AAP audio advisory 18:00 06Dec2001

AAP General News (Australia)
12-06-2001
AAP audio advisory 18:00 06Dec2001

AAP audio advisory

THURSDAY DEC 06 2001

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The Australian share market closed higher today, but failed to match Wall Street's strong
gains, with investors looking elsewhere for potential returns. Garry Josling reports.

AAP
Duration : 258.463
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Winner of the Australian Medical Association body image video competition Saskia Moore
describes how she sought permission from those she knew in order to gain weight and overcome
her anorexia and bulimia. AAP
Duration : 113.812
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Sydney Swans deputy chief executive Colin Seery outlines the reasons for Tony Lockett's
decision to stay in retirement. AAP
Duration : 29.393
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Swans deputy chief executive Colin Seery says Tony Lockett gave a lot of thought to coming
out of retirement and the club supports his decision not to. AAP
Duration : 17.513
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US Ambassador to Australia Tom Schieffer says terrorist cells operate around the world. AAP
Duration : 14.393
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US Ambassador to Australia Tom Schieffer speaks of America's appreciation of the support
Australia showed after the terrorist attacks in September. AAP
Duration : 50.195
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Swans deputy chief executive Colin Seery says it was unfortunate that Tony Lockett's consideration
of a return to playing AFL became public. AAP
Duration : 14.758
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National Crime Authority's Manager of Investigations Mike Purchas says the latest seizure
will have an effect on the availability of ecstasy, but the importations will continue.

AAP
Duration : 13.893
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NSW Customs regional manager Jan Dorrington describes how drugs worth more than $20 million
were hidden inside a container off a ship that docked in Brisbane. AAP
Duration : 13.348
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AFP director of area operations eastern Tony Negus says the drugs seized from a container
off a ship that had entered Brisbane was worth $20 million. AAP
Duration : 8.762
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AAP economist Garry Josling looks at the relationship between house prices and interest
rates, and why the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate yesterday. AAP
Duration : 185.059
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Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says he thinks the Pacific Solution to stop boatpeople
reaching the Australian mainland is working well. Sunrise, Seven Network
Duration : 17.231
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Northern Spirit captain Craig Foster says their fans make North Sydney Oval the most feared
ground for other teams, and the Spirit are determined to beat Sydney United at home tomorrow.

The Media Game
Duration : 26.261
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Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says no new boats carrying illegal immigrants have arrived
in Australia for several weeks. He says people smugglers are in a state of disarray after
action by countries in the region. Sunrise, Seven Network
Duration : 36.446
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Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says claims by a man detained in India over terrorist
threats against countries including Australia should be taken seriously. Sunrise, Seven
Network
Duration : 32.58
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Northern Spirit captain Craig Foster says a huge recruitment drive last season netting
twelve players has given them a slow start, and a win against Sydney United at home tomorrow
night is vital. The Media Game
Duration : 13.257
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Mark Occhilupo says he's happy in second spot in the world surfing championship going
into the final rounds at Hawaii's Sunset Beach. AAP
Duration : 13.132
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Northern Spirit captain Craig Foster says they will need to stop highly rated striker
Ante Milicic when they play Sydney United at home tomorrow. The Media Game
Duration : 14.868
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Mark Occhilupo says he's been maintaining a positive frame of mind and keeping fit while
waiting for a decent swell to complete the $US250,000 Rip Curl Pro at Hawaii's Sunset
Beach. AAP
Duration : 23.068
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Former Sydney Swans star Tony Lockett says he's decided against coming out of retirement
because he would not be able to get back to a playing level that he would be happy with.

The Media Game
Duration : 19.218
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Retired Swans star Tony Lockett says he has decided that it would be best if he remained
in retirement. The Media Game
Duration : 35.101
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Retired champion full forward Tony Lockett says he's decided against a comeback to AFL.

The Media Game
Duration : 19.321
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Mary Jo White, US Attorney, Southern District of New York, says the government wants massive
sentences and fines meted out to those guilty of Mafia crimes. AP
Duration : 19.931
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Mary Jo White, US Attorney, Southern District of New York, reads a partial list of the
charges faced by more than 70 alleged members of a Mafia crime family. AP
Duration : 24.998
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The Australian sharemarket is stronger, buoyed by a stronger close on Wall Street and
surges by Westfield and News Corp shares. Garry Josling reports. AAP
Duration : 166.691
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Customs Minister Chris Ellison says a new drug bust shows Australian law enforcement agencies
are on the ball, and sends a message to traffickers that they will be caught and punished.

