HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 20:30, April 26

AAP General News (Australia)
04-26-2004
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 20:30, April 26

MAJOR STORIES MOVED SINCE THE 14:45 NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

CANBERRA - Prime Minister John Howard may commit more troops to Iraq after arriving
home safely from his lightning Anzac Day visit to Australian soldiers in Iraq. (Iraq Aust
Nightlead)

SYDNEY - Craig Stevens followed his heart and stepped aside so that his mate Ian Thorpe
could take his place in the men's 400m freestyle at this year's Athens Olympics. (Swim
Stevens Nightlead (pix available))

BRISBANE - Grant Hackett will happily welcome Ian Thorpe back into his pet event, declaring
he wants to swim against, and beat, the best in the 400m freestyle at the Athens Olympics.

(Swim Hackett)

BRISBANE - The millionaire owner of a private Brisbane college resigned today amid
allegations of sexual impropriety with teenage students. (Shafston)

MELBOURNE - The Australian government was today accused of aiding and abetting Nauru
after the Pacific island nation refused to allow lawyers representing asylum seekers entry
to the country. (NAURU NIGHTLEAD to come)

CANBERRA - The Australian Democrats today accused the federal government of aiding
and abetting Nauru in refusing to allow lawyers representing asylum seekers into the country.

(Nauru Democrats)

BRISBANE - A former One Nation federal candidate is believed to have murdered his two
young children before taking his own life in a tragic double murder-suicide in Brisbane.

(Kelvin Nightlead)

MELBOURNE - One of Victoria's most promising young women soccer players was told she
could not play for her team unless she removed her Islamic head scarf. (Soccer Scarf)

CANBERRA - John Faulkner sees parallels between Chris Watson, the leader of the world's
first national Labour government, and Mark Latham. (Watson)

SYDNEY - After nine months of secret planning, Pat Rafter and Lara Feltham tied the
knot in their very own House of Dreams. (Rafter Nightlead)

MELBOURNE - Rebel National Australia Bank Ltd director Cathy Walter reiterated today
that all directors should share the ultimate responsibility for decisions, omissions and
mistakes. (NAB)

SYDNEY - State-run utility Singapore Power Ltd has agreed to buy the Australian assets
of Texas electricity supplier TXU Corp for more than $5.0 billion, according to sources
quoted by Reuters. (TXU)

SYDNEY - Six Bulldogs rugby league players accused of gang rape could know their fate
as early as tomorrow with club boss George Peponis confident police will not lay charges.

(League Bulldogs Nightlead)

SYDNEY - Test discard Willie Mason today opened up about the pressures of the Bulldogs'
rape allegations as the embattled NRL club threatened legal action in the event of no
charges being laid. (League Nightlead)

MELBOURNE - The AFL is considering blacklisting a football fan who spat at AFL Richmond
coach Danny Frawley during halftime at Friday night's game against Adelaide. (AFL Spit
Nightlead)

MELBOURNE - Police investigations into rape allegations made against two St Kilda AFL
players were nearing a conclusion, police said today. (Saints)

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