Vic: Family mourn the death of teenage girl after car accident

AAP General News (Australia)
02-23-2008
Vic: Family mourn the death of teenage girl after car accident

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By Julie Tullberg

MELBOURNE, Feb 23 AAP - A shattered father says his eldest daughter, who died in a
car accident in Victoria's far north-east last night, was a high-spirited teenager who
"sparked" up his evenings after a hard day on the farm.

Anthony Moyle, his wife Joylene and two other daughters, Astrid, 12, and Lillian, 7,
are mourning the death of 15-year-old India Moyle who was killed instantly when a vehicle
she was travelling in rolled several times.

Police are …

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Wedding Wrap (LONDON)

Britain's royal family will start preparing within hours to stage the biggest .. and
some say most historically important show of its life .. the wedding of Prince WILLIAM
and his longtime love .. KATE MIDDLETON.

It hasn't rained in London since Sunday .. but grey skies are forecast for the wedding
day .. with a 30 per cent chance of rain at the time of the ceremony.

Sometime before midday London time .. that's eight pm AEST .. the couple will be declared
husband and wife in front of almost two-thousand invited guests in London's Westminster
Abbey .. and an estimated two billion people watching international broadcasts.

The Queen will leave Buckingham Palace after hosting a lunchtime reception for the
bride and groom.

The 85-year-old monarch will head out of the capital with the Duke of Edinburgh for
a private weekend .. leaving the newlyweds to party the night away at a black tie evening
reception with their friends.



Gillard (LONDON)

JULIA GILLARD has met with her British counterpart DAVID CAMERON at Downing Street
for talks including both nations' involvement in Afghanistan and the situation in Libya.

Sharing a joke as they entered a second floor sitting room of 10 Downing Street ..

Mr CAMERON has welcomed the Australian PM .. joking about something happening they're
excited about.

Both leaders and their partners will attend the wedding of Prince WILLIAM and KATE
MIDDLETON at Westminster Abbey .. but in the meantime it's been business as usual.

After the meeting Ms GILLARD's rushed off to nearby Clarence House to meet with Prince
CHARLES .. to see the first in line to the throne on the eve of his eldest son's wedding.



Syria Aust (LONDON)

Foreign Minister KEVIN RUDD says he'll be writing to the head of the UN .. asking him
to send an envoy to Syria following its bloody crackdown on protesters.

Mr RUDD is calling for international sanctions against the Syrian regime .. and says
the country's top diplomat in Canberra has been hauled in to register Australia's opposition
to the military's brutal tactics.

A Syrian human rights group says the death toll in six weeks of protests has risen
to more than 450.

Mr RUDD is due to fly out of London to the Middle East .. for meetings with Palestinian
leader ABU MAZEN and Israel's Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU.

He's advised against travelling to Syria .. and is calling on Australians already there
to get out.



US Watson (BIRMINGHAM)

A US judge has decided that GABE WATSON will stand trial in Alabama for the murder
of his bride TINA THOMAS on their Australian honeymoon scuba diving trip.

If convicted .. the 34-year-old bubble wrap salesman faces a maximum life sentence
in Alabama's harsh prison system.

A trial date hasn't been set .. but it's expected to take place in October or November.

Ms THOMAS' parents .. TOMMY and TINA .. were shattered when Queensland prosecutors
agreed to a manslaughter plea deal with WATSON in 2009 that resulted in an 18 month prison
sentence.

They're ecstatic with the decision .. flashing large smiles as they left the courthouse.



US Storms Toll (BIRMINGHAM)

Tornadoes and storms have carved a trail of catastrophic destruction across the southern
United States .. killing more than 250 people in the worst US weather disaster in years.

Shocked residents in more than half a dozen states crippled by the ferocious spring
storms have picked through the remains of their destroyed homes.. businesses .. schools
and churches.

The White House says President BARACK OBAMA will travel to Alabama today for a first-hand
look at the devastation .. with emergencies declared in eight states.

Officials have reported at least 258 people dead in the region .. but the toll's likely
to rise as residents and emergency workers begin to mop up and assess the damage.

Another major storm system is forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds tomorrow.



Abrahams (SYDNEY)

The mother and stepfather of KIESHA ABRAHAMS will face Penrith Local Court today ..

charged with the six-year-old's murder.

KIESHA was reported missing from her Mount Druitt home in Sydney's west last year ..

sparking a lengthy police investigation.

Last week her mother KRISTI ANNE ABRAHAMS and stepfather ROBERT SMITH were charged
with her murder.

A post-mortem examination has been unable to determine whether remains discovered last
Friday in bushland in Shalvey .. northwest of the family's home .. belong to the little
girl.

DNA testing is now being carried out.



PlayStation (NEW YORK)

Sony is telling PlayStation users it had encrypted the credit card data that hackers
may have stolen .. reducing but not eliminating the chances the thieves could use the
information.

In a blog post on Wednesday Sony says while it has no direct evidence the data was
even taken .. it can't rule out the possibility.

Sony announced this week account information had been compromised for certain players
using its PlayStation Network .. including names .. birthdates .. email addresses and
log-in information.

The company says it's in the process of moving its network infrastructure and its data
centre to a new .. more secure location.



Hospitals (CANBERRA)

The latest statistics show more Australians are being admitted to hospital and they're
also waiting longer for elective surgery.

The Australian Hospital Statistics report says Australians have had to wait an average
36 days in 2009-10 for planned elective surgery .. two more days than they waited the
year before.

The report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows admissions in 2009-10
grew to 8.5 million .. up from 8.1 million the year before.



Briefly in other news ..



Escapee (SYDNEY)

Police and the dog squad are hunting for a prison inmate .. who escaped during a treatment
visit to hospital in the New South Wales Hunter region.



Logging (CANBERRA)

The federal government's scheme to lure loggers out of Tasmania is under renewed fire
over claims companies are pocketing cash only to resume logging on the mainland.



Morocco Blast (MARRAKESH)

A powerful blast at a cafe in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh has killed 11 foreigners
and three Moroccans .. in what authorities suspect was the work of a suicide bomber.



in Finance ..



in Sport ..



AFL Wrap (PERTH)

Melbourne coach DEAN BAILEY admits his team put in a poor effort after watching the
Demons crash to a 54-point AFL loss to West Coast in Perth last night.

The Demons were never in the hunt as West Coast piled on five goals to nil in the opening
quarter to set up the 15.16 (106) to 6.16 (52) triumph.

Sydney and Carlton square off at the SCG tonight, with both sides looking to shore
up spots in the top eight.



AFL TV (MELBOURNE)

The AFL is set to pocket at least a cool one-and-a-quarter billion dollars from a five-year
broadcast deal with Seven Group Holdings and pay TV broadcasters Foxtel and Austar.

However .. analysts say Seven shareholders could be the losers .. as the network may
have overpaid .. even though the generous programming schedule is a winner for viewers
and Foxtel.

AFL chief executive ANDREW DEMETRIOU says the AFL will earn one-point-two-five billion
dollars from the deal .. including a cash contribution.

In comparison .. the 2007-11 deal was worth 780 million.



RL (SYDNEY)

Cronulla skipper PAUL GALLEN says it's time for his side's much-heralded pack to live
up to the hype as the Sharks look to revive their flagging NRL finals hopes in tonight's
do-or-die clash against South Sydney.

Both sides head into the ANZ Stadium game with just two wins to their name .. with
another loss leaving them in dire straits just a third of the way into the season.

In tonight's other game high-flying Brisbane go up against Canterbury at Suncorp Stadium.



RL Rights (SYDNEY)

NRL boss DAVID GALLOP claims rugby league fans and administrators should be buoyed
by the AFL securing a new broadcasting deal worth in excess of one billion dollars.

With NRL rights due for renewal ahead of the 2013 season .. rugby league administrators
are hoping for a similar payday.



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FED:Cadel's bike raises $75,000 for charity

AAP General News (Australia)
08-25-2011
FED:Cadel's bike raises $75,000 for charity

By Belinda Merhab

MELBOURNE, Aug 25 AAP - Troy Upfield reckons Cadel Evans' ride to victory on the Champs
Elysees might have had something to do with his success in raffling off the sporting hero's
bike.

He bought Evans' bike at a charity auction in June and had decided to raffle it off
for his own charity before Evans became Australia's first Tour de France champion.

"I think we would have sold most of the tickets but certainly, the day he won, we sold
quite a few," Mr Upfield said.

The BMC SLR01 bike, which Evans rode as defending world champion in Geelong last year
and in the 2010 Giro di Lombardia, has raised $75,000 for the Cerebral Palsy Education
Centre's equipment and teaching aids fund.

Mr Upfield, a cyclist, paid $16,000 for it when he won the bike in an auction for a
Tibetan school.

"I'm always trying to find opportunities to raise money for the fund and I picked it
up, looked at it and I thought, I don't really need it hanging up on my wall," he said.

