WA:Fraud home sale hits WA again

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2011
WA:Fraud home sale hits WA again

Police say early indications in the case of another house in Perth being sold without
the knowledge of its owner, suggest the frauds may have been orchestrated from Nigeria.

A year after a man's Perth home was sold without his permission, West Australian Lands
Minister BRENDON GRYLLS says authorities are looking at claims it's happened again.

ROGER MILDENHALL'S 485 thousand dollar investment property was sold in June last year
while he was in Cape Town, after a real estate agent was conned by scammers posing as
the owner.

Police have confirmed they're investigating the alleged sale of a house some time between
February and April this year, again without the knowledge of the owner and while they
were overseas.

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Qld: Former net porn king has heroin problem, court hears

AAP General News (Australia)
02-17-2006
Qld: Former net porn king has heroin problem, court hears

By Jade Bilowol

BRISBANE, Feb 17 AAP - A fallen businessman who made millions out of internet pornography
has been injecting $4,500 worth of heroin daily, a Brisbane court has heard.

Greg Shiraz (Shiraz) Lasrado, 35, of Kenmore Hills in Brisbane's west, was released
on bail after a brief appearance in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today charged with
possession of a dangerous drug.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Jen Jacobsen told the court Lasrado was arrested yesterday
at his house with five grams of "rock heroin" during a drug operation that also netted
two other men.

Police surveillance found Lasrado had spent $60,000 on heroin since January 21, placing
the money into Brisbane man Bede Michael McMillan's bank account, Sgt Jacobsen alleged.

"He has been shooting $4,500 worth of heroin up his arm every day," Sgt Jacobsen said.

"He is an unacceptable risk to the community and himself due to his level of addiction."

She also alleged McMillan, 25, then used the money Lasrado put in his bank account
to purchase heroin from Justin Charles Schiro, 33, of Jimboomba, south-west of Brisbane.

McMillan and Schiro also faced the Brisbane Magistrates Court today after being arrested
yesterday in a car outside of Lasrado's house and at a unit in Oxley in Brisbane's south-west
respectively.

McMillan was charged with supplying and possession of a dangerous drug. Charges against
Schiro include supply, possession and trafficking of dangerous drugs.

Magistrate Jacqui Payne released Lasrado, McMillan and Schiro on bail.

The trio, who were not required to plea, are due to face court again on April 20.

Lasrado's lawyer Peter Nolan admitted his client "had a problem" with heroin but was
committed to rehabilitation and would seek help from his father who is a doctor.

In the 1990s Lasrado built up a web of more than 50 companies on and offshore, making
up to an estimated $10 million a year.

He owned luxury houses and drove a $500,000 black Lamborghini Diablo before his businesses
went into receivership.

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KEYWORD: LASRADO

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NSW:Stannies boy tells court of sex abuse

AAP General News (Australia)
04-14-2011
NSW:Stannies boy tells court of sex abuse

A former student of a New South Wales Catholic boarding college has told a court he
didn't tell anyone about being sexually abused by the headmaster .. because he was told
no one would believe him.

The unnamed complainant says 68-year-old PETER WILLIAM DWYER threatened to expel him
from St Stanislaus College .. during an assault when he was in Year Eight.

Jurors in the NSW District Court have been told the boy was sent to DWYER for having
alcohol on his breath .. when the headmaster performed oral sex on the boy and then ordered
him to reciprocate.

The trial's continuing.

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KEYWORD: DWYER (SYDNEY)

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FED:Good evening Picture Editors, News Editors and Chiefs of Staff,

AAP General News (Australia)
12-26-2010
FED:Good evening Picture Editors, News Editors and Chiefs of Staff,

The following is a list of news assignments AAP will consider for picture coverage
tomorrow. The full-day list is preliminary and subject to change. However, to assist in
your planning, we have firmed most jobs before midday. These are marked 'Assigned'.

A fresh advisory will be issued at 9.00am in case breaking news overnight takes priority
and changes the schedule. A full day planner will be issued at 11.30am.

As always, your feedback is welcome. Please contact the Picture Desk on 02 93228707 for
further clarification.

