Vic: Man dies in house fire

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Vic: Man dies in house fire

A man's body has been discovered by fire officers after they put out a house fire inMelbourne's outer east overnight.

Country Fire Authority units arrived at the house in Montrose, about 12.45am (AEDT)to find it well alight.

After putting out the blaze, firefighters wearing breathing apparatus found the bodyof a man in the bathroom of the single storey house.

Police say the dead man, aged in his 30s, lived alone.

Detectives from the Arson Squad are investigating the cause of the blaze.

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WA: Headmaster resigns over "inappropriate websites"

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WA: Headmaster resigns over "inappropriate websites"

By Tom Wald

PERTH, Aug 8 AAP - The headmaster of one of Perth's most exclusive schools has resignedafter accessing "inappropriate" internet websites at the school.

Chairman of the Wesley College council, Craig Readhead, confirmed today the schoolhad accepted John Bednall's resignation last Friday.

Mr Readhead said the matter had been referred to the police.

Police would not comment on the matter, saying no charges had been laid.

The exclusive Wesley College, in leafy South Perth, has educated sporting luminariessuch as AFL star Ben Cousins and cricketing brothers Adam Hollioake and his late brotherBen.

Wesley called in consultants to deal with the media fallout from the incident.

The school said it would not elaborate on the content of what it called inappropriatewebsites for legal reasons.

Mr Readhead said the school did not condone the accessing of inappropriate websites.

"What has occurred is inappropriate and unacceptable by Wesley's strict standards,"

Mr Readhead said in a statement.

"The Council has taken the most appropriate action in seeking Mr Bednall's immediate resignation.

"While this is an unfortunate incident, parents should be aware that it was our monitoringsystem which identified the inappropriate use of a computer and we have acted swiftly,decisively and with integrity."

Mr Readhead told parents the school council had the issue under control and there wasnot a widespread misuse of school resources.

"Parents can be confident Council has this unfortunate situation under control andhave complete confidence in the College management and school staff," he said.

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Fed: Aust schools could be off-limits to GG

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Fed: Aust schools could be off-limits to GG

By Shane Wright

CANBERRA, Feb 28 AAP - Australia's 6,000 public schools could be off-limits to Governor-GeneralPeter Hollingworth as more community groups today expressed concerns about his handlingof child sexual abuse claims.

The Australian Education Union (AEU) is to debate whether Dr Hollingworth should bebarred from schools because of his public statements on sex abuse.

And the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has sent Dr Hollingwortha letter demanding he explain his statements or face being dumped as its patron.

The governor-general was back in Canberra …

Fed: Austudy, Youth Allowance to rise from tomorrow

AAP General News (Australia)
12-31-2001
Fed: Austudy, Youth Allowance to rise from tomorrow

Almost 450,000 students and young people will get up to an extra $15.20 a fortnight
added to their Austudy or Youth Allowance payments from tomorrow.

Under the changes, Austudy payments for most students will rise $11.60 a fortnight
to $301.70 while the maximum rate, for single parents, will rise $15.20 to $395.30.

Youth Allowance payments will be boosted by between $6.30 and $15.20 per fortnight,
with young people living away from home to get $301.70 a fortnight, up $11.60.

Children and Youth Services Minister LARRY ANTHONY says the change will reflect rising inflation.

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KEYWORD: YEAR AUSTUDY (CANBERRA)

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NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2001
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 2

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Page 1: Labor's strong performance in NT election sends shockwaves through Howard camp
in lead-up to federal election; North Sydney rugby league club launches a bid to return
to the national competition in its own right; Sydney Anglican Archbishop Dr Peter Jensen
calls on Christians to take the gospel to the workplace.

Page 2: Charities to bankroll independent inquiry into welfare payment penalties.

Page 3: Speedy but troubled Manly ferries could be scrapped in three years; Liver-sharing
transplant sparks new ethical debate; Sydney woman a victim of hospital bungle.

World: East Timorese identity Xanana Gusmao prepared to stand for president; sinister
Irish Republican Army activities threaten international support for Irish nationalism;
daughter of murdered Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin will head PR offensive to counter
Palestinian cause.

Business: Australian executives third highest paid in world; Singapore Airlines and
Qantas in dogfight over control of Air New Zealand; future plans expected to overshadow
BHP Billiton's full-year earnings today.

Sport: Brisbane Broncos cop another loss; Swans struggle to make AFL finals; Wallabies
unlikely to change line-up for Tri-Nations decider against New Zealand.

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KEYWORD: FRONTERS NSW 2 SYDNEY

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NSW: Trade with Latin America has huge potential

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2001
NSW: Trade with Latin America has huge potential

A trade expert says Brazilians have taken to the backyard Hills Hoist, one of many
products with the potential to earn big money for Australian exporters.

Australia's senior trade commissioner in Latin America, ROB CHARD, predicts Latin America
could become the next South East Asia of Australian trade.

He's told a Sydney business seminar the low Australian dollar and the enduring post-Olympic
high offers an optimum occasion for Australia to push for increased trade with South America.

Mr CHARD says Australia made $1.4 billion in trade with Latin America last year, but
this could increase 10-fold over the next decade.

He says the market's enormous and even the old Aussie backyard clothesline, the Hills
Hoist, is selling in Brazil.

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KEYWORD: LATIN TRADE (SYDNEY)

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Qld: Beattie may have known of scam, inquiry told = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
01-11-2001
Qld: Beattie may have known of scam, inquiry told = 2

Outside the inquiry, Mr Beattie repeated his previous claims to have been unaware of
any illegal vote-rigging in South Brisbane in 1986.

Mr Beattie said party branches had conducted legitimate - and legal - membership drives
from time to time but he could not remember any complaints about suspicious branch stacking
activities.

"What I recall out of that (1986 South Brisbane) preselection is that it was keenly
contested and hotly contested and there was a lot of argy-bargy about who would win but
the normal processes were followed," he said, …