HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30, Aug 6

AAP General News (Australia)
08-06-2010
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30, Aug 6

Eds: Reissuing to remove Poll10 Abbott 2nd Wrap. No further wrap to come after Poll10
Abbott Wrap which has already moved



POLL10:

CANBERRA - Prime Minister Julia Gillard has defended the government's economic credentials
in the wake of the report into Labor's controversial schools stimulus program. (Poll10
2nd Update) Wrap to come



CANBERRA - Prime Minister Julia Gillard is unrepentant about her government's Building
the Education Revolution (BER) scheme, despite a finding it inflated building costs by
up to 12 per cent. (Poll10 Schools 2nd Update, with factbox) Wrap to come

SYDNEY - The NSW opposition is calling for NSW Education Minister Verity Firth to be
sacked after an independent taskforce criticised the state government's management of
a building stimulus program. (Poll10 Schools NSW) Wrap to come

See also Poll10 Schools Greens, Comment from Chris Pyne to come



CANBERRA - Up to 100,000 more Australians could be allowed to vote in the August 21
election after the High Court ruled parts of the Electoral Act were unconstitutional.

(Poll10 Getup)

To come: Comment from Bob Brown, Poll10 Getup Wrap



SYDNEY - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has maintained its forecasts for strong
economic growth in Australia, but much depends on the resource sector's timetable for
starting major projects. (RBA Statement) See also RBA Statement Analysis

SYDNEY - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monetary policy statement released on
Friday underscored the strength of the economy, Treasurer Wayne Swan says. (Poll10 Economy
Swan)

See also Poll10 Stiglitz Gillard, Poll10 Economy Abbott

Poll10 Economy Wrap to come



DEVONPORT - Two weeks ago Natalie Wyllie logged on to social networking site Facebook
only to discover that her local MP Sid Sidebottom had deleted her as a "friend" from his
public profile. (Poll10 Abbott Wrap, with pics and video)

Also Poll10 Gillard Wrap to come



CANBERRA - Health Minister Nicola Roxon says the coalition's $3.1 billion plan to fund
an additional 2800 hospital beds - 1500 more than Labor - doesn't add up. (Poll10 Health
Roxon) Poll10 Health Wrap to come



CANBERRA - Coalition MPs are only wrestling with plans for paid parental leave because
of childcare problems created by Labor, a Liberal backbencher argues. (Poll10 Parental
2nd Update)



CANBERRA - Prime Minister Julia Gillard has accepted that Kevin Rudd is not the source
of damaging cabinet leaks which threatened to derail Labor's election campaign. (Poll10
Rudd Update)



MELBOURNE - Labor has stepped up the fight to retain the marginal seat of Melbourne,
splashing out cash for stormwater projects. (Poll10 Melbourne, with pix)



BRISBANE - They're demanding action from 1700 kilometres apart but the theme is the
same - fix the Bruce Highway. (Poll10 Highway)



See also Poll10 Gillard Churches, Poll10 Rail, Poll10 Petrol, Poll10 Workforce, Poll10
Pyne, Poll10 Gay, Poll10 Environment





OTHER NEWS:



PERTH - A Muslim school director facing trial over fraud charges has been attacked
in Perth amid debate over whether a witness could give evidence wearing a burqa, his lawyers
say. (Burqa Update, with pix) Wrap to come



SYDNEY - A Sydney man has been jailed for at least 10 and a half years for the "brutal"

killing of his girlfriend's baby son, which a court has been told included stomping on
the infant's chest. (Baby) Wrap to come



MELBOURNE - Coroners finding into the death of Lauren James who died after liposuction
on her buttocks, knees and thighs went wrong in January 2007. (James to come, after finding
delivered from 1530)



CHRISTCHURCH - Ravaged by injury, condemned by critics and staring a dreaded piece
of history in the face, the beleaguered Wallabies have resorted to brainwashing themselves
into believing they can beat the All Blacks. (Tri Aust Wrap to come)



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