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AAP General News (Australia)
12-03-2010
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CANBERRA - Julia Gillard would do well to take a leaf out of John Howard's book. (Newscope
Federal, AAP News Analysis, by Paul Osborne, Senior Political Writer, 763 words, on file).

CANBERRA - Well that was disappointing. After all the chest-beating, the back-slapping
from global institutions, and supposedly being the envy of the world, we only managed
to squeeze out 0.2 per cent of economic growth in the first three months of 2010/11 financial
year. (Economy, AAP Backgrounder, By Colin Brinsden, Economics Correspondent, 856 words,
on file).

CANBERRA - Five months before his death, renowned Australian microbiologist Frank Fenner
envisaged the extinction of the human race within 100 years. (Climate, AAP Backgrounder,
by Stephen Johnson, 677 words, on file).

CANBERRA - Sex, lies and Wikileaks. (WikiLeaks, AAP Backgrounder, By Peter Veness, National
Security Writer, about 1000 words, to come next week).

CANBERRA - It's a debate that rears its head in Australia periodically - whether or not
to go down the path of nuclear energy. (Nuclear, AAP Backgrounder, By Andrea Hayward,
556 words, sent on Dec 1)

SYDNEY - Police will not give up the search for six-year-old Sydney girl Kiesha Abrahams,
the officer in charge of the investigation says. (Kiesha, AAP Newsfeature, by Isabel Hayes,
751 words, on file)

MELBOURNE - It was the biggest upset in Victorian politics since Jeff Kennett was unceremoniously
bundled out of office in 1999 on the back of a conservative revolt in the bush. (Newscope
Vic, AAP News Analysis, by Catherine Best, about 1,295 words, on file)

BRISBANE - Indigenous artist Vernon Ah Kee won't say how he obtained footage shot by police
as they sheltered from rioting Palm Islanders. (Doomadgee Artist, AAP Newsfeature, By
Tracey Ferrier, 915 words, sent on Nov 30).

PORT MORESBY - Australian aid to Papua New Guinea is going back to the future with health
patrols to isolated villages retracing steps made more than 60 years ago when Australia
brought the New World to locals. (PNG Aid, AAP Newsfeature, By Ilya Gridneff, AAP Papua
New Guinea Correspondent, 746 words, sent on Dec 2)

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