AAP National News Wire Round Up for Breakfast, April 23

AAP General News (Australia)
04-23-2001
AAP National News Wire Round Up for Breakfast, April 23
Breakfast Round-Up: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AAP RTV FILE AT 0430

GG (CANBERRA)

The appointment of Australia's Governor-General designate, Anglican Archbishop PETER
HOLLINGWORTH, is creating concern over the separation of church and state.

Archbishop HOLLINGWORTH, who will relinquish his Brisbane ministry for the five years
of the appointment from June 29, is the first church leader to be made the Queen's representative
in Australia.

In announcing the appointment, Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD said he considered the religious
aspect, and decided that to disbar an eminent Australian simply because he is an ordained
minister or priest would be patently absurd.

But Australian Democrats leader NATASHA STOTT DESPOJA has reservations over the appointment,
saying it raises questions about the separation of church and state.



Logies (MELBOURNE)

It was sixth time lucky for actress GEORGIE PARKER, who last night won Australian television's
prestigious Gold Logie at the 43rd Logie Awards.

This year's most popular personality had previously been nominated five times for the
top award, but has been beaten for the last four by former Blue Heeler, LISA MCCUNE.

But it was PARKER'S night - the actress also taking out the Silver Logie for Most Popular
Actress, for her portrayal of a former nun on the Channel 7 series All Saints.

And the hospital drama stopped a four-year domination by fellow network program Blue
Heelers, in taking out the award for Most Popular Program.

PARKER thanked her fellow Gold Logie nominees, Blue Heelers' JOHN WOOD and MCCUNE,
SeaChange's SIGRID THORNTON and Home and Away's ADA NICODEMOU.

Logies fashion (MELBOURNE)





Meanwhile, plunging necklines, diamantes and faux fur were the fashion favourites at
last night's 43rd Logies Awards.



Budget (CANBERRA)

A leaked document to be considered by cabinet today shows the government may hit diabetes
patients, those on high cholesterol drugs, indigenous Australians and some medical specialists
in the May 22 Budget.

The leaked document, allegedly a briefing paper addressed to Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD,
highlights sensitive areas where the Expenditure Review Committee has decided to raise
spending, cut outlays or refuse ministers' submissions.

Included among the measures are a proposal to spend $13.4 million over four years to
provide HECS-style loans for bridging courses for overseas-trained professionals.

This may be a controversial decision as domestic fee-payers cannot access these loans.

Diabetes patients will have to pay more for their syringes in a move designed to save
$5.5 million over five years.

A tightening of restrictions on some cholesterol-lowering drugs will remove access
for 65,000 people, saving $247.8 million.




ANZAC KEID (CANBERRA)

Thanks to a great-grand daughter's curiosity we know finding Australian World War I
Private HARRY KEID was a lot like Hollywood's Saving Private Ryan.

Except we know HARRY'S memory of the war in which five of Brisbane's six KEID boys
died was not a rosey screen recollection.

The family knew the Gallipoli veteran, who died in 1968, hated ANZAC day.

The clan's historian TRACEY O'HARA says HARRY refused to march, seldom mentioned the
war, and did little but mope around as a grump on ANZAC Day.

But TRACEY says she's sad the story of the Australian government calling HARRY home
after the deaths in their 20s of brothers BILL, LEONARD, TED, WALTER and GUY, who was
19, has been largely untold -- unspoken.

It wasn't until the Canberra woman did some research at the Australian War Memorial
that she discovered her remarkable link with the ANZAC tradition.

Now TRACEY is seeking to organise a reunion and would like to hear from other KEID descendants.



Mideast (JERUSALEM)

A suicide bomber blew himself up, killing an Israeli man and injuring dozens more in
an Israeli town near the West Bank.

The rush-hour bombing occurred the day after Israeli and Palestinian security chiefs
met in a bid to quell the violence.

Police says the bomber blew up an explosives-packed belt among a crowd of passengers
as they were getting on a bus just to the north of Tel Aviv, killing himself and a 53-year-old
Israeli man and wounding 39 more.