Preliminary AAP IMAGE OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW, MONDAY, DEC. 27, 2010

SYDNEY

Outwatching Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

MELBOURNE

Day two of the fourth Ashes Test Australia v England - Assigned

BRISBANE

Outwatching floods

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WA:Surfer killed by shark near Perth=2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2010
WA:Surfer killed by shark near Perth=2

Fisheries officers in western Australia are trying to find out what type of shark attacked
and killed a surfer in the state's southwest today.

A 31-year-old Busselton man died in Margaret River Hospital after being attacked around
8.15 this morning (WST) off South Point near Gracetown.

Department of Fisheries WA regional manager PHIL SHAW says fisheries officers will
try to determine if the shark is still in the area .. what species it is and whether it
poses a risk.

Mr SHAW says Great Whites are common in the area but are protected.

Weather conditions mean a department boat probably won't reach the area till tomorrow.

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KEYWORD: SHARK (PERTH)

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Main stories on ABC 702's 0530 news

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2010
Main stories on ABC 702's 0530 news

- Fed gov't says Vic's alternative health plan will cost commonwealth too much money;

- Labor retains gov't in Tasmania after election; Hodgman angry after polling more
votes; McKimm says he looks forward to working with Bartlett;

- Labor Party national exec set to overrule endorsement of union leader for Senate
in this year's election;

- President of Kyrgyzstan refuses to admit defeat;

- US and Russia sign historic nuclear arms treaty in Prague, promising further reductions;

- Officials in NW Pakistan say suspected Taliban have blown up three schools;

- Somalia militants take over UN compound;

- Weather;

- Forensic investigators scour scene of fatal house fire in which man and g'son died;
fed gov't confirm had insulation installed under its failed scheme;

- Internal report by health officials shows young doctor raised concerns about workload
before taking life;

- JPs will now be able to renew appointments online;

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KEYWORD: MONITOR 0530 ABC (SYDNEY)

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NSW: ANZ releases MySpace prepaid card for teens

AAP General News (Australia)
08-26-2009
NSW: ANZ releases MySpace prepaid card for teens

EDS: Story ke MYSPACE, exSydney, sent on this wire at 1330 AEST, should not be used.

The story is EMBARGOED until Thursday. The story will be reissued under embargo.

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KEYWORD: MYSPACE ADVISORY

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Fed: Four injured asylum seekers head to Brisbane

AAP General News (Australia)
04-17-2009
Fed: Four injured asylum seekers head to Brisbane

EDS: Updates with patient details.



BRISBANE, April 17 AAP - Four men injured in the explosion aboard a boat carrying 47
asylum seekers off northern Australia will be flown in to Brisbane on Friday night for
treatment.

Royal Brisbane Hospital acting director of burns, Michael Muller, said the men being
flown in from Darwin had burns on up to 50 per cent of their bodies.

The four men were currently ventilated and in induced comas after being operated on
in Darwin, he said.

Hospital executive director Dr David Alcorn said the patients were being transferred
to share the load in the wake of the tragedy.

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KEYWORD: BOAT BRISBANE UPDATE

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0830 2GB Headlines

AAP General News (Australia)
12-12-2008
0830 2GB Headlines

- Sydney father's drowned on NSW south coast trying to save 2 sons in surf

- Family of 15 yo shot in Melbourne say police were trigger happy

- $2 billion plan for high speed bus is losing NSW govt support

- NSW health under fire for poor communication between doctors and nurses

- Jockey's threatening to strike

- At least one person dead in violent storms in Rome

- Finance

SPORT

- Aust Open golf/Cricket/NRL Eels/Football/Racing/Tennis

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KEYWORD: 0830 2GB

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NSW: Williams finally served with court documents=2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-08-2008
NSW: Williams finally served with court documents=2

Mr HUTLEY told the court the Bulldogs want WILLIAMS to return to the team .. and play
for the club.

AAP RTV vpm/hn/bart

KEYWORD: LEAGUE WILLIAMS 2 SYDNEY (REOPENS)

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Qld: Community helps backpackers after yacht rescue

AAP General News (Australia)
02-14-2008
Qld: Community helps backpackers after yacht rescue

By Jessica Marszalek

BRISBANE, Feb 14 AAP - Backpackers plucked from a yacht which ran aground on the north
Queensland coast have been offered free food, accommodation and trips after accusing the
yacht operator of abandoning them.