"Cadel has supported our charity in the past so I spoke to Cadel and I said, `Look,
I ended up buying the bike, I'm going to raffle it, do I have your support, would you
back it?'

"He said, `Sure, done,' so we called it the bike that keeps giving."

Mr Upfield and his wife Josie established the fund in 2006, after one of their twin
daughters, Lily, began attending the centre.

"It was very early on in the piece that Lily needed a lot of equipment to function
what we would call a normal life," he said.

The fund provides expensive equipment such as standing frames, wheelchairs and walkers
to children with cerebral palsy.

Selecting the winning ticket from a barrel of 1500 on Thursday, Melbourne Lord Mayor
Robert Doyle said it was important that the city was accessible to all, including those
with disabilities.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard's partner, Tim Mathieson, had been scheduled to draw the
winning ticket, but arrived late after his flight from Canberra was delayed.

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NSW:Two hospitals caught up in ICAC inquiry

AAP General News (Australia)
02-14-2011
NSW:Two hospitals caught up in ICAC inquiry

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By Miles Godfrey

SYDNEY, Feb 14 AAP - Two sisters used the false premise of conducting medical trials
into the early detection of cancer to rort nearly $700,000 from the NSW health system,
a corruption inquiry has heard.

Sandra Lazarus, 32, and her sister Michelle Lazarus are accused of forging the signatures
of doctors and of filing invoices for goods and services that either never existed or
were never delivered.

The allegations centre on two Sydney hospitals - the Royal North Shore Hospital at
St Leonards and the Royal Hospital for Women, at Randwick.

The first day of a NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry in
Sydney on Monday was told Sandra Lazarus had approached senior doctors at both hospitals
asking if she might carry out trial studies on patients.

The purpose of the trials was to investigate the usefulness of an Israeli-designed
device, Medex, in the early detection of different types of cancer.

But the inquiry heard there was little evidence to suggest the trials went ahead.

Sandra Lazarus and her sister allegedly invoiced the hospitals for a combined $683,650.

The money was paid, with counsel assisting the inquiry, Todd Alexis SC, saying staffing
arrangements at the hospitals may have been to blame.

He also raised questions about the strength of corruption prevention measures at the facilities.

"It is alleged that Ms Lazarus and Michelle fraudulently obtained monies from each
of these hospitals by submitting false tax invoices for goods that either did not exist
or were not supplied to those hospitals or for services that were not provided," he told
the inquiry.

Mr Alexis also said reports had been received that Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital had
also been affected, but did not offer further detail.

Sandra Lazarus told the inquiry she carried out some clinical pilot trials with about
10 patients and made preparations for a full-scale trial involving about 200 patients.

She said she did so under the instruction of a senior doctor at the Royal Hospital
for Women, Professor Neville Hacker, director of the hospital's Gynaecological Cancer
Centre.

"The position that you put to this commission is that he did give you that verbal authority
to proceed?" Mr Alexis asked Sandra Lazarus.

"He did, yes," she replied. "He saw me going in and out with patient files, he saw
me going in and out with equipment as well. He knew where the equipment was kept."

Mr Alexis told the inquiry: "Evidence from Professor Hacker's personal assistant at
the time ... suggest that Ms (Sandra) Lazarus was rarely seen at the hospital and when
patients that might be suitable for the trial were identified she was difficult to contact
or locate."

He also said a professor at Royal North Shore Hospital would give evidence he had never
seen any data gathered from the trials.

Sandra Lazarus is alleged to have approached the hospitals in 2007 and 2008.

Michelle Lazarus is alleged to have been involved in the submission of the invoices
and controlled one of the corporate vehicles that procured the funds.

The inquiry heard that after pitching her plan to carry out the trials, Sandra Lazarus
gained access to sensitive hospital documents which helped her obtain the money.

"Ultimately the commission may consider that the evidence discloses a rather brazen
fraud that should have been readily detected," Mr Alexis said.

He said "attrition" of hospital staff and the use of new and agency workers may explain
why "appropriate accounts payable procedures were overlooked".

The inquiry continues and is expected to last 10 days.

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NSW:Ferries should be privatised, says SBC

AAP General News (Australia)
08-31-2010
NSW:Ferries should be privatised, says SBC

Lobby groups say commuters will be forced to wait longer for ferries in Sydney .. under
timetable changes proposed by the NSW government.

They've again called for the privatisation of the network .. arguing it will provide
regular .. cleaner and better quality services.

NSW Premier KRISTINA KENEALLY rejected such a move in December .. and earlier this
month announced changes to timetables to take effect from October 10.

But the Sydney Business Chamber maintains the proposed changes will only inconvenience
commuters .. in particular those on the lower north shore.









Commuters have until tomorrow to comment on the proposed changes.

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Fed: Closing Uluru climb will take time, conference told

AAP General News (Australia)
04-23-2010
Fed: Closing Uluru climb will take time, conference told

By Tony Bartlett

HOBART, April 23 AAP - The inbound tourism industry has been told international and
Australian operators have to be weaned off selling a climb of Uluru as an attraction to
visitors.

The managing director of the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC). Matt Hingerty,
told Australia's largest tourism conference in Hobart on Friday the move towards closing
the Uluru climb will continue to be slow, but the day will come when people will no longer
be allowed to scale the rock.

"I don't want to say this in an accusatory way, and there's a lot of audiences we're
talking about here, but Australians in general feel a collective ownership about Uluru
and while they might not be planning to visit tomorrow or next year, they will want to
visit and some of them will want to have the experience of climbing the rock," he said.

"It's the same with international tourists - research shows part of the reason people
are sold on coming to Uluru in the first place is the opportunity to climb, particularly
among the Japanese market."

Mr Hingerty said once they arrive, however, the vast majority understand that the traditional
owners prefer people not to climb the monolith. Many others back out when they see how
difficult and dangerous the ascent can be.

"At the moment we're in that half-way era where we need to wean the industry off the
climb because from a tour operator's point of view it's a poor product," he said.

"It's closed at short notice, it's closed more often than not, it is dangerous, we
have an ageing customer base, and when you are selling structured itineraries into the
future you can't rely on the rock climb to be open.

"And most of the tour operators are over it, although the small tourism businesses
in the area who rely on people coming to the rock are a little less sanguine about it
closing."

More space needs to be opened up around Uluru for low-impact, world-class infrastructure
suitable for a range of foreign and Australian tourists.

"There is a very fragile ecosystem around the rock ... so there's the cultural issues
but also the biodiversity issues that have to be managed as well," he said.

"It's a very democratic attraction - everybody, no matter what their background or
income, needs to be able to have a good experience at the rock.

"We're a long way away from that but it's getting better, so before we can do things
like close the climb, we have to provide that infrastructure."

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Qld: Parents sue Catholic church after alleged sexual abuse

AAP General News (Australia)
12-10-2009
Qld: Parents sue Catholic church after alleged sexual abuse

The parents of two children allegedly sexually abused at a southeast Queensland school
.. will sue the Catholic church for failing to act on complaints.

The parents will seek unspecified damages from the Corporation of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Toowoomba .. the entity responsible for the school .. and a third claim is
also expected this week.

Lawyer DAMIAN SCATTINI from Slater and Gordon says the families concerned were devastated
when a court last week cleared the school's principal of failing to report the alleged
abuse to police.

The court found someone at the school or Catholic Education .. its governing body ..

had committed an offence by not reporting the suspected sexual abuse to police.

A student and her father had complained of abuse by the teacher in September 2007 ..

and after they were ignored .. the teacher allegedly went on to abuse 12 other students
aged nine and 10.

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QLD: Proposed reforms recognise value of foster carers

AAP General News (Australia)
08-01-2009
QLD: Proposed reforms recognise value of foster carers

Proposed reforms to Queensland's adoption laws would offer some children in long-term
foster care to be adopted by their carers.

Minister for child safety PHIL REEVES says adoption may be the best way for children
who can never return to their parents to have long-term security and well-being .. by
becoming an official member of their foster family.

The Adoption Bill is expected to be debated in state parliament soon .. and if passed
.. take effect from February 2010.

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VIC: Post mortem exam fails to say how backpacker died

AAP General News (Australia)
12-30-2008
VIC: Post mortem exam fails to say how backpacker died

MELBOURNE, Dec 30 AAP - A second post mortem exam performed on the body of backpacker
Britt Lapthorne has failed to show what caused her death after she went missing from a
Croatian nightclub.

The 21-year-old Melbourne woman went missing from a nightclub in the Croatian town
of Dubrovnik on September 18.

Her badly decomposed body was found floating in the sea on October 8.

The Victorian coroner has carried out a post mortem examination on Ms Lapthorne's body,
but it has failed to reveal her cause of death.

The results have been provided to the Lapthorne family and will also be given to prosecutors
working on the case in Dubrovnik.

"The testing and analysis to date has not revealed a cause of death for Britt," state
coroner Judge Jennifer Coate said in a statement.

Ms Lapthorne's father, Dale, has previously said he hoped the coroner may still be
able to confirm her death was suspicious and explain why her body was in such a decomposed
state.

