HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30, April 20 2010

AAP General News (Australia)
04-20-2010
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30, April 20 2010

GEELONG - The man charged with murdering gangland kingpin Carl Williams has appeared
in court unrepresented via a video link. (Williams Court Update)

MELBOURNE - Prison guards were likely not to have seen closed circuit TV footage when
gangland killer Carl Williams was fatally bashed, prison authorities say. (Williams Corrections)

See also Williams Brumby, Williams Overland

More to come, including Wrap



CANBERRA - Victorian Premier John Brumby is keen to strike a deal on health on Tuesday
but it remains unclear whether he yet sees eye to eye with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on
the GST. (Hospitals 4th Update)

PERTH - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd showed poor form in excluding West Australian Premier
Colin Barnett from a leaders' meeting on hospital reforms, federal Opposition Leader Tony
Abbott says. (Hospitals Abbott)

To come: Continuing coverage of negotiations; Keneally uses YouTube to say what's happening
in the talks. Eds: If there is an outcome on Tuesday will also be reax, analysis.

Hospitals Wrap to come



PERTH - The town of Boulder in Western Australia's Goldfields region has been hit harder
than nearby Kalgoorlie by an earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale that struck
on Tuesday morning. (Quake WA 3rd Update)

More to come including Wrap



SYDNEY - Qantas is working furiously to determine whether it can restart services to
Europe after air traffic officials signalled the reopening of airspace across the continent.

(Volcano Qantas)

SYDNEY - Australian rock band Powderfinger has been forced to postpone its UK tour
due to the ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano. (Volcano Powerderfinger) See also Rio
Tinto

CANBERRA - The British High Commissioner to Australia has raised concerns about inconsistencies
in the way airlines are treating those stranded by a cloud of volcano ash blanketing skies
over Europe. (Volcano UK Aust to come)

To come: Coverage from Qantas presser Sydney 3pm; Volcano Aust Wrap



SYDNEY - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the way open for another rate
rise in May. (RBA Minutes Analysis, on finance wire)

Economy Wrap to come



CANBERRA - South Australia's ongoing legal rumble over its new bikie laws is set for
a High Court showdown in Canberra on Tuesday, with Premier Mike Rann circling proceedings.

(Bikies Rann) Bikies Wrap to come



HOBART - The Tasmanian Labor Party and Greens have come to an agreement for a minority
government, with the Greens accepting a ministry and a cabinet secretary role. (PollTas)
Wrap to come



MELBOURNE - A rampaging goat has injured three people in an unprovoked attack at a
Chinese nursing home east of Melbourne. (Goat)

BRISBANE - Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rangers have nabbed a lazy crocodile
intent on nicking the catch of the day from fishermen on Cape York. (Croc, with pix)



CANBERRA - Australia's competition watchdog says its ruling to bar National Australia
Bank's takeover of insurer and wealth manager AXA Asia Pacific did not mean that other
mergers in the financial services sector also would fail. (AXA ACCC)

MELBOURNE - Insurance and superannuation giant AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd (AXA APH)
has delivered a strong performance in its first quarter thanks to bullish sales in Asia.

(AXA APH to come)



SYDNEY - Wrap of NRL news including decision on whether referees Ben Cummins and Gerard
Sutton are dropped from first grade for their efforts in Eels v Souths game including
sinbinning wrong player. (League Wrap to come)



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