Fed: CASA president rejects Dick Smith s claims

AAP General News (Australia)
08-01-2000
Fed: CASA president rejects Dick Smith s claims

CANBERRA, Aug 1 AAP - Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) president Mick Toller
today rejected claims of infighting at the aviation watchdog.

Mr Toller also denied claims by millionaire businessman Dick Smith that the two major
domestic carriers were self regulating and no one at CASA would stand up to them.

"I'll stand up to the two majors any time that I'm required to stand up to the two
majors, I don't have any problems with that," he told the Nine Network.

Mr Toller said he could assure the public that CASA treated Qantas and Ansett and all
other airlines equally.

"They're treated as strongly as any airline in the world would be treated by their
regulator and I think the person to ask that question is (Qantas chief executive) James
Strong, I don't think he'd for one second say that we were being gentle on them," he said.

"We give them a tough time when they need a tough time."

It was important to recognise that airlines were not trying to do things wrong.

"The big airlines are out there trying to do it right, Qantas and Ansett and the smaller
regional airlines depend on having a good safety record, they're not going to do things
that put that at jeopardy," Mr Toller said.

He said there was no bureaucratic infighting in CASA.

"We're getting stronger, we're coming back from a tough time in the early 90s and I
think that what we are providing Australia with now is a strong credible organisation
that is responsible for aviation safety in Australia."

Mr Toller also rejected claims that he had been instructed by Transport Minister John
Anderson to keep a lid on things.

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KEYWORD: CASA TOLLER

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Vic: Yallourn talks continue

AAP General News (Australia)
02-14-2000
Vic: Yallourn talks continue

Conciliatory talks between unions and management of Yallourn's troubled power station
are continuing today.

The talks at the Australian Industrial Relations Commission follow a decision by striking
workers to return to the job last week, ending days of power restrictions in Victoria.

Last week's deal gave unionists a 36-hour week and a nine-day fortnight.

Today's talks are aimed at resolving the issue of the hire of contract labour.

At 12.30pm the full bench of the AIRC will learn of the progress of the talks and hear
an application by Yallourn Energy to prohibit further industrial action at the plant.

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KEYWORD: YALLOURN (MELBOURNE)

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FED: Get your Timor mail in on time

AAP General News (Australia)
12-13-1999
FED: Get your Timor mail in on time

Veterans Affairs Minister BRUCE SCOTT says Australians wishing to send Christmas mail
to East Timor must post it by close of business on Wednesday.

Mr SCOTT says the deadline has been extended to Wednesday, December 14, to allow more
time for East Timor mail to reach the Australia Post International Mail Exchange.

In a statement, he says he's delighted with the cooperative effort by Defence and Australia
Post in managing the very large volume of mail that has been sent by loved ones and friends
to East Timor.

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KEYWORD: TIMOR MAIL (CANBERRA)

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Qld: Suicide rates double in young men

AAP General News (Australia)
08-01-1999
Qld: Suicide rates double in young men

BRISBANE, Aug 1 AAP - A Brisbane university study has found that suicide rates for males
aged up to 34 have almost doubled in the past thirty years.

The university's Australian Institute of Suicide Research and Prevention compared
Australian suicide rates to those of other western nations and concluded that a better
understanding of cultural influences could help ease the problem.

The results of the study were published in The Medical Journal of Australia this week.

While the study showed suicide rates in those over 35 had fallen in the past three decades,
the suicide rate of males aged 15 to 24 and 25 to 34 years had more than doubled.

"Among 23 western nations, Australian suicide rates for 15-24 year-olds ranked fourth for
males and eighth for females," co-author, Senior Research Psychiatrist Christopher Cantor,
said.

"In contrast, rankings for those over 35 were more favourable, ranking between 13th and
15th for males and 14th and 17th for females."

Dr Cantor said that for both sexes, suicide rates for people in the middle years of life
had shown a favourable downward trend in recent decades.

"Male and female trends have been similar for these ages, quite unlike those of 15-34 year
olds.

"It remains unclear as to whether the rising suicide rates of younger people and the
falling rates of older people have plateaued as yet."

The study said a better understanding of cultural influences and how to positively modify
them might also be relevant to suicide prevention.

It found that Canada, and to a lesser extent the United States and New Zealand, had suicide
rates similar to Australia, with all four having common characteristics of European migration,
a comparatively short history, geographical isolation and climatic extremes.

This made them a potentially valuable source for a study of shared characteristics that
could affect suicide rates.

The report it said the Federal Government's recently announced national suicide prevention
policy provided for ages beyond youth.

"It correctly recognises that rising rates are not confined to the 15-24 ages group, that
suicide rates in the elderly are high and that a comprehensive policy must address the needs
of all ages, including those with more modest rates," Dr Cantor said.

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KEYWORD: SUICIDE

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QLD: Body found may be missing council worker?

AAP General News (Australia)
02-03-1999
QLD: Body found may be missing council worker?

BRISBANE, Feb 3 AAP - Police searching for clues into the mystery disappearance of a
Brisbane City Council worker have shifted their investigations to west of Brisbane where a
body was found today.

The body was found by a council worker in the Brisbane River underneath a bridge on the
Brisbane Valley Highway at Fernvale this morning, a police spokeswoman said.

She said the highway had …

NSW:Sydney suburb in police lockdown: reports

AAP General News (Australia)
12-30-2011
NSW:Sydney suburb in police lockdown: reports

SYDNEY, Dec 30 AAP - Part of the Sydney suburb of Camperdown has reportedly been put
into a police lockdown for a major operation, possibly a siege.

Several ambulances and police cars are parked outside the Chinese consulate in the
inner-western suburb, the ABC reports.

It says there are unconfirmed reports that two men are under siege inside, after a
nearby pub was robbed in the early hours of Friday.

Shots were heard during the robbery and the ABC believes two people have been taken to hospital.

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KEYWORD: ROBBERY

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Main stories in tonight's 1800 Seven News

AAP General News (Australia)
02-25-2009
Main stories in tonight's 1800 Seven News

SYDNEY, Feb 25 AAP - Highlights of tonight's Seven News at 1800.

- Pacific Brands, the maker of clothing brands such as Bonds and King Gee will slash
more than 1,800 jobs as the company decided to cease manufacturing in Australia.

- Public servants in the employment department are taking happiness workshops conducted
by an American, whoch costs the Australian taxpayer around $1 million

- Organisers of a Sydney Harbour swimming race say the event will go ahead despite
recent shark attacks.

- Prosecuters are …