AAP General News (Australia)
08-02-2011
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 19:30, Aug 22011
CANBERRA - The federal government has finally got the states and territories to sign
up to its $20 billion health reform agreement but critics say the plan is now so watered
down it won't end the blame game. (Hospitals Wrap (video available) See also Hopsitals
Vic Wrap, Hospitals WA, Hospitals AMA, Hospitals Swan, Hospitals NSW.
CANBERRA - Former prime minister Kevin Rudd famously promised before the 2007 election
to fix the country's ailing health system by mid-2009 or take over the funding of Australia's
public hospitals. (Hospitals Analysis to come).
CANBERRA - Homeowners and business can enjoy at least another month of stable interest
rates but the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has warned it is concerned about the inflation
outlook. (Economy Wrap) See also Rates Swan, Rates Hockey, Rates Wrap and Rates Reaction
on finance wire.
SYDNEY - The ABC's decision to cut programs including the weekly Art Nation is an act
of cultural vandalism, a union says. (ABC)
CANBERRA - The federal opposition says the UN's refugee agency's reluctance to endorse
an asylum-seeker swap deal with Malaysia has created an ethical dilemma for a trio of
government backbenchers. (Boat Wrap)
BRISBANE - Saxon Bird died because officials who upheld a risk-taking culture failed
to gauge the danger of the surf at last year's national surf life saving championships,
a coroner has found. (Bird Wrap). See also Bird SLSA.
BRISBANE - More Queensland firefighters will be trained in flood rescue techniques,
but their commissioner can't guarantee the recommended quota will be met before next wet
season. (Floods Wrap) See also Floods RACQ Wrap, Floods Robertson Wrap
SYDNEY - GPs will not be recommending routine prostate cancer tests for men as young
as 40 despite growing calls for regular screening. (Prostate)
ADELAIDE - The South Australian Liberal opposition is taking advantage of Labor's leadership
woes, labelling Premier Mike Rann a "lame-duck" leader. (Rann Wrap) See also Rann Libs.
ADELAIDE - A battle between Sir Donald Bradman's son and a law firm over exploitation
of the legendary cricketer's name has made a slow start. (Bradman Wrap)
SYDNEY - New guidelines encouraging journalists to report suicide more widely have
attracted widespread support, in the hope that greater discussion of the topic will help
prevent self-harm. (Suicide Wrap)
CANBERRA - Seeking updates and wrap of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's meeting with
editors of News Limited newspapers.
FINANCE
SYDNEY - Education provider Navitas Ltd has increased its full year profit by more
than 20 per cent despite a steep fall in student enrolments in Australia and the UK. (Navitas
Wrap (with Factbox))
SPORT
MELBOURNE- A third Cox Plate is a possibility for dual winner So You Think - but any
genuine hope of a return of the hero is likely to depend on the vagaries of Australia's
quarantine regulations. (Gallops Noms Wrap)
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