An autopsy conducted in Croatia on Ms Lapthorne's body was also inconclusive.

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Qld: Police investigate fatal shooting

AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2008
Qld: Police investigate fatal shooting

BRISBANE, Aug 20 AAP - Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman in Gladstone.

A woman's body with a gunshot wound was found in a Herbertson Street house in West
Gladstone this morning, police said.

A man with a critical gunshot wound has been taken to the Gladstone Hospital.

"At 5.45am (AEST) neighbours reported hearing what sounded like gunshots from a house,"

a police spokesman said.

"Police and emergency services found the body of a woman and a man suffering from a
gunshot wound."

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QLD: Stabbing death in Ipswich home

AAP General News (Australia)
04-13-2008
QLD: Stabbing death in Ipswich home

BRISBANE, April 13 AAP - A man has been stabbed to death in his Ipswich home, west of Brisbane.

Officers were called to the Cranes Street residence in North Ipswich about 1pm (AEST)
today, where they found the body of a 57-year-old man with stab wounds, police said.

A 21-year-old man, believed to be a housemate of the dead man, was taken to hospital
and was helping police with their inquiries.

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Fed: Tibet protest clash outside Chinese Embassy

AAP General News (Australia)
12-10-2007
Fed: Tibet protest clash outside Chinese Embassy

By Susanna Dunkerley

CANBERRA, Dec 10 AAP - Police have clashed with Tibetan and Australian human rights
protesters in Canberra after a young man tried to scale the fence of the Chinese Embassy.

About 200 people from the Australian Tibetan community rallied outside the embassy
today to call on the federal government to stand up to China over its human rights record.

What began as a peaceful protest of chants and songs became tense after a failed attempt
by the protesters to hand a petition letter to the embassy.

Police acted quickly to restrain the protesters, including women and children, who
threw placards and flags across the gates of the embassy after a young man tried to scale
a security fence.

Police made no arrests and allowed the protesters to continue their organised march
into the city centre.

One protester who was restrained by police, Pentap Dugeak 26, said Tibetans were committed
to a non-violent protest, but emotions ran high when the petition was rejected.

"The emotion ran really high and a lot of Tibetans wanted to pass the message directly
to the embassy staff about what's happening in Tibet," he said.

"The Chinese government don't have the guts to listen to one of the most peaceful people
and I think a lot of young Tibetans nowadays across the globe are trying to tell the Chinese
government to resolve the Tibet issue."

Protest organiser Tsewang Thupten said China continues to impose policies that are
destructive towards the culture, environment and economy of Tibet, which it occupied in
1951.

"We need to draw attention to the fact that the Chinese government for over 50 years
has been relentlessly pursuing a policy of cultural genocide and repression of the rights
of the Tibetan people under the illegal occupation," Mr Thupten said.

Dr Simon Bradshaw from the Australia-Tibet Council called on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd,
who recently met with the Dalai Lama, to hold talks with China over Tibet.

"Our new prime minister is certainly more informed about China than his predecessor
and does have some understanding and depth of knowledge about China," Dr Bradshaw said.

"The Tibetan community hopes that Kevin Rudd will be more confident in his dealings
with Chinese authorities and will be willing to confront China on the issues of human
rights of Tibetan autonomy and repression."

But Lobsang Lungtok, 32, who fled from Tibet to Australia six years ago is not confident
Australia will have any influence on China.

Mr Lungtok left Tibet under self-imposed exile six years ago after spending 18 months
in jail for writing a poem condemning the Chinese occupation.

"There are always three choices when living in Tibet, keep quiet, go to jail or leave
Tibet and I experienced all three," he said.

"Until I was 20 I kept quiet when I expressed myself I went to jail and then it was
too hard to live in Tibet so I left."

Mr Lungtok said China considered Tibet as a business venture and would not be influenced
by western countries.

"I don't hold much hope for the Australian government."

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Diary Events for Friday, April 27, 2007

AAP General News (Australia)
04-27-2007
Diary Events for Friday, April 27, 2007

EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE
No items listed

BRISBANE
1000-1230 - DPI&F Revolutionary Science Forum. Qld Academy of Science, Mathematics and
Technology, Bywong Street, Toowong. Contact: Lilly Patellis 3239 3052

CANBERRA
No items listed

DARWIN
No items listed

HOBART
No items listed

PERTH
No items listed

MELBOURNE
1230 - Essendon Football Club coach Kevin Sheedy will launch a new book about Brisbane
coach and AFL legend Leigh Matthews. MCG on the arena, meet at Membership Services Gate
2 of Jolimont Terrace. Contact: Melissa Whitelaw 0400 301 557, 02 4751 8007.

SYDNEY
0600-1000 - Twelve sacked dock workers protest outside Vopak Terminals, 49 Friendship
Rd, Port Botany. Contact: Mark Ptolemy on 0414 993 873 or (02) 9682 4622.

0600 - 12 sacked terminal operators will be protesting outside Vopak Terminals Sydney,
49 Friendship Rd Port Botany. Contact: Mark Ptolemy on 0414 993873 or (02) 9682 4622
0730 - continues all day - Australian Labor Party National Conference. Sydney Convention
and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour Sydney. Contact: Meg Dixon-Child or Sandy Rippingale
6120 0800 - ALP Fringe event Who Owns the Soul of Australia seminar featuring Maxine McKew,
David Marr and Dr John Hirst.

1200 - Former Wallaby captain John Eales will launch a new charity in Orange. Ross Hill
Vineyard, Orange. Contact: Nick Stevens 9222 1691.

1845 - Labor Environment Activists Network Ten Years to Change, with guest speaker Peter
Garrett. South Steyne Floating Function Centre, Harbourside Jetty, Darling Harbour. No
contact given.

SPORT
AFL -
Round 5 - to April 29
1940 (AEST) - Port Adelaide v St Kilda, AAMI Std
RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL -
Round 7 - to April 30
1930 - Bulldogs v Wests Tigers, Telstra Std
1930 - Brisbane v Melbourne, Suncorp Std
NETBALL - Commonwealth Bank Trophy -
Week 1 - to April 28
2000 - Qld Firebirds v Canberra Darters, Chandler Arena
2000 - Sydney Swifts v Adelaide Thunderbirds, Sydney Olympic Park Sports Cnt
RUGBY - Super 14 -
Week 13 - to April 29
1735 (AEST) - Hurricanes v Highlanders, Wellington, NZ
1940 - Waratahs v Chiefs, Sydney
2145 (AEST) - Western Force v Cheetahs, Perth, WA
BOWLING - World Cup - to May 4
Warilla Bowls & Recreation Club
GALLOPS -
Grafton
Sandown
Rockhampton
Colac
Queanbeyan
TROTS -
Harold Park
Moonee Valley
Gold Coast
Gawler
Mildura
Tamworth
Gloucester Park
GREYHOUNDS -
Richmond
Geelong
Albion Park
Traralgon
The Gardens
Mandurah
Casino

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NT: Man in custody over shotgun attack

AAP General News (Australia)
12-27-2006
NT: Man in custody over shotgun attack

A 40-year-old man's in police custody .. after a shotgun was fired at a group of people
in a Darwin carpark.

Police say a 12-gauge shotgun was fired in a carpark near a block of units at Progress
Drive in suburban Nightcliff .. just before midnight .. with some pellets smashing through
the window of a unit where people were sleeping.

Nobody was injured .. and police holding the 40-year-old man are continuing their investigations.

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NSW: Police to investigate Italian over death of homeless man

AAP General News (Australia)
08-18-2006
NSW: Police to investigate Italian over death of homeless man

By Lisa Allan

SYDNEY, Aug 18 AAP - A coroner has ruled there is enough evidence against an Italian
national to charge him over the death of a "harmless", alcoholic homeless man found burning
in Sydney's west.

But the Italian man still is in Italy, where local police have advised against approaching
him because he is also a suspect in a murder investigation there.

The NSW Coroners Court was told today police were "100 per cent" sure Guiseppe Lo Medico
is the man seen in video footage taken at Bankstown Railway Station, near where Aldo Flaiban's
burning body was found on May 17, 2003.

Mr Flaiban, 59, was bashed with a paving stone and set on fire in the early hours of
the morning, in the Bankstown arcade where he had been squatting.

The CCTV footage shows a person, who police believe to be Lo Medico, carrying a paving
stone into the arcade and talking to Mr Flaiban shortly before his death, Detective Senior
Constable Simon Peddle said.

Police believe Lo Medico stole Mr Flaiban's wallet and made several unsuccessful attempts
to access his bank account.

"I think he had trouble getting money," Det Peddle said.

The man is believed to have returned to Mr Flaiban, who kept moving away, before bashing
him, Det Peddle said.

"I think perhaps it's an afterthought to go back and set fire to the body," he said.

The victim's blood was found later on the paver and on Lo Medico's jeans, which police
obtained later.

