SA: Main stories in today's 1200 ABC News

AAP General News (Australia)
02-13-2007
SA: Main stories in today's 1200 ABC News

ADELAIDE, Feb 13 AAP - Main stories in today's 1200 ABC News:

- The Federal Opposition has broadened its attack on Prime Minister John Howard over
his criticism of American senator Barack Obama's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq.

- A row has erupted in the Senate Estimates Committee over the Prime Minister's $10
billion water plan.

- Coalition backbenchers are stepping up their push for conditions to be placed on
the $11 billion takeover of Qantas.

- The Palestine Prime Minister has appealed to the West to end its diplomatic and economic
boycott of the Palestinian authority.

- An independent MP has criticised the South Australian government for failing to act
on a year-old report on youth crime.

- A Sydney inquest has heard an Indonesian military commander was ordered to burn the
bodies of five Australian journalists in 1975.

- The Australian cricket team for the World Cup will be named today.

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