AAP
Duration : 29.709
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Sydney's Western Suburbs Legal Service spokesman Damien Lawson says police are not using
using capsicum spray instead of lethal force, so other methods could be substituted. AAP
Duration : 34.939
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Sydney's Western Suburbs Legal Service spokesman Damien Lawson says people with pre-existing
health problems can be injured by capsicum spray. AAP
Duration : 28.652
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Bill Peel, father of Australian traveller Billy Peel, who died while canyoning in Switzerland,
says stupidity and greed killed his son. ABC TV
Duration : 12.628
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Sue Tout, mother of Australian traveller Warwick Tout, who was killed while canyoning
in Switzerland, says she and her husband Bruce have come to Switzerland to say good-bye.

ABC TV
Duration : 9.749
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IMG director of golf Jonathan Field says the list of winners of the Johnnie Walker Classic
over the past 10 years is a Who's Who of golf. He says the event id the pre-eminent tournament
in the Asia-Pacific region. AAP
Duration : 19.876
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IMG director of golf Jonathan Field says the quality of the field for the Johnnie Walker
Classic in Perth in January shows he regard in which the tournament is held throughout
the world. AAP
Duration : 12.595
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IMG director of golf Jonathan Field says the field for the Johnnie Walker Classic tournament
in Perth in January is the strongest assembled in Australia for a long time. AAP
Duration : 15.764
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NSW Fair Trading Minister John Aquilina says 27 toys are being banned from shops in the
state this Christmas because they are considered unsafe for young children. AAP
Duration : 22.976
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Attorney-General Darryl Williams says a man arrested in India over possible terrorist
plans had pilot training in Australia, but is not an Australian citizen. He says the government
is not aware of any threat to Australia involving the man. AAP
Duration : 22.525
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Attorney-General Darryl Williams says it's been confirmed that a man detained in India
trained as a pilot in Australia. He now says that was part of terrorist training. AAP
Duration : 36.69
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Brisbane Lions star Jason Akermanis tells reporters the return of retired full forward
Tony Lockett to the Sydney Swans would give the club a badly needed boost both on and
off the field. AAP
Duration : 9.981
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Brisbane Lions' Browlow Medallist Jason Akermanis tells reporters the return of retired
Swans star Tony Lockett would be a bonus for AFL fans and the Sydney team. AAP
Duration : 24.04
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Aaron Baddeley's manager Paul Galli says the two-time Australian Open golf champion missed
his goal of making the US PGA tour by age 20, but now he's aiming for 21. AAP
Duration : 19.786
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Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock says the government intends to keep what he calls
The Pacific Solution in place for asylum seekers. AAP
Duration : 53.112
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Deputy chief executive Colin Seery says if retired Sydney Swans star Tony Lockett is successful
with a comeback plan, he would be part of a forward line that would challenge other teams'
defenders. Sunrise, Seven Network
Duration : 10.342
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Swans deputy chief executive Colin Seery says retired champion full forward Tony Lockett
is looking at playing with the Sydney AFL club again for all the right reasons. Sunrise,
Seven Network
Duration : 37.994
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US President George W Bush tells reporters the Palestinian Authority must stand up and
rout out the terrorists striking against Israel. AP
Duration : 16.848
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Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says a man arrested in India may have been planning
an act of plane terrorism in Australia. ABC Radio
Duration : 19.969
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Arnold Kaufman, editor of Standard and Poor's The Outlook newsletter, says the Dow's jump
back above ten-thousand may provide enough of a psychological boost to keep the rally
going. AP
Duration : 22.029
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Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says a man arrested in India appeared to have planned
terrorist attacks in Australia along the lines of the September 11 assaults in the United
States. Sky News
Duration : 28.779
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Technology shares propelled the US stock market higher for a second straight session today,
helping to boost the Dow Jones industrials more than 220 points. Doug Whiteman reports.

AP
Duration : 50.424
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Ben Reyna, director of the US Marshals Service, says one of the nation's top fugitives
is now in custody, suspected of sending anthrax letters to abortion clinics. AP
Duration : 17.841
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The US military is investigating the killing of three American soldiers by friendly fire
in Afghanistan. Jerry Bodlander reports, with Pentagon spokesman Admiral John Stufflebeem.

AP
Duration : 39.627
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US President George W Bush sends condolences to the families of three US soldiers accidentally
killed by a US bomb in Afghanistan. AP
Duration : 18.05

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