Lo Medico, who had been staying at the nearby Oasis Hotel, had told witnesses he was
desperate for money because he wanted to go to Italy as soon as possible, Det Peddle said.

He left the country the day after the killing and, later in 2003, police traced him
to a home in Italy.

But Italian police said Lo Medico "is a suspect in a murder investigation over there
and to not approach him", Det Peddle said.

There are prospects for Lo Medico's extradition to Australia, Det Peddle said.

State Coroner John Abernethy said it was odd Lo Medico had chosen to steal from a homeless
man, who "wouldn't have had a lot of money".

He said he was satisfied there was a reasonable prospect a jury would convict Lo Medico
of the murder and referred the case to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Outside the court today, Mr Flaiban's brother, Ron, said he hoped Lo Medico would be
brought back to Australia.

"I hope he gets extradited ... I hope he gets life," he said.

Mr Flaiban said his brother was an alcoholic who suffered from schizophrenia, but was
"harmless" and "never hurt anybody".

If charges are laid, police will seek to extradite Lo Medico from Italy.

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Main stories in today's 1200 ABC News

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04-12-2006
Main stories in today's 1200 ABC News

SYDNEY, April 12 AAP - Main stories in today's 1200 ABC News:

- The Supreme Court in Sydney is asked to use new legislation to stop a serial sex
offender from being released from jail this weekend.

- The federal government attacks Labor leader Kim Beazley's pledge to undo the coalition's
industrial relations changes, claiming the opposition wants to return to a system of flawed
unfair dismissal laws.

- The Australian Consumers' Association rejects claims that the federal government
and the ACCC are responsible for petrol price rises.

- RTA communications director Paul Willoughby rejects claims he's a liar during a parliamentary
inquiry into Sydney's cross-city tunnel.

- Prime Minister John Howard will know this afternoon whether he has to appear before
the AWB inquiry in Sydney.

- Injured Penrith half back Craig Gower said to resume training tomorrow after clearance
from the rugby club's medical staff.

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Howard policy to blame for rate rise factors: Swan

AAP General News (Australia)
04-05-2005
Howard policy to blame for rate rise factors: Swan

SYDNEY, April 5 AAP - Howard government policies, not external economic pressures,
had backed the Reserve Bank into a corner on interest rates, the federal opposition said
today.

Opposition treasury spokesman Wayne Swan said Australian families should blame the
government if the Reserve Bank raised interest rates tomorrow.

"The Reserve Bank has been forced into a corner by the Howard government's policies,"

Mr Swan told reporters today.

"Its $66 billion spending spree during the election has put upward pressure on interest
rates. The oil price is also a factor but it's the Reserve Bank governor and the OECD
that points to Howard government policy as being the primary cause of upward pressure
on interest rates."

The Reserve Bank met today to discuss whether it will raise rates by another quarter
of a per cent tomorrow.

Last month, the bank lifted interest rates by a quarter of a per cent - the first rate
rise since December 2003.

Mr Swan said the backlash from the rates rise was "certainly a factor" behind Labor's
rallying Newspoll result today.

The poll, published in The Australian newspaper, shows Labor leading the coalition
on a two-party preferred basis, 51 to 49 per cent.

Mr Swan said today's trade deficit figures were evidence of the need for more widespread
economic reform to ease inflationary pressures.

"There's a need for tremendous improvements of our export performance if we are going
to have a long-term sustainable reduction of the trade deficit," Mr Swan said.

"The only way we're going to do that is to get some incentive into the tax system to
investment in the skills of our workforce and to solve these infrastructure bottlenecks."

Mr Swan said there was still a very big challenge for the government to maintain economic
growth whether or not rates rose tomorrow.

The Reserve Bank will announce its decision at 9.30am (AEST) tomorrow.

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Fed: AWAs not policy, just on review, says Smith

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12-08-2004
Fed: AWAs not policy, just on review, says Smith

In a major turnaround, Labor says it will consider Australian Workplace Agreements
in a review of its industrial relations policies.

But Opposition industrial relations spokesman STEPHEN SMITH says that doesn't mean
Labor's policy on the matter has changed.

Australian Workplace Agreements are the HOWARD government's preferred one-on-one employment
contracts between employees and employers.

The individual agreements have to be kept secret, and exclude unions or any collective
bargaining.

Labor has had a consistent policy of scrapping AWAs if it regains power.

New South Wales Labor MP DARYL MELHAM says the party should not pre-empt the policy decision.

Australian Democrats Leader ANDREW BARTLETT says Labor's decision to review things
like the Australian Workplace Agreements is a welcome sign.

He says Labor needs a balanced approach in the industrial relations area.

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wagering contract

wagering contract See gaming contract.

Table 14. Experimental producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings of intermediate demand by commodity type category.(Statistical table)