Radical Palestinian movement Hamas says the bombing was an act of self-defence against
savage Israeli aggression, but stopped short of claiming responsibility.

Meanwhile, Israeli police say the body of an Israeli man, apparently killed by Palestinians,
was found in a car near Ramallah in the West Bank.



Canada Summit (QUEBEC CITY)

The third Summit of the Americas concludes in Canada today with 34 Pan-American leaders
- excluding Cuba - signing a declaration to conclude talks on a hemispheric trade pact
by 2005.

The declaration will not be welcome news for the thousands of activists gathered in
Quebec to protest the proposed hemispheric trade pact, which would eliminate trade barriers
between countries stretching from Canada to Chile.



BRIEFLY:



Almost a million Sydney commuters will get a free ride today with train and bus workers
refusing to collect their fares in protest at the state government's contentious Workers'
Compensation Bill.



PAULINE HANSON has been re-elected unopposed to the One Nation party presidency at
a two-day national conference.



A second of Ansett's grounded fleet of 767s has been cleared to fly by the Civil Aviation
Authority and is expected back in the air today.



The federal government's long-awaited announcement on whether it will approve Shell's
hostile $10 billion bid for Woodside is expected any day.



Two astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour ventured out on a spacewalk today and slowly
unfolded a massive 17-meter robot arm newly attached to the international space station.



Northern Ireland and the Netherlands have confirmed new cases of foot-and-mouth, while
the British government plays down reports that mass burning of animals was spreading lethal
pollutants.



Officials say a ship with 600 illegal immigrants aboard has been towed into the southern
Italian port of Gallipoli after its engine failed.



AND IN SPORT


NBL FINALS (WOLLONGONG)

The Wollongong Hawks have drawn first blood in the best-of-three national basketball
league grand final series by downing Townsville 104-101 at the Wollongong Entertainment
Centre.

The second finals match will be held on Saturday in Townsville.



AFL HAWKS (MELBOURNE)

Hawthorn has scored an all-the-way 39-point win over Melbourne in difficult wet conditions
at the MCG to go to the top of the AFL ladder.

Small forward AARON LORD booted five goals in the Hawks' 11.17 (83) to 5.14 (44) victory
which left them as the only undefeated team in the competition following Sydney's loss
to Essendon on Friday night.



LEAGUE KNIGHTS (NEWCASTLE)

Newcastle has reclaimed the lead in the National Rugby League competition and stretched
its winning streak to five matches with a 56-6 rout of Wests Tigers at Marathon Stadium.

The Knights jumped to 15 competition points with the 10-tries-to one victory - one
point ahead of last year's premier Brisbane.



LEAGUE COWBOYS (CAIRNS)

The Northern Eagles have fought their way into the National Rugby League top eight
with a mistake-ridden 24-22 win over North Queensland in Cairns.

The Eagles moved into seventh position and left the Cowboys anchored to the bottom of the ladder.



SUPER REDS ARREST (BRISBANE)

A man will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today charged with assaulting South
African Test centre DEON KAYSER during yesterday's Super 12 rugby union match at Ballymore
in Brisbane.

A spectator ran onto the field and briefly grappled with KAYSER during the second half
of the match won 32-27 by Queensland over the competition-leading Sharks.

KAYSER, who had scored two tries for the Sharks, was unhurt in the incident.



SUPER CRUSADERS (NELSON)

A thrilling 32-31 win to the Cats in Nelson has severely dented the Canterbury Crusaders'
hopes of a fourth consecutive Super 12 rugby crown.

The win left the Cats second in the competition on 32 points and the Crusaders in ninth
place on 16 points - nine points adrift of the contenders for the semi-finals with three
matches to go.



NSL UNITED (SYDNEY)

Sydney Olympic has virtually lost all hope of a top-two finish in the national soccer
league with a 3-2 loss away to local rival Sydney United.



MOTORCYCLE PRIX 500 (WELKOM)

Italian VALENTINO ROSSI has triumphed in the 500cc South African Grand Prix, the second
round of the 16-race world motorcycling championship.




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