Highlights of the AAP National wire at 15:30 April 27, 1999.

AAP General News (Australia)
04-27-1999
Highlights of the AAP National wire at 15:30 April 27, 1999.

BALI, Indonesia - A private meeting between Prime Minister John Howard and Indonesian
President BJ Habibie has run way over time at the East Timor summit in Bali. (TIMOR AUST
MEETING, see also TIMOR AUST SECOND DAYLEAD)

CANBERRA - A protest by East Timorese independence supporters turned violent today with one
man arrested and several windows broken at the Australian National University. (TIMOR PROTEST)

To come: TIMOR AUST NIGHTLEAD, TIMOR PROTEST NIGHTLEAD, TIMOR AIRLINES



MELBOURNE - Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser today warned that Russia could easily be
pulled into the Kosovo conflict, possibly supplying fuel and arms to the Yugoslav forces.
(KOSOVO CARE FRASER SECOND LEAD)

ADELAIDE - The Balkans war has opened up a series of health and emotional problems for
Serbian and Albanian people living in Australia, a mental health expert says. (KOSOVO AUST
TRAUMA. To come: KOSOVO AUST N/L)



CANBERRA - A joint government plan to bolster the critically low level of doctors in the
bush today received a mixed reception from the states. (DOCTORS N/L, see also DOCTORS KNOWLES,
DOCTORS QLD, DOCTORS BROWN, DOCTORS WA)



CANBERRA - The Australian Democrats today spelt out their proposals to make many foods GST
free under the government's tax plan. (TAX SENATE to come, see also TAX QUESTION. To come: TAX
NIGHTLEAD, TAX DEBATE)



MELBOURNE - Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett has again warned euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip
Nitschke his government would not hesitate to move against him if he broke state laws at his
new Melbourne clinic. (DIE VIC SECOND DAYLEAD)



MELBOURNE - The parents of murdered Bega schoolgirls Lauren Barry and Nichole Collins,
still grappling with the futility of their daughters' deaths, today offered their thanks as
one of the men accused of their murders was jailed, never to be released. (CAMILLERI FAMILY)

MELBOURNE - The man found guilty of the murders of two Bega schoolgirls was today sentenced
to life in jail with no set minimum. (CAMILLERI SENTENCE, see also CAMILLERI N/L to come)



CANBERRA - Students have been urged to walk out of university, TAFE and high school classes
in a national strike over the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine. (JABILUKA to come)



SYDNEY - Australians are flocking back to inner-city living at a rate never seen before,
according to a new report on population growth released today. (POPULATION)



SYDNEY - Space experts are puzzled by reports of a bright unidentified object seen in the
sky along Australia's east coast last night. (OBJECT LEAD)



SAN DIEGO - After appearing naked on the London and New York stage, Nicole Kidman will soon
be exposing something brand new for the movie going public - her singing voice. (US KIDMAN)



SYDNEY - The Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange today announced the
signing of a Heads of Agreement to facilitate the next stage of their proposed merger. (ASX to
come)



SYDNEY - The National Rugby League will add a Brad Fittler drinking binge to a list of
off-field matters it is investigating, and which have tarnished the code's image. (LEAGUE
FITTLER, see also LEAGUE JUDICIARY LEAD, LEAGUE N/L to come)

SYDNEY - "League Star Sober In Public - No Fists, No Faeces, No Flashing." (LEAGUE
BEHAVIOUR to come)


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