 Table 14. Experimental producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings of intermediate demand by commodity type category (1)  [1982=100, unless otherwise indicated]                                          Commodity     Other               Grouping                    code      index base  Processed goods for intermediate     demand   Processed foods and feeds     Flour                               02-12-03     Meats                               02-21     Processed poultry                   02-22     Dairy products                      02-3     Processed fruits and vegetables     02-4     Refined sugar and byproducts        02-53     Confectionary materials             02-54     Other beverage materials            02-64-01     Fats and oils                       02-7     Processed eggs                      02-83     Prepared animal feeds               02-9   Processed materials less foods       and feeds     Synthetic fibers                    03-1     Processed yarns and threads         03-2     Gray fabrics                        03-3     Finished fabrics                    03-4     Industrial textile products         03-83-03     Leather                             04-2     Liquefied petroleum gas             05-32     Commercial electric power           05-42     Industrial electric power           05-43     Commercial natural gas              05-52         12/90     Industrial natural gas              05-53         12/90     Natural gas to electric utilities   05-54         12/90     Gasoline                            05-71     Jet fuel                            05-72-03     No 2 diesel fuel                    05-73-03     Residual fuels                      05-74     Basic inorganic chemicals           06-13     Basic organic chemicals             06-14     Prepared paint                      06-21     Paint materials                     06-22     Medicinal and botanical chemicals   06-31     Fats and oils, inedible             06-4     Mixed fertilizers                   06-51     Nitrogenates                        06-52-01     Phosphates                          06-52-02     Other agricultural chemicals        06-53     Plastic resins and materials        06-6     Synthetic rubber                    07-11-02     Plastic construction products       07-21     Unsupported plastic film/       sheet/other shapes                07-22     Parts for manufacturing       from plastics                     07-26     Softwood lumber                     08-11     Hardwood lumber                     08-12     Millwork                            08-2     Plywood                             08-3     Treated wood                        08-71-01      06/85     Woodpulp                            09-11     Paper                               09-13     Paperboard                          09-14     Paper boxes and containers          09-15-03     Building paper and board            09-2     Commercial printing                 09-47         06/82     Foundry and forge shop products     10-15     Steel mill products                 10-17     Primary nonferrous metals           10-22     Aluminum mill shapes                10-25-01     Copper and brass mill shapes        10-25-02     Titanium mill shapes                10-25-05     Nonferrous wire and cable           10-26     Metal containers                    10-3     Hardware                            10-4     Plumbing fixtures and brass       fittings                          10-5     Heating equipment                   10-6     Fabricated structural metal       products                          10-7     Fabricated ferrous wire products    10-88         06/82     Other miscellaneous metal       products                          10-89     Mechanical power transmission       equipment                         11-45     Air conditioning and       refrigeration equipment           11-48     Metal valves, except fluid power    11-49-02      12/82     Ball and roller bearings            11-49-05     Wiring devices                      11-71     Motors, generators,       motor generator sets              11-73     Switchgear, switchboard,       etc. equipment                    11-75     Electronic components       and accessories                   11-78     Internal combustion engines         11-94     Machine shop products               11-95     Flat glass                          13-11     Cement                              13-22     Concrete products                   13-3     Asphalt felts and coatings          13-6     Gypsum products                     13-7     Glass containers                    13-8     Motor vehicle parts                 14-12     Aircraft engines and parts          14-23         12/85     Aircraft parts and auxiliary       equipment, n.e.c                  14-25         06/85     Photographic supplies               15-42     Medical/surgical/personal       aid devices                       15-6 Unprocessed goods for intermediate     demand   Unprocessed foodstuffs and       feedstuffs     Wheat                               01-21     Corn                                01-22-02     Slaughter cattle                    01-31     Slaughter hogs                      01-32     Slaughter broilers/fryers           01-41-02     Slaughter turkeys                   01-42     Fluid milk                          01-6     Oilseeds                            01-83-01     Raw cane sugar and byproducts       02-52-01   Unprocessed nonfood materials     Raw cotton                          01-51     Hides and skins                     04-1     Coal                                05-1     Natural gas                         05-31     Crude petroleum                     05-61     Logs, bolts, timber, and pulpwood   08-5     Wastepaper                          09-12     Iron ore                            10-11     Iron and steel scrap                10-12     Nonferrous metal ores               10-21         12/83     Copper base scrap                   10-23-01     Aluminum base scrap                 10-23-02     Construction sand, gravel,       and crushed stone                 13-21     Industrial sand                     13-99-01      06/82 Services for intermediate demand                      11/09   Traditional services for       intermediate demand                             11/09     Network compensation from       broadcast and cable television    35            06/09     Advertising space sales in       periodicals and newspapers        36-11         06/09     Advertising space sales in       directories and mailing lists     36-12         12/08     Television advertising time sales   36-2          06/09     Radio advertising time sales        36-3          03/09     Internet advertising space sales,       ex. internet ads sold by print       publishers                        36-5          12/09     Business wired telecommunication       services                          37-12         06/09     Cell phone and other wireless       services, ex. paging              37-21         03/09     Cable and satellite subscriber       services                          37-3          12/08     Data processing and related       services                          38-1          06/09     Business loans (partial)            39-11         04/09     Deposit services (partial)          39-2          04/09     Other credit intermediation       services, including trust       services                          39-3          04/09     Securities, brokerage, dealing,       investment advice, and related       services                          40-11         06/09     Portfolio management                40-2          12/08     Investment banking                  40-3          12/08     Life insurance                      41-11-01      03/09     Disability insurance, including       accidental death                  41-11-02      03/09     Health and medical insurance        41-11-03      03/09     Property and casualty insurance     41-11-04      03/09     Annuities                           41-2          03/09     Commissions from sales of       insurance                         42-1          06/09     Nonresidential real estate rents    43-11         06/09     Nonresidential property sales       and leases                        43-12         12/08     Residential property management       fees                              43-22         12/08     Passenger car rental                44-1          03/09     Truck, utility trailer, and RV       rental and leasing                44-2          06/09     Construction, mining, and       forestry machinery and       equipment rental and leasing      44-3          03/09     Legal services                      45-1          03/09     Accounting services (partial)       45-2          06/09     Architectural and engineering       services                          45-3          06/09     Management, scientific, and       technical consulting              45-4          06/09     Advertising and related       services (partial)                45-5          12/08     Permanent placement services        46-1          03/09     Executive search services           46-2          12/08     Staffing services                   46-3          06/09     Guard services                      48-1          03/09     Janitorial services                 49-1          03/09     Waste collection                    50-1          12/08     Traveler accommodation services     53-11         06/09     Commercial and industrial       machinery and equipment       repair and maintenance            55-1          03/09     Ship repair and maintenance         55-3          06/09     Aircraft repair and maintenance     55-4          04/09   Transportation services for       intermediate demand                             11/09     Rail transportation of freight       and mail                          30-11         12/08     Truck transportation of freight     30-12         06/09     Water transportation of freight     30-13         06/09     Air transportation of freight       30-14         12/08     Pipeline transportation of       petroleum                         30-15-01      06/09     US Postal services                  30-16-01      06/89     Courier and messenger services,       ex. air                           30-16-02      04/09     Transportation of passengers       (partial)                         30-2          06/09     Services related to water       transportation                    31-1          06/09     Services related to air       transportation                    31-2          04/09     Arrangement of freight and cargo    31-31         12/08     Warehousing, storage, and related       services                          32-1          12/08   Trade services for intermediate       demand (3)                                      11/09     Parts and supplies for machinery       and equipment wholesaling         57-11-02      03/09     Building materials, paint,       and hardware wholesaling          57-3          03/09     Metals, minerals, and ores       wholesaling                       57-4          03/09     Chemicals and allied products       wholesaling                       57-5          03/09     Paper and plastics products       wholesaling                       57-6          03/09     Food wholesaling                    57-81-01      03/09     Automotive parts, including       tires, retailing                  58-61-02      03/09     Hardware, building materials,       and supplies retailing            58-D          03/09 Construction for intermediate demand                  11/09   Nonresidential building maintenance     and repair construction             80-2          12/10                                                  Unadjusted index                                            Feb.       