HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30

AAP General News (Australia)
12-23-2010
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30

ADELAIDE - Researchers say they're closer to unravelling the mysteries of human sexual
development after showing male mice can be created without a Y chromosome by activating
an ancient brain gene. (Gene to come)



SOFIA - A Bulgarian appeals court has adjourned a hearing for an Australian man sentenced
to 20 years in jail for murder to allow his father to testify. (Bulgaria Aust)



CANBERRA - The federal government has responded to calls to lower the number of detainees
at Christmas Island by acknowledging the system is under strain. (Boat)



CANBERRA - Labor has defended its reform of the disability support pension, saying
changes will soon help to ease the ballooning number of recipients. (Disability)



CANBERRA - The federal coalition is accusing the government of a cover-up over the
number of roofs left bungled because of the flawed home insulation program. (Insulation)



CANBERRA - The federal government says it is sticking by its 2012 deadline to kick-start
the plan to save the Murray-Darling Basin despite renewed doubt. (Murray)



CANBERRA - A parliamentary committee has recommended the national audit office gain
extra powers to ensure taxpayers receive full value for money. (Auditor)



CANBERRA - The federal government's soaring legal bill, now well past $500 million,
has shown signs of slowing. (Legal)



CANBERRA - The federal government has used its emergency powers to put an Aboriginal
site in Tasmania on the national heritage list. (Levee)



CANBERRA - The makers of a controversial wristband have been ordered to offer full
refunds on sales of their product, which they claim improves balance, flexibility and
strength by working with the body's energy flow. (Power)



SYDNEY - Eye witnesses say they were shocked to see a light plane crash metres away
from them in a rural town near Sydney. (Plane 2nd Update)



SYDNEY - Sydney neurosurgeon Suresh Nair will plead guilty to the manslaughter of a
prostitute and to supplying another escort with cocaine. (Nair)

Nair Wrap to come



SYDNEY - A funeral home in NSW has dismissed speculation it's involved in the case
of an undertaker who's allegedly been stealing jewels from the dead. (Undertaker Update)



SYDNEY - A family of five has been taken to hospital after inhaling potentially deadly
chlorine fumes from a bottled spa sanitiser. (Sanitiser)



SYDNEY - Six people have been arrested and a policeman was hurt after a house party
turned violent in Sydney's west. (Party)



SYDNEY - Householders could be forced to pay for chucking food in their garbage, a
new report says. (Scrap)



SYDNEY - Police say a 19-year-old man phoned them to dob himself in after robbing a
Sydney service station. (Knife)



MELBOURNE - A 13-year-old boy has died after being struck by a truck while riding his
bicycle in Melbourne's northeast. (Toll Vic)



MELBOURNE - New figures show a 25 per cent increase in road fatalities in regional
and rural Victoria this year. (Toll Vic Regional with factbox)



MELBOURNE - Police have identified the victim of a serious assault in Melbourne's north
on Wednesday night. (Assault Update)



MELBOURNE - Misbehaving drunks attending the Boxing Day Test against England face big
fines and eviction, police have warned. (Cricket Police)



MELBOURNE - Heartless thieves have broken into the North Melbourne Lost Dogs' Home
and stolen several hundred dollars in the lead-up to its busiest period. (Dogs to come)



MELBOURNE - A Melbourne woman in her 70s suffered burns when a faulty electrical cord
caused her iron to explode. (Iron)



BRISBANE - A woman who gassed her children to death in the family car has lost an appeal
against her conviction for murder. (Kids)



BRISBANE - A man who murdered a Brisbane radio announcer has lost an appeal against
his conviction. (Barden)



BRISBANE - Three prisoners found guilty of killing another inmate more than a decade
ago have won a retrial. (Knight)



BRISBANE - A car has hit a tree killing one teenager and injuring three other passengers.

(Toll Qld)



BRISBANE - A new dog breeder identification system to be introduced next year will
hopefully stamp out dodgy puppy farmers, says the RSPCA. (Puppy to come)



PERTH - A convoy of trucks is due to arrive in the West Australian town of Carnarvon
to deliver fuel, groceries and other supplies following record floods in the Gascoyne
region. (Floods WA)



ADELAIDE - South Australians are expected to splurge about $2.7 billion on Christmas
despite a sluggish year of trade. (Xmas Retail SA)



ADELAIDE - South Australia has a new wine region and it's the coolest on the mainland. (Wine)



ADELAIDE - More than one million sheep have this year been moved out of drought-stricken
parts of Western Australia. (Stock)

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