HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30, Dec 13 = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
12-13-2009
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30, Dec 13 = 2

MELBOURNE - A coroner's finding this week that a self-help course was to blame for
a 34-year-old woman jumping to her death from a Sydney office window has raised questions
about the regulation of such courses. (Selfhelp AAP Newsfeature)

SYDNEY - A study in an Australian hospital has identified a spike in out-of-control
"werewolf" patients when a full moon is out. (Werewolf)

SYDNEY - Pulling a bandaid off slowly is more painful that doing so quickly, Australian
research has confirmed. (Bandaid)

LOS ANGELES - Sure, Tiger Woods has been doing it tough since his sexual exploits became
page one news around the globe. (Postcard LA)

LONDON - Miss Havisham shuffles along the high street in full wedding regalia, her
face stark white, pausing every few steps to pose for photographs. (Postcard London)



CANBERRA - The Rudd government has moved to streamline the Medicare Benefits Schedule
(MBS). (Medicare) (Embargoed until 0100 AEDT on Monday, Dec 14)

CANBERRA - The Rudd government is outlining proposals to make investment easier in
the managed funds and life insurance industries. (Rationalise) (Embargoed until 0001 AEDT
on Monday, Dec 14)

SYDNEY - NSW police officers have been attacked twice by a man they attempted to serve
with papers on the state's north coast. (Bite)

SYDNEY - A carjacker has taken a mother and her two-year-old daughter on a terrifying
ride in Sydney's southwest. (Ride)

SYDNEY - A pregnant woman seriously injured when a bus rolled in Sydney's south remains
in hospital in a stable condition. (Bus to come)

MELBOURNE - China's Party Secretary Liang Baohua of Jiangsu Province to meet Premier
John Brumby at reception to mark 30th Anniversary of sister state relationship between
Jiangsu and Victoria.(China Vic)

MELBOURNE - One person is dead and another is fighting for his life after an allegedly
stolen car crashed in Melbourne's east early on Sunday. (Toll Vic)

GOLD COAST - The toughest road safety campaign in Queensland's history is about saving
lives - not raising revenue, according to Premier Anna Bligh. (Speeding)

BRISBANE - It was a merry Mary Valley in southeast Queensland at the weekend as hundreds
celebrated people power. (Traveston)

BRISBANE - Queensland's public watchdog has seized $100 million from criminals in six
years. (Crime)

ADELAIDE - New panda exhibit officially opened, with Wang Wang and Funi on display
to the public at last. (Pandas to come)



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