May        June               Grouping                  2011 (2)   2011 (2)   2011 (2)  Processed goods for intermediate     demand                                193.7      203.2      203.3   Processed foods and feeds               184.9      193.0      194.0     Flour                                 234.0      229.2      224.5     Meats                                 162.4      172.0      167.3     Processed poultry                     135.0      141.3      140.1     Dairy products                        182.9      194.2      198.8     Processed fruits and vegetables       177.9      180.4      180.5     Refined sugar and byproducts          206.0      202.5      214.9     Confectionary materials               182.0      184.7      185.4     Other beverage materials              202.8      203.0      202.6     Fats and oils                         295.3      309.1      313.3     Processed eggs                        135.4      159.0      150.1     Prepared animal feeds                 194.6      207.0      209.8   Processed materials less foods       and feeds                           194.6      204.3      204.4     Synthetic fibers                      109.1      113.6      112.7     Processed yarns and threads           153.9      165.2      161.9     Gray fabrics                          141.4      145.6      148.3     Finished fabrics                      143.3      150.5      150.1     Industrial textile products           150.9      153.8      154.1     Leather                               257.0      263.9      266.9     Liquefied petroleum gas               352.6      434.7      415.2     Commercial electric power             179.9      185.6      187.6     Industrial electric power             194.4      197.1      200.1     Commercial natural gas                206.1      197.4      200.6     Industrial natural gas                206.0      196.1      193.4     Natural gas to electric utilities     173.9      161.9      168.5     Gasoline                              259.0      344.5      314.2     Jet fuel                              274.2      334.8      318.2     No 2 diesel fuel                      289.3      329.0      333.6     Residual fuels                        254.7      294.9      291.3     Basic inorganic chemicals             292.8      302.8      302.8     Basic organic chemicals               317.1      345.2      353.5     Prepared paint                        243.1      247.4      247.9     Paint materials                       244.9      244.4      247.4     Medicinal and botanical chemicals     175.6      176.3      175.3     Fats and oils, inedible               337.0      357.4      358.7     Mixed fertilizers                     193.9      195.3      195.4     Nitrogenates                          306.9      335.9      345.0     Phosphates                            275.5      280.6      295.7     Other agricultural chemicals          174.7      174.2      174.3     Plastic resins and materials          218.8      239.6      237.7     Synthetic rubber                      235.0      264.4      272.2     Plastic construction products         194.0      199.5      202.5     Unsupported plastic film/       sheet/other shapes                  206.3      211.4      213.1     Parts for manufacturing       from plastics                       136.5      138.3      139.4     Softwood lumber                       163.6      159.0      157.7     Hardwood lumber                       186.2      185.5      185.6     Millwork                              208.3      209.7      209.7     Plywood                               175.7      177.2      173.2     Treated wood                          168.2      164.3      159.9     Woodpulp                              195.0      198.8      199.4     Paper                                 188.1      190.3      191.7     Paperboard                            230.6      232.9      232.5     Paper boxes and containers            225.1      225.6      225.8     Building paper and board              165.5      163.2      165.2     Commercial printing                   169.0      169.5      169.4     Foundry and forge shop products       199.2      200.7      201.4     Steel mill products                   209.8      223.1      219.2     Primary nonferrous metals             252.6      252.7      242.9     Aluminum mill shapes                  183.4      197.0      197.7     Copper and brass mill shapes          507.0      471.6      473.3     Titanium mill shapes                  205.1      209.8      209.1     Nonferrous wire and cable             285.2      282.5      283.5     Metal containers                      150.3      151.7      153.0     Hardware                              196.7      196.7      198.4     Plumbing fixtures and brass       fittings                            234.1      236.9      238.5     Heating equipment                     224.4      226.6      226.9     Fabricated structural metal       products                            206.5      212.1      212.6     Fabricated ferrous wire products      210.3      215.8      216.4     Other miscellaneous metal       products                            157.4      158.6      158.8     Mechanical power transmission       equipment                           237.7      240.2      241.2     Air conditioning and       refrigeration equipment             166.3      167.4      168.1     Metal valves, except fluid power      255.3      259.5      259.6     Ball and roller bearings              230.3      231.8      238.0     Wiring devices                        216.6      218.3      219.6     Motors, generators,       motor generator sets                198.3      200.3      203.5     Switchgear, switchboard,       etc. equipment                      207.7      209.1      210.6     Electronic components       and accessories                      71.7       71.1       71.1     Internal combustion engines           163.0      163.5      163.5     Machine shop products                 177.8      178.6      179.6     Flat glass                            112.2      111.9      112.1     Cement                                187.4      192.3      191.1     Concrete products                     210.6      210.3      210.1     Asphalt felts and coatings            224.5      231.3      239.1     Gypsum products                       195.9      210.3      204.5     Glass containers                      183.9      184.2      189.1     Motor vehicle parts                   123.1      123.7      123.8     Aircraft engines and parts            202.8      203.9      203.6     Aircraft parts and auxiliary       equipment, n.e.c                    168.2      170.0      170.2     Photographic supplies                 124.4      124.4      124.3     Medical/surgical/personal       aid devices                         171.7      172.1      170.8 Unprocessed goods for intermediate     demand                                242.8      255.8      257.0   Unprocessed foodstuffs and       feedstuffs                          184.4      190.1      195.4     Wheat                                 244.9      243.8      236.7     Corn                                  261.3      278.2      301.7     Slaughter cattle                      164.4      170.7      165.2     Slaughter hogs                        105.6      112.1      111.9     Slaughter broilers/fryers             195.1      229.3      234.6     Slaughter turkeys                     174.1      194.5      206.2     Fluid milk                            142.8      145.0      157.0     Oilseeds                              247.4      244.1      251.8     Raw cane sugar and byproducts         196.7      195.0      191.7   Unprocessed nonfood materials           275.5      294.3      291.5     Raw cotton                            154.4      133.8      132.6     Hides and skins                       264.4      288.5      284.3     Coal                                  205.7      209.0      207.4     Natural gas                           183.0      182.6      183.2     Crude petroleum                       241.5      290.9      279.7     Logs, bolts, timber, and pulpwood     226.2      229.4      225.4     Wastepaper                            486.8      499.0      507.3     Iron ore                              153.4      161.6      161.6     Iron and steel scrap                  653.6      638.9      651.7     Nonferrous metal ores                 373.2      378.6      375.0     Copper base scrap                     652.7      646.4      657.7     Aluminum base scrap                   272.6      289.9      280.9     Construction sand, gravel,       and crushed stone                   264.8      266.2      267.3     Industrial sand                       246.2      247.3      247.2 Services for intermediate demand          102.3      103.3      103.4   Traditional services for       intermediate demand                 101.6      101.9      102.3     Network compensation from       broadcast and cable television      104.4      104.4      104.4     Advertising space sales in       periodicals and newspapers          101.1      100.8      101.4     Advertising space sales in       directories and mailing lists       103.9      104.2      104.2     Television advertising time sales     102.9      108.8      105.7     Radio advertising time sales          101.3      104.3      100.0     Internet advertising space sales,       ex. internet ads sold by print       publishers                          100.2      101.7      104.2     Business wired telecommunication       services                             96.2       96.6       96.6     Cell phone and other wireless       services, ex. paging                 92.2       91.2       90.7     Cable and satellite subscriber       services                            105.3      106.5      106.4     Data processing and related       services                             99.8       99.9      100.2     Business loans (partial)              207.3      212.8      220.7     Deposit services (partial)             60.6       57.2       59.5     Other credit intermediation       services, including trust       services                            102.0      102.6      101.3     Securities, brokerage, dealing,       investment advice, and related       services                            104.6      104.7      104.8     Portfolio management                  123.8      128.6      128.1     Investment banking                    112.8      117.3      118.6     Life insurance                        101.1      101.3      101.4     Disability insurance, including       accidental death                    101.8      101.8      101.8     Health and medical insurance          109.9      110.0      110.0     Property and casualty insurance       103.4      104.4      104.4     Annuities                             107.8      107.0      108.5     Commissions from sales of       insurance                           100.3      100.3      100.2     Nonresidential real estate rents       99.1       99.3       99.2     Nonresidential property sales       and leases                           96.9       96.4       95.9     Residential property management       fees                                 99.5      101.3      100.4     Passenger car rental                   94.6       85.9       93.9     Truck, utility trailer, and RV       rental and leasing                   99.7       99.7       99.7     Construction, mining, and       forestry machinery and       equipment rental and leasing         95.6       95.9       94.1     Legal services                        106.7      107.2      107.2     Accounting services (partial)         100.7       99.1       99.0     Architectural and engineering       services                            100.4      100.7      101.2     Management, scientific, and       technical consulting                102.5      102.3      102.3     Advertising and related       services (partial)                   99.0       99.3       99.3     Permanent placement services          100.6       99.6      101.4     Executive search services              99.1       99.1       99.1     Staffing services                     101.6      101.4      101.5     Guard services                        100.5      100.6      100.7     Janitorial services                   101.6      101.5      101.5     Waste collection                      107.4      109.3      108.6     Traveler accommodation services        96.9       98.1       99.7     Commercial and industrial       machinery and equipment       repair and maintenance              106.2      106.9      105.9     Ship repair and maintenance           101.3      102.5      102.5     Aircraft repair and maintenance       106.4      106.4      106.3   Transportation services for       intermediate demand                 107.0      109.6      110.1     Rail transportation of freight       and mail                            105.9      112.1      113.0     Truck transportation of freight       105.7      108.8      108.9     Water transportation of freight       119.8      122.4      124.6     Air transportation of freight         104.4      110.1      110.4     Pipeline transportation of       petroleum                           118.3      117.7      119.0     US Postal services                    188.5      191.6      191.6     Courier and messenger services,       ex. air                             114.3      116.8      117.8     Transportation of passengers       (partial)                           115.7      118.9      119.3     Services related to water       transportation                      105.8      106.1      106.7     Services related to air       transportation                      105.8      109.2      108.2     Arrangement of freight and cargo      100.6      100.2      100.2     Warehousing, storage, and related       services                             99.0       97.6       98.2   Trade services for intermediate       demand (3)                          101.4      104.1      102.9     Parts and supplies for machinery       and equipment wholesaling            99.9      101.4      100.9     Building materials, paint,       and hardware wholesaling             99.5       97.2       98.8     Metals, minerals, and ores       wholesaling                         100.1      132.9      100.5     Chemicals and allied products       wholesaling                         101.4       99.8      102.4     Paper and plastics products       wholesaling                          93.6       89.9       93.7     Food wholesaling                      108.3      117.3      109.9     Automotive parts, including       tires, retailing                    108.3      106.1      102.2     Hardware, building materials,       and supplies retailing              100.8      102.6      101.1 Construction for intermediate demand      101.8      102.5      102.4   Nonresidential building maintenance     and repair construction               102.9      103.6      103.5                                          Unadjusted percent                                         change to June 2011                                                from:                                            June               Grouping                    2010     May 2011  Processed goods for intermediate     demand                                 10.9        0.0   Processed foods and feeds                14.3        0.5     Flour                                  35.6       -2.1     Meats                                   8.8       -2.7     Processed poultry                      -1.8       -0.8     Dairy products                         15.8        2.4     