Thirty-two frightened tourists and five crew from the yacht Romance were rescued by
helicopter after the vessel ran aground on rocks on Hook Island in the Whitsundays early
Tuesday morning.

Most were forced to leave their property on board the boat which had offered three-day
sailing and diving trips, meaning many now had no money, credit cards, phones or passports
and had lost cameras and clothes.

The backpackers later accused the charter yacht operator of abandoning them.

A spokesman for operator Discount Travel today declined to comment.

Backpacker Tim Jones, 25, from Britain, said the passengers were very grateful for
the help that had been offered, from free and discount accommodation to free meals, toiletries,
clothes and transport, after the nightmare experience.

"We were smacking the rocks, we didn't know if there was help coming, we didn't know
if the mayday calls had been received," Mr Jones said.

"It was hell really ... there was no-one on that boat who wasn't terrified and I think
it's hitting everyone now how lucky we are."

A police spokeswoman said officers today boarded the yacht in treacherous conditions
to recover what belongings they could, but some had been swept into the sea.

Tourism Whitsundays CEO Peter O'Reilly said the community would continue to look after
the backpackers, while the Whitsunday Charter Boat Industry Association, of which the
Romance is not a member, had offered them free sailing trips on their boats.

"The community is dismayed that these visitors have had to endure such an awful experience
that unfortunately didn't finish the moment they were rescued," Mr O'Reilly said.

"International backpackers are the vibrant heart of Airlie (Beach) and we'd like to
see this group receive the care and attention we'd want for our own children in similar
circumstances."

Queensland Transport's marine safety department is currently investigating the incident.

AAP jmm/ht/bwl

KEYWORD: YACHT NIGHTLEAD

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Fed: PM hits back at Keating over APEC agenda

AAP General News (Australia)
08-27-2007
Fed: PM hits back at Keating over APEC agenda

JOHN HOWARD has hit back at his predecessor PAUL KEATING'S criticism of Australia's
APEC agenda .. saying the forum must evolve with the times.

The PM says APEC countries should take a broad view of the world .. when they meet
in Sydney next week.

In a speech to the Lowy Institute in Sydney .. Mr HOWARD said APEC works because it
can evolve .. and look at contemporary challenges as they emerge.

His comments come after Mr KEATING .. a key player in the creation of APEC .. said
should be tackling issues like the nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula .. and relations
between China and Japan.

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KEYWORD: APEC HOWARD (CANBERRA)

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SA: Main stories in today's Adelaide Advertiser

AAP General News (Australia)
04-13-2007
SA: Main stories in today's Adelaide Advertiser

ADELAIDE, April 13 AAP - The main stories in today's Adelaide Advertiser:

Page 1: SA public servants to be offered the chance to draw on superannuation benefits
if they keep working after their retirement age.

Page 2: MPs killed in bomb attack on Iraqi parliament (Baghdad).

Page 3: Prime Minister John Howard says the Work Choices legislation has helped cut
the jobless rate.

World: Suicide bomb kills 33 in Algiers (Algiers). Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao moves
to improve ties with Japan (Tokyo). Satirist Kurt Vonnegut dies aged 84 (New York). India
test long-range missile (New Delhi).

Finance: Woolworths expresses an interest in the proposed $20 billion carve up of Coles.

Consortium bidding for Qantas restructures its $11.1 billion takeover bid. Australian
share market closes at a record high.

Sport: Brett Burton back for the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide captain Warren Tredrea
named for the Power ahead of the AFL showdown this weekend. Australian cricket captain
Ricky Ponting warns the West Indies not to squander the millions it will make from hosting
the World Cup (Bridgetown). Taj Burrow wins Bells Beach surfing title.

AAP tjd/evt

KEYWORD: MONITOR FRONTERS SA

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Qld: Three die on Qld roads in horror 24hrs

AAP General News (Australia)
12-12-2006
Qld: Three die on Qld roads in horror 24hrs

BRISBANE, Dec 12 AAP - Three people have died on Queensland roads in a spate of accidents
during the past 24 hours.

