeople
faced a difficult dilemma in whether to go to Australian territory or return to Indonesia,
Christmas Island's harbourmaster said today. (Boat Harbour, see also Boast sidebars)

CANBERRA - Federal Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock today dismissed concerns that
asylum seekers who might be at risk of suicide were not getting proper treatment. (Woomera,
see also Detention sidebars)

To come: BOAT NIGHTLEAD, BOAT RESIDENTS, BOAT INDON BACKGROUNDER

CANBERRA - Prime Minister John Howard today continued to back Small Business Minister
Ian Macfarlane over GST rort claims after being forced to order an audit of the Queensland
Liberal Party's books. (Tax Third Daylead)

BRISBANE - Some Queensland Liberal Party officials had betrayed the trust of party
members in what had become a tragedy for the party, former assistant state director David
Watts said today. (Tax Watts)

ADELAIDE - A tax office audit of the Queensland Liberal Party should be extended to
include South Australia, the SA opposition said today. (Tax SA, see also tax sidebars)

TAX NIGHTLEAD to come

SYDNEY - The Supreme Court of NSW has agreed to an application to wind up HIH Insurance.

(HIH, NIGHTLEAD to come)

DARWIN - Former Northern Territory Chief Minister Denis Burke will continue to lead
the Country Liberal Party in opposition, a party spokesman said today. (PollNT Burke,
POLLNT NIGHTLEAD to come)

SYDNEY - Australia is the second worst country for food safety scares in the western
world, with 20 major food incidents registered in the last nine months, according to an
online survey. (FOOD to come)

MELBOURNE - Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman, who won the hearts of Australians
during the Sydney Olympics, admitted today she sometimes feels depressed, inadequate and
lonely. (Freeman Depression)

ADELAIDE - Five letters written by cricket great Sir Donald Bradman to former Australian
captain Greg Chappell are to be returned to the Bradman family on the anniversary of Sir
Donald's birthday today. (Bradman letters, NIGHTLEAD to come)

DILI - The lead-up to East Timor's first election this week had been remarkably peaceful,
the chief electoral officer said today. (Timor Poll, see also Timor Crocodile, TIMOR NIGHTLEAD
to come)

SYDNEY - Retailer Woolworths said today trading in the new financial year has been
satisfactory following a strong final quarter sales result for the 2000/01 year. (WOOLWORTHS
to come)

BRISBANE - Competing for money may just be the root of all evil, according to one of
Australia's highest paid sports star, Ian Thorpe. (GOOD SWIM to come, see also Good Howard,
Good sidebars to come)

BRISBANE - If Ted Turner had a mind to, he could hand out money at the Goodwill Games
rate - which is to say $A10 million a fortnight - for the next 68 years. (GOOD TURNER
PROFILE to come)

SYDNEY - The Newcastle Knights' board was meeting today to discuss claims of misbehaviour
by players on a plane trip back from Townsville yesterday. (League Knights Lead, NIGHTLEAD
to come)

LONDON - Adam Gilchrist became aware of an impending wicketkeeping milestone when he
walked into the Australian dressing room before the fifth Ashes cricket Test and looked
over Shane Warne's shoulder. (Cricket Aust Nightlead, see Coverage to come tonight from
final day of fifth Ashes Test)

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