Processed fruits and vegetables         2.0        0.1     Refined sugar and byproducts           16.0        6.1     Confectionary materials                 9.1        0.4     Other beverage materials                0.2       -0.2     Fats and oils                          36.6        1.4     Processed eggs                         22.2       -5.6     Prepared animal feeds                  25.9        1.4   Processed materials less foods       and feeds                            10.8        0.0     Synthetic fibers                        1.0       -0.8     Processed yarns and threads            25.2       -2.0     Gray fabrics                           13.9        1.9     Finished fabrics                        9.6       -0.3     Industrial textile products             4.4        0.2     Leather                                15.1        1.1     Liquefied petroleum gas                51.3       -4.5     Commercial electric power              -0.8        1.1     Industrial electric power               1.2        1.5     Commercial natural gas                 -1.3        1.6     Industrial natural gas                 -1.2       -1.4     Natural gas to electric utilities      -2.2        4.1     Gasoline                               43.0       -8.8     Jet fuel                               47.0       -5.0     No 2 diesel fuel                       50.4        1.4     Residual fuels                         48.2       -1.2     Basic inorganic chemicals              21.5        0.0     Basic organic chemicals                31.6        2.4     Prepared paint                          5.1        0.2     Paint materials                        12.2        1.2     Medicinal and botanical chemicals       0.7       -0.6     Fats and oils, inedible                53.5        0.4     Mixed fertilizers                      11.3        0.1     Nitrogenates                           38.2        2.7     Phosphates                             33.6        5.4     Other agricultural chemicals           -0.9        0.1     Plastic resins and materials           14.2       -0.8     Synthetic rubber                       23.3        3.0     Plastic construction products           5.6        1.5     Unsupported plastic film/       sheet/other shapes                    5.5        0.8     Parts for manufacturing       from plastics                         2.6        0.8     Softwood lumber                        -3.2       -0.8     Hardwood lumber                        -3.1        0.1     Millwork                                0.8        0.0     Plywood                                -7.0       -2.3     Treated wood                          -11.7       -2.7     Woodpulp                                2.3        0.3     Paper                                   6.0        0.7     Paperboard                              0.5       -0.2     Paper boxes and containers              2.0        0.1     Building paper and board               -5.2        1.2     Commercial printing                     0.8       -0.1     Foundry and forge shop products         4.4        0.3     Steel mill products                     7.0       -1.7     Primary nonferrous metals              28.2       -3.9     Aluminum mill shapes                   17.1        0.4     Copper and brass mill shapes           26.0        0.4     Titanium mill shapes                    6.4       -0.3     Nonferrous wire and cable              13.2        0.4     Metal containers                       -4.2        0.9     Hardware                                2.0        0.9     Plumbing fixtures and brass       fittings                              3.1        0.7     Heating equipment                       3.2        0.1     Fabricated structural metal       products                              5.3        0.2     Fabricated ferrous wire products        5.3        0.3     Other miscellaneous metal       products                              2.8        0.1     Mechanical power transmission       equipment                             4.6        0.4     Air conditioning and       refrigeration equipment               3.1        0.4     Metal valves, except fluid power        4.8        0.0     Ball and roller bearings                5.7        2.7     Wiring devices                          3.7        0.6     Motors, generators,       motor generator sets                  5.9        1.6     Switchgear, switchboard,       etc. equipment                        2.2        0.7     Electronic components       and accessories                      -3.7        0.0     Internal combustion engines             1.5        0.0     Machine shop products                   2.9        0.6     Flat glass                              1.8        0.2     Cement                                 -0.7       -0.6     Concrete products                      -0.2       -0.1     Asphalt felts and coatings              5.3        3.4     Gypsum products                        -7.4       -2.8     Glass containers                        4.3        2.7     Motor vehicle parts                     1.5        0.1     Aircraft engines and parts              3.3       -0.1     Aircraft parts and auxiliary       equipment, n.e.c                      1.7        0.1     Photographic supplies                   0.1       -0.1     Medical/surgical/personal       aid devices                           1.7       -0.8 Unprocessed goods for intermediate     demand                                 26.2        0.5   Unprocessed foodstuffs and       feedstuffs                           33.6        2.8     Wheat                                  81.9       -2.9     Corn                                  118.6        8.4     Slaughter cattle                       21.9       -3.2     Slaughter hogs                         15.8       -0.2     Slaughter broilers/fryers               0.0        2.3     Slaughter turkeys                      14.2        6.0     Fluid milk                             35.5        8.3     Oilseeds                               42.3        3.2     Raw cane sugar and byproducts           8.1       -1.7   Unprocessed nonfood materials            21.8       -1.0     Raw cotton                             17.8       -0.9     Hides and skins                        21.4       -1.5     Coal                                    9.0       -0.8     Natural gas                             2.9        0.3     Crude petroleum                        35.4       -3.9     Logs, bolts, timber, and pulpwood       4.0       -1.7     Wastepaper                             35.5        1.7     Iron ore                                8.4        0.0     Iron and steel scrap                   19.4        2.0     Nonferrous metal ores                  38.2       -1.0     Copper base scrap                      30.9        1.7     Aluminum base scrap                    25.0       -3.1     Construction sand, gravel,       and crushed stone                     2.2        0.4     Industrial sand                         3.4        0.0 Services for intermediate demand            2.2        0.1   Traditional services for       intermediate demand                   1.5        0.4     Network compensation from       broadcast and cable television        2.5        0.0     Advertising space sales in       periodicals and newspapers            1.3        0.6     Advertising space sales in       directories and mailing lists         1.3        0.0     Television advertising time sales      -5.7       -2.8     Radio advertising time sales           -3.8       -4.1     Internet advertising space sales,       ex. internet ads sold by print       publishers                            3.4        2.5     Business wired telecommunication       services                             -0.7        0.0     Cell phone and other wireless       services, ex. paging                 -3.7       -0.5     Cable and satellite subscriber       services                              2.8       -0.1     Data processing and related       services                              0.4        0.3     Business loans (partial)               33.7        3.7     Deposit services (partial)            -20.3        4.0     Other credit intermediation       services, including trust       services                              1.9       -1.3     Securities, brokerage, dealing,       investment advice, and related       services                              1.7        0.1     Portfolio management                   13.6       -0.4     Investment banking                     10.9        1.1     Life insurance                          1.4        0.1     Disability insurance, including       accidental death                      1.9        0.0     Health and medical insurance            4.0        0.0     Property and casualty insurance         2.3        0.0     Annuities                               2.4        1.4     Commissions from sales of       insurance                             0.0       -0.1     Nonresidential real estate rents       -0.5       -0.1     Nonresidential property sales       and leases                           -3.2       -0.5     Residential property management       fees                                  1.0       -0.9     Passenger car rental                   -3.9        9.3     Truck, utility trailer, and RV       rental and leasing                   -2.1        0.0     Construction, mining, and       forestry machinery and       equipment rental and leasing         -0.2       -1.9     Legal services                          3.8        0.0     Accounting services (partial)          -0.9       -0.1     Architectural and engineering       services                              1.0        0.5     Management, scientific, and       technical consulting                  1.0        0.0     Advertising and related       services (partial)                    0.8        0.0     Permanent placement services            2.4        1.8     Executive search services               0.0        0.0     Staffing services                       0.1        0.1     Guard services                          0.3        0.1     Janitorial services                     0.7        0.0     Waste collection                        1.8       -0.6     Traveler accommodation services         2.3        1.6     Commercial and industrial       machinery and equipment       repair and maintenance                4.6       -0.9     Ship repair and maintenance             1.2        0.0     Aircraft repair and maintenance         3.2       -0.1   Transportation services for       intermediate demand                   6.0        0.5     Rail transportation of freight       and mail                             10.0        0.8     Truck transportation of freight         6.8        0.1     Water transportation of freight        12.2        1.8     Air transportation of freight          10.7        0.3     Pipeline transportation of       petroleum                             0.9        1.1     US Postal services                      2.1        0.0     Courier and messenger services,       ex. air                               8.7        0.9     Transportation of passengers       (partial)                             3.8        0.3     Services related to water       transportation                        4.2        0.6     Services related to air       transportation                        4.4       -0.9     Arrangement of freight and cargo        2.2        0.0     Warehousing, storage, and related       services                             -2.9        0.6   Trade services for intermediate       demand (3)                            2.1       -1.2     Parts and supplies for machinery       and equipment wholesaling             5.2       -0.5     Building materials, paint,       and hardware wholesaling             11.3        1.6     Metals, minerals, and ores       wholesaling                         -12.3      -24.4     Chemicals and allied products       wholesaling                          -6.7        2.6     Paper and plastics products       wholesaling                           3.4        4.2     Food wholesaling                        1.2       -6.3     Automotive parts, including       tires, retailing                      3.1       -3.7     Hardware, building materials,       and supplies retailing                4.7       -1.5 Construction for intermediate demand        1.4       -0.1   Nonresidential building maintenance     and repair construction                 1.4       -0.1                                             Unadjusted percent                                               change from:                                           Mar.      Apr.       