A man was killed after his utility collided with a prime mover and burst into flames
on the Burnett Highway north of Goomeri, near Gympie, about 4.20pm (AEST) yesterday.

Witnesses at the scene were unable to free the driver before the vehicle was engulfed in flames.

Police are still to confirm the man's identity.

The driver of the prime mover was not injured.

Police are also investigating the death of a 50-year-old man who died when his sedan
hit a tree about 8.20pm (AEST) yesterday on Cooroy-Tewantin Road, Tewantin.

They are keen to hear from any witnesses to the accident.

Meanwhile, a 92-year-old man died early today from injuries sustained when his car
and a semi trailer collided at Egans Hill at the corner of the Burnett and Bruce highways
around 4.25pm (AEST) yesterday.

The man was taken to Rockhampton Hospital but died just after midnight.

AAP jmm/jm/de

KEYWORD: TOLL QLD

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Fed: Liberal colleagues support Moylan in looming preselection

AAP General News (Australia)
08-04-2006
Fed: Liberal colleagues support Moylan in looming preselection

Outspoken right-wing Liberal MP WILSON TUCKEY denies he's part of a conspiracy to unseat
moderate backbencher JUDI MOYLAN .. because of her opposition to the government's immigration
policies.

Mr TUCKEY says he's got nothing to do with the preselection nomination of 54-year-old
JAMIE FALLS for the semi-rural seat of Pearce .. which Ms MOYLAN has held for 13 years.

Ms MOYLAN was one of a group of rebel backbenchers .. who last year succeeded in forcing
the government to water down detention laws.

She hasn't ruled out crossing the floor .. when the government's proposed new migration
legislation is debated in parliament next week.

AAP RTV ag/wf/bart

KEYWORD: MOYLAN (PERTH)

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Fed: Howard to ask AWB to give up wheat monopoly

AAP General News (Australia)
02-15-2006
Fed: Howard to ask AWB to give up wheat monopoly

The Prime Minister will hold crisis talks with embattled AWB today .. and it's expected
he'll ask the wheat exporter to give up its monopoly position for the good of Australian
farmers.

JOHN HOWARD has called AWB chairman BRENDAN STEWART to Canberra for urgent talks on
how to help wheat farmers after Iraq locked the AWB out of its market.

Iraq suspended its dealings with the wheat distributor pending the outcome of the Cole
inquiry into kickbacks allegedly paid to SADDAM HUSSEIN'S regime.

The decision has shut Australian wheat out of the lucrative Iraqi market .. including
a current tender worth almost 300 million dollars.

Some angry government backbenchers also want AWB's monopoly scrapped.

AAP RTV so/wz/ibw

KEYWORD: AWB FEDERAL (CANBERRA)

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SA: Drivers lose their licences under new laws

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2005
SA: Drivers lose their licences under new laws

South Australia's tough new drink driving laws have had an immediate effect .. with
nine drivers losing their licences overnight.

Under the new provisions .. which came into effect from midnight .. drink drivers with
a blood-alcohol level above 0.08 can have their licence suspended immediately by police
.. for a minimum of six months.

Police say that's happened to six drivers in Adelaide's southern suburbs.

They say the highest reading was 0.131 by a 21-year-old student.

In the northern suburbs .. three drivers have had their licences taken on the spot.

The worst offender is a man who blew 0.242.

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KEYWORD: LICENCE (ADELAIDE)

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triton

triton A nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons bound together; the ion T⁺ formed by ionization of a tritium atom. See also hydron.

Philip Roth Provides Exclusive Reading From His New Book, "The Human Stain," Only On NYTimes.com.

News Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2000

The New York Times on the Web announced today that it has published an exclusive reading by Philip Roth from his new novel, "The Human Stain," on nytimes.com/books. The reading on NYTimes.com, a worldwide audio exclusive, is the only reading Mr. Roth will do from the novel, as he will not be making any in-store appearances.

