HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 19:30, Dec 26

AAP General News (Australia)
12-26-2001
HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 19:30, Dec 26

SYDNEY - Raging bushfires which have destroyed more than 110 properties in NSW could
burn out of control for days to come, fire chiefs warned today. (Bushfires NSW Nightlead.

Also see Bushfires NSW Factbox and other Bushfires sidebars)

Bushfires Second Nightlead to come.



CANBERRA - Bushfires in NSW, hail in Melbourne, sweltering heat in Queensland, a mini-tornado
in Launceston, a heatwave in Western Australia - the weather bureau says there's nothing
unusual about it. (Weather)



SYDNEY - Australia was tonight heading for its first fatality-free day on its roads
so far over the Christmas-New Year break. (Toll National Nightlead)



MELBOURNE - Hail storms, bushfires and soaring temperatures failed to deter bargain-hunters
today, with record crowds flooding the nation's shopping centres for post-Christmas sales.

(Sales Nightlead)



CANBERRA - Australia is keeping its options open on whether to attend a key London
meeting of at least 12 countries expected to take part in the Afghanistan stabilisation
force. (Terror Aust force)



BRISBANE - Police today warned people living in the Toowoomba and Helidon areas to
remain wary as they continue their hunt for two gunmen who shot and wounded a woman and
her son. (Body Nightlead)



SYDNEY - It started in February with Australia's largest textile company, Bradmill
Undare Group, and snowballed. (Collapses Yearender. See also Dotcom, Takeovers Yearenders
sent today.)



MELBOURNE - The only thing that came and went like the rain was the South African top
order. (Cricket Aust Nightlead. Also see Cricket Aust sidebars)



SYDNEY - Australian round the world entrant News Corp enjoyed the early lead on the
57th Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (Yacht SYDHOB Nightlead)

Yacht SYDHOB Second Nightlead to come



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