Vic: Main stories in today's 1200 3AW news

AAP General News (Australia)
04-13-2007
Vic: Main stories in today's 1200 3AW news

MELBOURNE, April 13 AAP - Main stories in today's 1200 3AW News:

- A man shot dead at his Thomastown home early this morning has a police record.

- The mother of a young woman raped in the family's Eltham North home has pleased for
help to find her attacker.

- President Bush says the suicide bombing of the Iraqi parliament shows the military
surge strategy on Baghdad is working.

- The accused Bali bomber Hambali has denied any link to al-Qaeda.

- A psychologist says a bullying episode videoed by Xavier College students should
be taken seriously.

- Saints coach Ross Lyon is confident midfielder Luke Ball will return to the side
next week despite suffering from suspected swelling on the brain.

- Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade expects Nick Riewoldt will add plenty to the Saints lineup
when the two meet this weekend.

- A woman aged in her 20s is in a critical condition with head injuries after being
hit by a car at Glen Iris.

- The states say they'll go it alone on climate change if the prime minister rejects
their plan for an emissions trading scheme.

- The man who battled VicRoads to honour a deal about buying a set of valuable personalised
number plates says he'll donate 10 per cent of the proceeds of their sale to charity.

- The all ordinaries index is down six at 6136 points. The Australian dollar is at 83.17US cents.

- New Zealand suffered its first defeat of the cricket World Cup this morning, going
down to Sri Lanka by six wickets.

- Former world boxing champ Mike Tyson has been ordered to stand trial in August on drug charges.

- In golf, Steven Leaney is the best placed Australian at the Heritage Classic.

- Australian Rugby Union boss Gary Flowers is set to quit his post later this afternoon.

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