Highlights of the AAP National Wire at 15:00, Dec 1

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2006
Highlights of the AAP National Wire at 15:00, Dec 1

CANBERRA - Labor Leader Kim Beazley has thrown his leadership open to a vote on Monday
in a bold move to kill off speculation about his future. (Labor Ballot Lead (Pix available))

CANBERRA - Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard will announce their intention to contest next
week's Labor leadership vote at a press conference this afternoon. (Labor Rudd)

CANBERRA - Labor frontbencher Bob Sercombe has thrown his support behind Kevin Rudd
and Julia Gillard in Monday's leadership ballot. (Labor Frontbench. Also see Labor Beattie,
Labor Iemma, Labor Bracks, Labor Quick, Labor Howard, Labor Abbott and other sidebars)

MELBOURNE - Julia Gillard was once anointed a future Labor leader by Mark Latham, who
at the same time said Kim Beazley was not fit to be a cleaner in Parliament House. (Labor
Gillard Profile)

Labor Nightlead, Newscope Federal, Beazley Profile, Beazley Timeline, Rudd Profile
to come. Pics available.

SYDNEY/CANBERRA - Kovco inquiry report to be released. (Eds note: Release time at 1600 AEDT)

Kovco to come, N/L, reaction, sidebars ,etc to come.



SUVA - Fiji's military has extended its deadline to Monday for the government to meet
its demands or be toppled, Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase said. (Fiji Deadline. Also see
Fiji Vaile, Fiji Deranged, Fiji Meeting and other sidebars)

CAIRNS, Qld - Fiji's police commissioner believes he was the victim of a premeditated
campaign of military intimidation that forced him to flee the troubled Pacific nation.

(Fiji Hughes Lead (Pix available))

Possible N/L to come.

SYDNEY - Fiji has grown so accustomed to coups it now advertises them. (Fiji Coups
Backgrounder to come. Also see Fiji Tourism)

Fiji N/L, Fiji Meeting N/L to come.



CANBERRA - Defence officials say they have a video which will shed more light on the
fatal crash of the army Black Hawk helicopter on HMAS Kanimbla off Fiji. (Helicopter Video
to come)

HOBART - The army pilot killed in the Black Hawk helicopter crash off Fiji once described
the aircraft as "awesome to fly". (Helicopter Bingley. Also see Helicopter Porter and
Helicopter Vaile)

TOWNSVILLE, Qld - Wife of Black hawk helicopter crash victim Capt Mark Bingley news
conference (1500 AEDT). Helicopter Bingley Wife, pics to come.

Helicopter N/L to come.



SYDNEY - A mystery witness who raised allegations of drug dealing by some of the men
of interest in the death of Dianne Brimble has admitted that some of his evidence is based
on second hand information. (Brimble)

Brimble N/L to come



SYDNEY - A man has been found guilty of murdering a Sydney accountant who had acid
poured over his face at gun point. (Nimmo)

Nimmo N/L to come.



SYDNEY - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is likely to give mortgage holders an
early Christmas present next week, when interest rates are expected to be kept on hold.

(Rates Survey. With factbox )

SYDNEY - Australia's baby boomers are showing no signs of slowing down, with those
on the job trail demonstrating a much stronger preference for full-time rather than part-time
roles. (Baby boomers)

MELBOURNE - Shares in Qantas Airways Ltd rose strongly today after the national carrier
upgraded its profit guidance for this year. (Qantas Lead)

Qantas N/L to come.



ADELAIDE - Stuart Clark's red-hot form with the ball earned him two wickets and placed
Australia in command over England on day one of the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide
Oval. (Ashes Lead Lunch) Top come: ASHES NIGHTLEAD, VIEW, FRONTER, SNAPSHOT, SIDEBARS
toi come





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