HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30, April 8

AAP General News (Australia)
04-08-2011
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30, April 8

CANBERRA - Treasurer Wayne Swan has blocked the takeover of Australia's stock exchange
by the Singaporean bourse, saying it would not be in the national interest. (ASX Update)
(pix available))

SYDNEY - Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has accused federal Treasurer Wayne Swan of bungling
in his rejection of a deal to merge the Australian and Singapore stock exchanges. (ASX
HOCKEY)

TO COME: ASX Fronter to come. ASX Wrap on finance wire.

CAIRNS - Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has rejected suggestions he is on the comeback
trail, saying there is no faint prospect of him regaining the prime ministership. (Labor
Rudd)

LABOR Update and Wrap to come. Factbox sent.

CANBERRA - Climate Change Minister Greg Combet says there's "general support" for putting
a price on carbon among business leaders but concerns remain about the tax's design and
industry support. (Climate) Wrap to come on merit.

DARWIN - A Northern Territory coroner has slammed police for failing to properly investigate
the death of an eight-year-old Aboriginal boy, whose weighed down body was found in a
shallow waterhole. (Boy )

CANBERRA - A senior government frontbencher says she felt sick when she learnt of a
sex scandal engulfing defence. (Cadet Roxon) See also Cadet Backgrounder

CANBERRA - The community would be legitimately concerned that Reserve Bank governor
Glenn Stevens is paid more than $1 million, Treasurer Wayne Swan says. (RBA Swan)

MELBOURNE - Former Supreme Court judge and Melbourne University Chancellor Alex Chernov
has been inaugurated as the new Governor of Victoria. (Governor Vic Update)

PERTH - Controversial lead miner Magellan Metals looks set to lay off nearly 200 staff
as it mothballs its Wiluna mine following the discovery of lead-contaminated mud on a
container at Fremantle Port. (Lead)

CANBERRA - Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission is to investigate the
death of a small boy who has died after a firefight between Australian troops and insurgents.

(Afghan Child)

CANBERRA - Australia should maintain a military presence in East Timor as late as 2020,
a new report recommends. (Timor Aust)

SYDNEY - A portrait of celebrity chef Matt Moran has won the Packing Room prize, the
prelude to the NSW annual Archibald art prize. (Packing. Pix available)

SYDNEY - Famous faces have dominated this year's Archibald prize finalists, with portraits
of actors, TV personalities and even teen sailor Jessica Watson among the chosen entries.

(ARCHIBALD Wrap and sidebar to come with video and pics)

FINANCE

SYDNEY - Foster's Group Ltd has won an appeal against the tax man that harks back to
the days when John Elliott ran the company with his Elders Finance Group. (Fosters)

SPORT:

AUGUSTA - Geoff Ogilvy carded an almost flawless three-under-par 69 to head the Australians,
four strokes from the lead after the opening round at the Masters. (Gol Masters Aust Update)

SYDNEY - Champion racehorse Black Caviar has arrived safely in Sydney after an overnight
road trip from Melbourne. (Gallops Caviar)

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