May               Grouping                  to Apr.   to May    to June  Processed goods for intermediate     demand                                 1.6       1.3       0.0   Processed foods and feeds                1.7       0.3       0.5     Flour                                  8.1      -0.9      -2.1     Meats                                  4.0      -1.9      -2.7     Processed poultry                      0.4       0.1      -0.8     Dairy products                         1.2       0.5       2.4     Processed fruits and vegetables        1.5      -0.5       0.1     Refined sugar and byproducts          -5.5       1.1       6.1     Confectionary materials                1.2       0.0       0.4     Other beverage materials               0.9       0.0      -0.2     Fats and oils                         -0.1       1.7       1.4     Processed eggs                         5.2       5.2      -5.6     Prepared animal feeds                  2.7       2.1       1.4   Processed materials less foods       and feeds                            1.6       1.4       0.0     Synthetic fibers                       1.0       2.5      -0.8     Processed yarns and threads            3.8       1.6      -2.0     Gray fabrics                           0.1       3.3       1.9     Finished fabrics                       2.6       2.7      -0.3     Industrial textile products            0.3       1.2       0.2     Leather                                2.1       0.0       1.1     Liquefied petroleum gas                4.5       4.2      -4.5     Commercial electric power              0.3       3.0       1.1     Industrial electric power             -0.3       2.1       1.5     Commercial natural gas                -3.1      -1.6       1.6     Industrial natural gas                -0.5      -3.1      -1.4     Natural gas to electric utilities     -0.6      -4.6       4.1     Gasoline                               8.9       7.0      -8.8     Jet fuel                               3.5       4.6      -5.0     No 2 diesel fuel                       5.7      -3.2       1.4     Residual fuels                         3.9       3.8      -1.2     Basic inorganic chemicals              2.2       3.0       0.0     Basic organic chemicals                3.3       4.4       2.4     Prepared paint                         0.2       0.1       0.2     Paint materials                        2.9      -2.4       1.2     Medicinal and botanical chemicals      0.2      -0.2      -0.6     Fats and oils, inedible                4.8      -1.0       0.4     Mixed fertilizers                      0.7      -0.7       0.1     Nitrogenates                           2.4       2.0       2.7     Phosphates                             2.0      -1.3       5.4     Other agricultural chemicals          -0.1      -0.2       0.1     Plastic resins and materials           2.6       4.6      -0.8     Synthetic rubber                       3.7       2.5       3.0     Plastic construction products          0.3       1.8       1.5     Unsupported plastic film/       sheet/other shapes                   0.8       2.0       0.8     Parts for manufacturing       from plastics                        1.1       0.4       0.8     Softwood lumber                       -1.5      -2.5      -0.8     Hardwood lumber                       -0.4      -0.6       0.1     Millwork                               0.0       0.0       0.0     Plywood                                1.6      -0.3      -2.3     Treated wood                          -2.8      -2.4      -2.7     Woodpulp                               0.3      -0.1       0.3     Paper                                  0.8       0.0       0.7     Paperboard                             0.0      -0.2      -0.2     Paper boxes and containers             0.1       0.0       0.1     Building paper and board              -0.1      -1.3       1.2     Commercial printing                    0.4      -0.1      -0.1     Foundry and forge shop products        0.5       0.2       0.3     Steel mill products                    2.2       1.1      -1.7     Primary nonferrous metals              1.6      -1.1      -3.9     Aluminum mill shapes                   2.8       2.6       0.4     Copper and brass mill shapes           2.6      -4.0       0.4     Titanium mill shapes                   3.9       3.3      -0.3     Nonferrous wire and cable              2.7      -2.8       0.4     Metal containers                       0.4       0.3       0.9     Hardware                               0.1       0.5       0.9     Plumbing fixtures and brass       fittings                             0.3       0.7       0.7     Heating equipment                     -0.1       0.5       0.1     Fabricated structural metal       products                             1.0       0.6       0.2     Fabricated ferrous wire products       1.2       1.1       0.3     Other miscellaneous metal       products                             1.2      -0.1       0.1     Mechanical power transmission       equipment                            0.5       0.3       0.4     Air conditioning and       refrigeration equipment              1.3      -0.4       0.4     Metal valves, except fluid power       0.5       0.0       0.0     Ball and roller bearings               0.2       0.2       2.7     Wiring devices                         0.5       0.0       0.6     Motors, generators,       motor generator sets                 0.3       0.4       1.6     Switchgear, switchboard,       etc. equipment                       0.2      -0.4       0.7     Electronic components       and accessories                      0.0      -0.7       0.0     Internal combustion engines            0.1       0.0       0.0     Machine shop products                  0.3       0.0       0.6     Flat glass                             0.4       0.0       0.2     Cement                                 0.7       0.3      -0.6     Concrete products                      0.0      -0.1      -0.1     Asphalt felts and coatings             0.8       3.4       3.4     Gypsum products                       -4.9       4.3      -2.8     Glass containers                       0.2       0.1       2.7     Motor vehicle parts                    0.2       0.2       0.1     Aircraft engines and parts             1.2       0.0      -0.1     Aircraft parts and auxiliary       equipment, n.e.c                     0.0       0.6       0.1     Photographic supplies                  0.0       0.2      -0.1     Medical/surgical/personal       aid devices                          0.3      -0.1      -0.8 Unprocessed goods for intermediate     demand                                 5.4      -2.0       0.5   Unprocessed foodstuffs and       feedstuffs                           4.3      -1.7       2.8     Wheat                                 11.6       4.0      -2.9     Corn                                  14.4      -3.1       8.4     Slaughter cattle                       5.1      -5.0      -3.2     Slaughter hogs                         7.5      -1.1      -0.2     Slaughter broilers/fryers             -1.4       3.0       2.3     Slaughter turkeys                      6.9       2.4       6.0     Fluid milk                            -3.4      -1.6       8.3     Oilseeds                               4.4       1.0       3.2     Raw cane sugar and byproducts          0.0      -3.5      -1.7   Unprocessed nonfood materials            6.2      -2.2      -1.0     Raw cotton                             2.7      -4.3      -0.9     Hides and skins                        6.2      -1.0      -1.5     Coal                                   0.4       1.1      -0.8     Natural gas                            9.4       2.2       0.3     Crude petroleum                        9.6      -6.4      -3.9     Logs, bolts, timber, and pulpwood      0.4       3.6      -1.7     Wastepaper                             1.0      -1.0       1.7     Iron ore                               0.0       5.3       0.0     Iron and steel scrap                   0.1      -2.2       2.0     Nonferrous metal ores                  2.0       1.6      -1.0     Copper base scrap                      4.5      -4.7       1.7     Aluminum base scrap                    2.2       1.0      -3.1     Construction sand, gravel,       and crushed stone                   -0.1       0.2       0.4     Industrial sand                       -0.5      -0.1       0.0 Services for intermediate demand           0.5       0.2       0.1   Traditional services for       intermediate demand                  0.5      -0.1       0.4     Network compensation from       broadcast and cable television       0.0       0.0       0.0     Advertising space sales in       periodicals and newspapers           0.0       0.1       0.6     Advertising space sales in       directories and mailing lists        0.1       0.2       0.0     Television advertising time sales      4.0       2.0      -2.8     Radio advertising time sales          -0.4       1.1      -4.1     Internet advertising space sales,       ex. internet ads sold by print       publishers                           1.7      -1.2       2.5     Business wired telecommunication       services                            -0.1       0.4       0.0     Cell phone and other wireless       services, ex. paging                -0.9       0.4      -0.5     Cable and satellite subscriber       services                            -0.1       0.7      -0.1     Data processing and related       services                             0.1       0.0       0.3     Business loans (partial)              13.8      -2.8       3.7     Deposit services (partial)            -0.2      -7.1       4.0     Other credit intermediation       services, including trust       services                             0.6       1.8      -1.3     Securities, brokerage, dealing,       investment advice, and related       services                            -2.0       1.1       0.1     Portfolio management                   0.2       2.1      -0.4     Investment banking                    -0.1       2.4       1.1     Life insurance                         0.6       0.0       0.1     Disability insurance, including       accidental death                     0.0       0.0       0.0     Health and medical insurance          -0.1       1.5       0.0     Property and casualty insurance        0.4       0.6       0.0     Annuities                              2.3      -1.8       1.4     Commissions from sales of       insurance                            0.1       0.0      -0.1     Nonresidential real estate rents       0.5       0.2      -0.1     Nonresidential property sales       and leases                          -0.8       0.2      -0.5     Residential property management       fees                                 0.4       0.9      -0.9     Passenger car rental                  -9.6      -6.4       9.3     Truck, utility trailer, and RV       rental and leasing                  -0.3      -0.2       0.0     Construction, mining, and       forestry machinery and       equipment rental and leasing         0.0      -2.5      -1.9     Legal services                         0.3      -0.1       0.0     Accounting services (partial)         -0.4      -0.2      -0.1     Architectural and engineering       services                            -0.1       0.0       0.5     Management, scientific, and       technical consulting                -0.3       0.1       0.0     Advertising and related       services (partial)                   0.0      -0.2       0.0     Permanent placement services           0.1       0.7       1.8     Executive search services              0.0       0.0       0.0     Staffing services                     -0.6       0.0       0.1     Guard services                         0.1       0.0       0.1     Janitorial services                    0.1       0.1       0.0     Waste collection                       0.0       0.1      -0.6     Traveler accommodation services       -2.1       0.3       1.6     Commercial and industrial       machinery and equipment       repair and maintenance               0.5       0.1      -0.9     Ship repair and maintenance            0.0       1.2       0.0     Aircraft repair and maintenance        0.1      -0.1      -0.1   Transportation services for       intermediate demand                  0.6       0.8       0.5     Rail transportation of freight       and mail                             1.5       2.5       0.8     Truck transportation of freight        0.5       0.8       0.1     Water transportation of freight        7.3      -8.3       6.6     Air transportation of freight          3.1      -0.7       0.3     Pipeline transportation of       petroleum                           -0.5      -0.1       1.1     US Postal services                     0.0       1.6       0.0     Courier and messenger services,       ex. air                              0.9       0.9       0.9     Transportation of passengers       (partial)                           -0.5      -1.8       0.3     Services related to water       transportation                      -0.3       0.2       0.6     Services related to air       transportation                       0.8       1.7      -0.9     Arrangement of freight and cargo       0.0       0.0       0.0     Warehousing, storage, and related       services                            -0.8       0.0       0.6   Trade services for intermediate       demand (3)                           0.5       0.9      -1.2     Parts and supplies for machinery       and equipment wholesaling           -0.1       1.3      -0.5     Building materials, paint,       and hardware wholesaling            -5.2       4.9       1.6     Metals, minerals, and ores       wholesaling                          9.8      12.2     -24.4     Chemicals and allied products       wholesaling                          0.6      -2.4       2.6     Paper and plastics products       wholesaling                         -2.9      -9.7       4.2     Food wholesaling                       9.5       1.2      -6.3     Automotive parts, including       tires, retailing                     0.3       3.5      -3.7     Hardware, building materials,       and supplies retailing              -0.1      -0.2      -1.5 Construction for intermediate demand      -0.1       0.6      -0.1   Nonresidential building maintenance     and repair construction               -0.1       0.6      -0.1  (1) Further information about these experimental producer price indexes is available online at http://www.bls.gov/ppi/experimental aggregation.htm  (2) The indexes for February 2011 have been recalculated to incorporate late reports and corrections by respondents. All indexes are subject to revision 4 months after original publication.  (3) Trade indexes measure changes in margins received by wholesalers and retailers.  "--" Data not available.