HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:00, April 7

AAP General News (Australia)
04-07-2007
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:00, April 7

CANBERRA - The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report says Australia
can expect worsening drought conditions and water shortages over the next 20 to 50 years,
and loosing the Great Barrier Reef within the next two decades. (Climate Nightlead to
come)

CANBERRA - Minister for Environment and Water Resources Malcolm Turnbull says the findings
of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report are important but
not new. (Climate Turnbull)

SYDNEY - The United States has agreed to work with Australia on the federal government's
global forests initiative to address climate change. (Climate US Aust Lead)

CANBERRA - The Australian Tourism Export Council has called for an urgent summit meeting
with the government to find ways for the tourism industry to combat climate change. (Climate
Tourism)

EDS: Also expecting reaction from federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd, Greens leader
Bob Brown and Bureau of Meteorology conference on climate change.



SYDNEY - A woman and her two young sons died in a house blaze near Perth while a separate
fire destroyed the Fremantle home of former basketball star Luc Longley. (House Lead.

More to come)



SYDNEY - The national road toll has risen to 13 after a 19-year-old man died in Victoria
early today. (Toll National Second Daylead. Nightlead to come, with factbox)

MELBOURNE - Police are investigating whether speed was a factor in the latest death
on Victoria's roads. (Toll Vic Lead)

SYDNEY - The NSW road toll remains at six for the Easter holiday period, with police
repeating a call for motorists to slow down and take care in wet conditions. (Toll NSW.

Nightlead to come)



BRISBANE - Twelve people have been rescued and one man is in hospital after two yachts
overturned in rough seas during Queensland's Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race. (Yacht)



AUGUSTA, Georgia - Geoff Ogilvy and Stuart Appleby dug deep into their mental and physical
reserves to claw into contention after the second round at the Masters today. (Golf Masters
Aust Nightlead)



SYDNEY - Review of Group One racing at Randwick today. (Smith Nightlead, Sires Nightlead
and Derby Nightlead all to come)



BRISBANE - A Brisbane teenager killed in a boat accident under the Sydney Harbour Bridge
will be be farewelled next week at a funeral service at her school. (Ferry Innes)



MELBOURNE - Firebrand Islamic convert Yvonne Ridley says Australians are among the
worst Muslim haters in the world. (Islamaphobic)

EDS: Seeking more coverage from annual Australian Islamic Conference. (Muslims to come)



SYDNEY - A crash investigator's report reveals a Garuda Boeing 737 was travelling at
410 km/h, nearly double the normal landing speed, when it slammed into Yogyakarta Airport's
runway last month. (Indon Plane)



SYDNEY - David Hicks says he was tortured by US personnel during interrogation sessions
in various locations. (Hicks Torture)



SYDNEY - Shots have been fired into a car containing four people in Sydney's south-west.

(Shooting)



SYDNEY - A 21-year-old man grabbed by bowling club patrons in an alleged hold-up attempt
yesterday has been charged with a string of armed robberies in Sydney's south-west, police
said. (Pick)



SYDNEY - Four masked men armed with knives and an axe have robbed a hotel in Sydney's
south-west. (Axe)



MELBOURNE - Almost $11.8 million has been raised in Victoria for the Good Friday Royal
Children's Hospital appeal. (Appeal Daylead)



MELBOURNE - A woman had a lucky escape from a north Melbourne unit fire early this
morning after smoke alarms failed to work due to a lack of batteries. (Escape)



BRISBANE - A 43-year-old woman is in a serious condition in hospital after being thrown
from a overturned ute driven by an unlicensed teen driver in Queensland's north. (Ute)



BRISBANE - A 37-year-old man has died after falling from the second floor of a unit
block in Brisbane. (Balcony)



BRISBANE - An alleged stoush over a crab pot has landed a 41-year-old fisherman in
court, charged with armed robbery in Queensland's far north. (Pot)



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