HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Feb 13

AAP General News (Australia)
02-13-2004
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Feb 13

MELBOURNE - Suspended ATSIC leader Geoff Clark will face civil action over claims he
raped a woman 33 years ago after a Victorian judge found Clark was the leader of two gang
rapes. (Clark Rape Lead (pix available), NIGHTLEAD to come)

SYDNEY - Debate over politicians' superannuation intensified today despite Prime Minister
John Howard's attempts to remove it from the political agenda. (Super Second Daylead,
see also Super sidebars)

CANBERRA - Opposition Leader Mark Latham today denied the issue of parliamentary superannuation
was a diversion and rated it an issue of concern to Australians for years. (Super Latham)

CANBERRA - Mark Latham has turned traditional politics on its head. (Newscope Federal)

To come: SUPER NIGHTLEAD, SUPER BACKGROUNDER

LAUNCESTON - Two protesters were arrested today ahead of Prime Minister John Howard's
arrival at a community function in northern Tasmania. (Howard Tas Lead)

LAUNCESTON - No Liberal Party would ever satisfy the hard green position on the issue
of forestry, Prime Minister John Howard said today. (Howard Forests)

HOWARD TAS NIGHTLEAD to come

MELBOURNE - Charging a fee to visit Gallipoli in Turkey would be as offensive as making
people pay to visit a cemetery, RSL Victoria president Major General David McLachlan said.

(Gallipoli RSL)

MELBOURNE - Prime Minister John Howard would oppose a plan to charge an admission fee
for visitors to the Gallipoli battlefields. (Gallipoli Howard)

LONDON - The custodians of Gallipoli war graves are to seek a meeting with the governor
of the region to clarify reports that the Turkish government plans to introduce an admission
fee to the historic site. (Gallipoli Turkey)

GALLIPOLI NIGHTLEAD to come

CANBERRA - Bulk-billing rates continued to fall in the December quarter, figures released
by the Health Insurance Commission today showed. (Bulkbill, NIGHTLEAD to come)

SYDNEY - The Australian dollar has broken through the 79 US cents level this morning
for the first time since March 1997, as the United States currency continued its downward
slide. (Aust dollar Daylead, NIGHTLEAD to come)

CANBERRA - Prime Minister John Howard says he has a copy of a parliamentary report
into Iraq's weapons of mass destruction but will not discuss its contents until its release
next month. (Iraq WMD Howard)

LAUNCESTON - Prime Minister John Howard said today it beggared belief that anyone would
oppose the nation's Free Trade Agreement with the US. (Trade US Howard Lead)

TRADE US NIGHTLEAD to come

MELBOURNE - Federal Opposition leader Mark Latham is to travel to the United States
later this year with Kim Beazley, the man he defeated for the party's top job, the party
said today. (Latham Trip)

SYDNEY - The NSW Department of Agriculture today confirmed two piggeries have been
quarantined with newborn piglets suffering an infectious disease. (Pigs)

LOS ANGELES - A whispering campaign in Hollywood may have cost Nicole Kidman an Oscar
nomination and threatens Australian cinematographer John Seale's chances at this month's
Academy Awards. (Oscars Aust)

MELBOURNE - New Test captain Ricky Ponting wants to make a feared Australian travelling
side the hallmark of his leadership. (Cricket Aust Nightlead)

SYDNEY - The Steve Waugh-inspired tradition of Australian players wearing their baggy
green caps when they take the field in Test matches will continue under the reign of Ricky
Thomas Ponting. (Cricket Aust Ponting)

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