HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, April 24

AAP General News (Australia)
04-24-2007
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, April 24

CANBERRA - Two Australian soldiers have been injured by a roadside bomb while on patrol
in southern Iraq, defence says. (Iraq Aust. Nightlead to come.)

SYDNEY - The wounding of two Australian soldiers in Iraq served as a timely reminder
of the continuing dangers of war as Australia prepared to observe the 92nd Anzac Day.

(ANZAC N/L to come)

(See also news features issued today ke Anzac Brides, Anzac POW)

CANBERRA - Interest rates look set to remain hold in the months ahead, possibly throughout
the year, after inflation data released today again showed surprisingly benign price pressures.

(Inflation. Economy N/L to come.)

MELBOURNE - The return to traditional history, geography and economics lessons in Australian
schools would be "better long term for the nation", says Victorian Premier Steve Bracks.

(Curriculum Bracks. N/L to come.)

SYDNEY - The federal Opposition says a Labor government would not allow a worker to
be sacked and replaced by someone at a lower wage. (Workplace Gillard. N/L on merit)

CANBERRA - Labor is promising to slash greenhouse emissions without knowing the impact
of those cuts on jobs, Prime Minister John Howard says. (Climate Howard. N/L to come.)

PERTH - Drugs played a role in the murder of a 15-year-old girl who was strangled by
two friends and buried under her West Australian house, a court has been told. (Davis.

N/L to come.)

SYDNEY - Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone has provided medical material to customs
officials following an allegation he brought 48 vials of human growth hormone into Australia,
a Sydney court has been told. (Stallone)

CANBERRA - Tenants could face several more years of high rents after Prime Minister
John Howard today backed away from a plan to offer relief. (Rent)

CANBERRA - Therese Rein, the wife of federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd, intends
to keep working if Labor wins the election, even though much of her business is based
on contracts with the federal government. (Rudd Wife Lead)

MELBOURNE - The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton Ltd has posted production records
for many its key products, as the global commodities boom continues to drive demand. (BHP
BILLITON on file, Nightlead to come)

CANBERRA - Controversial Olympic rower Sally Robbins' hopes of competing in the 2008
Beijing Olympics have been shattered after she failed to secure a spot in the national
rowing team. (Row Robbins to come)

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