AAP audio advisory 12Dec2003

AAP General News (Australia)
12-13-2003
AAP audio advisory 12Dec2003
AAP audio advisory Friday, December 12, 2003
Audio editors: Rosemary Triggs and Rebecca Glenn
Tel: +61 2 9322 8722
http://aap.com.au/audio
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Acting Democrats leader Lyn Allison tells reporters that the party will survive its latest
crisis and that some good can come from it. Senator Andrew Bartlett will remain as leader
although he won't return from leave until February. AAP
Duration : 35.799
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The Australian stock market finished up by more than half a per cent today, buoyed by
strong gains on Wall Street overnight and excitement surrounding the proposed PNG-Australia
pipeline. As AAP's Garry Josling reports. AAP
Duration : 133.407
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AMWU spokesman John Parkin tells Sky News he's pleased an agreement's been reached with
the NRMA motoring group for Sydney patrol officers to return to work and for negotiations
on pay and conditions to continue. AAP
Duration : 15.642
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Democrat senator John Cherry says he believes the party can move on from the latest leadership
crisis in which Democrats leader Andrew Bartlett has taken leave after being involved
in a drunken altercation with another senator. AAP
Duration : 16.934
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Acting Democrats leader Lyn Allison tells reporters that Senator Andrew Bartlett has been
retained as leader, although he'll remain on leave until February to deal with health
issues in the wake of a drunken incident in the Senate chamber. AAP
Duration : 29.534
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NSW Premier Bob Carr has defended the government's and former Health Minister Craig Knowles
handling of the crisis at Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals, saying action was taken as
soon as concerns were raised. AAP
Duration : 14.123
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Acting Democrats leader Lyn Allison tells the media that Democrats leader Andrew Bartlett
is taking leave as a result of the run-in with Liberal Senator Jeannie Ferris, but will
remain leader of the party. AAP
Duration : 14.39
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Acting Democrats leader senator Lyn Allison says the Democrats didn't want to make a hasty
decision on the future of Democrats leader Andrew Bartlett, who's taken leave until February,
but will continue as leader of the party. AAP
Duration : 7.589
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Located in the Southern Highlands, the Mittagong RSL felt the quake when it struck last
night giving workers and employees alike, quite a fright -- as employee, Elizabeth Schilling
explains. AAP
Duration : 15.763
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Financial analyst Gary Josling says the Australian stock market was more than half a per
cent higher in early afternoon trade, buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street overnight.

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Duration : 76.785
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New South Wales Lotteries spokesman John Vineburg tells Sky News that most people in the
draw would be pleased if they knew who the $30 million Powerball win had gone to. AAP
Duration : 21.363
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New South Wales Lotteries spokesman John Vineburg tells Sky News the advice they give
to people like this week's $30 million Powerball winners. AAP
Duration : 37.974
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NSW Lotteries spokesman John Vineburg tells Sky News that an anonymous single-entry ticket
bought in the coastal town of Yamba has scooped the $30 million Powerball pool -- Australia's
equal-biggest win. AAP
Duration : 12.885
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Former deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer tells the Nine Network that building more dams
isn't really an option, and efficient irrigation in the garden and on farms is the only
answer. AAP
Duration : 49.363
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Former deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer tells the Nine Network that drip irrigation in
cities and the country is the only solution to Australia's depleted water supplies. AAP
Duration : 44.122
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Former deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer tells the Nine Network the worst water-wasters
are those who water above ground during the day, when there are wonderful drip irrigation
systems available. AAP
Duration : 33.816
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Former deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer tells the Nine Network his call for called for
permanent water restriction in all capital cities will reap rewards for everyone. AAP
Duration : 17.017
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US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson says an extra 150,000 doses of children's
vaccine should be ready next month, with 24 states already hit by flu. AP
Duration : 11.676
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US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson says the Department of Health and
Human Services is adding 100,000 shots of flu vaccine to the current short supply as 24
states go under. AP
Duration : 17.214
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Dr Julie Gerberding, director of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, says
24 states are being especially hard hit by a flu virus, and it hasn't peaked yet. AP
Duration : 20.505
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The Dow Jones industrials closed above 10,000 today, a milestone not seen in 18 months
as investors cheered indications by the US Federal Reserve that higher interest rates
wouldn't come anytime soon, Jerry Bodlander reports. AP
Duration : 52.793
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Prime Minister John Howard tells Sydney radio 3AW that Australia is in a good economic
position, and the government thinks it should give the taxpayers their money back if there's
a Budget surplus. AAP AAP
Duration : 32.227
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Prime Minister John Howard tells Sydney radio 3AW he believes there will be room for a
tax cut in next year's Budget. AAP
Duration : 19.676
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US President George W Bush says he hopes Russia, France and Germany will forgive Iraq's debts. AP
Duration : 13.243
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US President George W Bush says the countries of those who risked their lives in Iraq
will get the big reconstruction contracts. AP
Duration : 10.788
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US President George W Bush says American taxpayers understand that American companies
and those of their allies should get the big reconstruction contracts in Iraq. AP
Duration : 20.074
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Lou Sanson, chief executive of Antarctica New Zealand, says the pilot now stranded in
the Antarctic didn't seem well prepared for the rigours of a flight to the windiest continent
on earth. AP
Duration : 8.977
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Lou Sanson, chief executive of Antarctica New Zealand, says they don't want to give fuel
to a stranded joyrider because it would encourage other people to try. AP
Duration : 9.534
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the US is acting in a divisive way by giving massive
contracts to rebuild Iraq to itself and its allies. AP
Duration : 13.4
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the US decision to cut some nations out of contracts
to rebuild Iraq is not going to help international relations. AP
Duration : 18.758
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White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says former Secretary of State James Baker
is heading to Europe next week to seek debt relief for Iraq. AP
Duration : 18.311
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White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says US President George W Bush is asking
US allies to forgive Iraq's debt because the Iraqis should not be saddled with the debts
of a brutal regime. AP
Duration : 17.109
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White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says the Bush administration's "coalition-only"

policy in awarding contracts for the rebuilding of Iraq is just being fair to US soldiers
and the Iraqi people. AP
Duration : 15.072

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