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AAP General News (Australia)
08-10-2000
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Prime Minister John Howard says he doesn't need the backing of the US in his comments
on the conviction of Anwar Ibrahim in Malaysia.

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Malaysia Anwar Howard (Melbourne)

Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD says he stands firm on his criticism of the verdict in Malaysia's
ANWAR IBRAHIM case.

Mr HOWARD questioned the independence of Malaysia's judiciary yesterday, saying it
seemed to be part of a political campaign against the former deputy prime minister.

Malaysia's legal affairs minister RAIS YATIM has reacted angrily to the comments, suggesting
Mr HOWARD should mind his own business.

Mr HOWARD says he made those remarks very carefully and very deliberately.

US vice president AL GORE has also entered the debate, branding the trial as a mockery
of justice.

MR HOWARD says he didn't make those comments because he thought AL GORE might agree
with him or not.

He says he made those comments deliberately as Prime Minister of Australia.

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KEYWORD: MALAYSIA ANWAR HOWARD AUDIO

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Fed: Ministers hit by tampons, meatworkers at cabinet meeting

AAP General News (Australia)
02-22-2000
Fed: Ministers hit by tampons, meatworkers at cabinet meeting

Federal cabinet ministers have been bombarded by tampons and confronted by angry meatworkers
in regional New South Wales today.

Women dressed as superheroes, wearing bloodstained underwear over tights and capes
declaring themselves to be Menstrual Avengers, showered the ministers with tampons as
they ran for a bus outside a cabinet meeting at Nowra, on the south coast.

Education Minister DAVID KEMP was hit by a tampon in a protest against imposing the
GST on sanitary products which Foreign Minister ALEXANDER DOWNER declared to be in …

Vic: Vic dairyfarmers in overwhelming vote for deregulation = 4

AAP General News (Australia)
12-21-1999
Vic: Vic dairyfarmers in overwhelming vote for deregulation = 4

New National Party leader PETER RYAN says deregulation will bring enormous benefits
for farmers in Victoria, beginning with a $760 million slice of the adjustment package.

He says the current system penalises Victorian dairy farmers for their efficiency,
despite the fact that they control about 63 per cent of the national production of milk
and about 85 per cent of the export market.

The state government will remove controls the supply and price of drinking milk in
Victoria by repealing the Victorian Dairy Industry Act before the national deadline of
June 30, ahead of the end of the domestic marketing scheme the following day.

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NSW: Youth questioned over detonation of chemical explosive

AAP General News (Australia)
08-09-1999
NSW: Youth questioned over detonation of chemical explosive

Police say they're questioning a 16-year-old boy over the detonation of a chemical
explosive at a Newcastle shopping mall.

The device exploded inside a rubbish bin on Cowper Street outside Wallsend Plaza, in the
city's west, around 2.30pm (AEST) yesterday.

Despite there being a large number of shoppers in the area, only several were treated
briefly by ambulance officers at the scene after inhaling acidic fumes.

It's believed those responsible accessed information on bomb making from the Internet.

A police spokesman says detectives are interviewing one boy in custody over the incident,
and it's possible others were involved.

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KEYWORD: EXPLOSION (SYDNEY)

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VIC: Child s body found near Moama = 3

AAP General News (Australia)
02-12-1999
VIC: Child s body found near Moama = 3

A spokeswoman for NSW police says the body is believed to be that of JAMES.

She says Victorian Homicide Squad detectives are travelling to Moama to assist their NSW
colleagues prepare a report for the coroner.

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KEYWORD: CHILD BODY 3 MELBOURNE (REOPENS)

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QLD:Rudd makes killer tea to save pets

AAP General News (Australia)
01-17-2012
QLD:Rudd makes killer tea to save pets

By Toby Mann

BRISBANE, Jan 17 AAP - It's the perfect drop for any Aussie who wants to do their bit
to make sure no pet is left behind.

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has won a Twinings Tea competition to design a blend called
Australian Afternoon Tea, an original brew to represent the taste of the nation.

Acknowledging his penchant for biscuits, Mr Rudd created a full-flavoured blend of
Russian Caravan, Irish Breakfast and Ceylon Orange Pekoe to complement a dipping of one
of Australia's favourite biscuits, the Iced Vo-Vo.

"This is a …

QLD:Qld flood toll hits 13, more deaths feared

AAP General News (Australia)
01-13-2011
QLD:Qld flood toll hits 13, more deaths feared

BRISBANE, Jan 13 AAP - The official death toll from the devastating Queensland floods
now stands at 13, with more deaths expected to be revealed on Thursday as authorities
finally access small towns in the Lockyer Valley.

Premier Anna Bligh confirmed a 13th death while briefing the media in Brisbane on Thursday
morning.

She said a man's body had been found in a field on a farm near Grantham.

"Our condolences go to the family of another victim of the terrible floods in the Lockyer
Valley," she said.

State disaster co-ordinator Ian …