HighLights of the AAP National Wire at , Dec 1

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-1999
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at , Dec 1



CANBERRA - Australia has dramatically downgraded the likely death toll on East Timor
from the violence which erupted after the independence vote. (TIMOR TOLL to come. See
Timor Whitlam, Timor NZ Howard, Timor Beazley Belo, Timor NZ, Timor Militia.

(Timor Aust Nightlead to come. Timor Beazley N/L also to come.)



CANBERRA - A defence department investigation was cloe to finding the spy who leaked
intelligence material about East Timor, Foreign minister Alexander Downer said today.

(ASIO DOWNER to come. See also Timor ASIO. ASIO N/L to come.)



CANBERRA - World trade talks in Seattle would not be derailed because of widespread
protests by demonstrators opposed to globalisation, Trade minister Mark Vaile today said.

(WTO Vaile. WTO Aust N/L on merit)



CANBERRA - Queensland could be forced on to daylight saving under a shake-up of Australian
time zones suggested by Prime Minister John Howard today. (DAYLIGHT)



PERTH - Mining magnate Lang Hancock's daughter Gina Rinehart today said a new inquiry
into her father's death would be painful for her family, but was necessary. (Hancock)



CANBERRA - Media magnate Kerry Packer's plans for a giant database with personal details
on as many as 15 million Australians was not a cause for concern, Prime Minister John
Howard said today. (Data)



CANBERRA - Dreams of a golden retirement filled with golf, holidays and lunch engagements
were moving out of reach for those relying on pensions to see them through their twilight
years, a new report has found. (RETIREES to come)



CANBERRA - A $10 billion blowout in Australia's foreign debt was no cause for concern,
Prime Minister John Howard said today. (Economy Howard. See also Building. Economy N/L
to come.)



CANBERRA - Sanctions against Indonesia and other countries failing to halt the flood
of boat people into Australia were not an option, Prime Minister John Howard today said.

(Boat Howard. See also Boat Vanstone to come. Boat N/L to come.)



MELBOURNE - The board of upmarket retailer David Jones Ltd was "a load of passengers"

who had failed in the eyes of shareholders, the Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA)
said today. (David Jones)



SYDNEY - A copyright dispute which threatened sales of the Matildas' nude calendar
has been resolved. (Soccer Women)



NICE, France - Australian Davis Cup dynamo Lleyton Hewitt has vowed to stick to his
own brand of tennis in the final against France, despite taunts that his antics could
further incite the crowd. (Tennis Davis)



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