"We're honored that such a major author was eager to work with us to bring his work to the Web in this new way," said Bill Goldstein, books editor for NYTimes.com. "The fact that he isn't making any bookstore appearances highlights how the Web is changing the way authors publicize their books and make contact with their readers. We're thrilled to be able to provide our users with this audio exclusive, available only on nytimes.com/books."

NYTimes.com is also providing a complete retrospective of Roth's life and work drawn from its archives as part of a special Roth feature that includes the audio exclusive. A review of "Human Stain," published in the May 7 issue of The New York Times Book Review, also appears on the site, as well as an interview with Mr. Roth from the Book Review.

NYTimes.com/books features the complete contents of the weekly New York Times Book Review as well as a free archive of all book reviews published in The Times since 1980.

Philip Roth published five major works in the 1990s including Patrimony (1991); Operation Shylock (1993); Sabbath's Theater (1995), winner of the National Book Award; American Pastoral (1997), winner of the Pulitzer Prize; and I married a Communist (1998). His work has been acclaimed around the world and, in 1998, he received the National Medal of Arts at the White House.

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They say you can't judge a book by its cover, and first impressions don't last. But can you tell who a person is by the contents of their bathroom cabinet? Can someone's iPod playlist contain the clues to what type of personality they are? Does a living room's decor send out signals about its inhabitants? According to Sam Gosling, a professor of psychology and author of a new book, 'Snoop: What your stuff says about you', there is a science to figuring out who a person is by critically observing their belongings and the spaces they inhabit. Most people, in a moment of honesty, will admit that they constantly do this; try to size up people by what kind of things they choose to surround themselves with from bookcases to waste baskets.

Having done extensive research on personality differences and how people form impressions of others in daily life, Gosling finds that our personalities seep out in everything that we do - it's a matter of being an expert 'snoopologist' at examining the traces we leave behind. And these observations he says, are more telling about people's personalities than face-to-face meetings or what friends say about them. Describing snoopology as "a special brand of voyeurism", Gosling posits that a snoopologist looks for three basic types of clues to personality in the personal spaces we live in like bedrooms, bathrooms and office desks, which, according to him, are "a unique pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving that is consistent over time." The first clues are grouped as 'identity claims' and consist of posters, photos, trinkets and mementos that make a symbolic statement that is meant to project an image of who we are. These deliberate statements could be religious paraphernalia decorating a home as a sign of someone wanting to outwardly project an image of piety; or a home country's flag to indicate a sense of unflappable patriotism. And these could be what people want others to think of them as opposed to what they're actually like.

The second set of clues is 'feeling regulators' which include music, books, DVDs, family effects and are responsible for helping people mange their emotions and thoughts.

These could range from a living plant that inspires a nurturing aspect in someone to playing music to help them focus. "Music consistently trumps books, clothing, food, memories and television shows in helping people get to know each other better," Gosling writes. All this explains why people consider their music collections a badge of honour and a source of pride. Like Nick Hornby's alter ego Rob Fleming says in the book 'High Fidelity', you can judge a potential mate by their record covers, and according to Gosling, this is a way that people try to figure out their musical compatibility as a litmus test for how well they will get along. And finally, the third type of clues known as 'behaviour residue' which are the physical traces that we leave behind as a result of everyday actions like the contents of our garbage bins, brands of food we eat and home products we use. Generally speaking, it is the 'mess' we leave in our trail as a result of how we live. All this may seem like common sense, but Gosling has made it into a scientific tool that people can use to better understand each other. He based much of his research on the 'Big Five' personality traits that include identifying people on their openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism across different domains.

These domains include private spaces like bedrooms to more public ones like offices as well as virtual ones. Gosling finds that the really good places to learn about people are often overlooked. "Web sites are extraordinarily good places to learn about people - perhaps the best of all places," he says, adding that Facebook profiles in particular are filled with all kinds of clues on who a person really is. But when all's been snooped and done, all this hypothesising and deciphering could easily be avoided by doing the one thing that is a foolproof way of getting to know a person - asking them questions rather than observing them, right? 'Snoop: What your stuff says about you' is available at Magrudy's for dhs113. For more information visit

www.samgosling.com.

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