Main stories in Tuesday's 0745 ABC news

AAP General News (Australia)
08-16-2011
Main stories in Tuesday's 0745 ABC news

SYDNEY, Aug 16 AAP - Main stories in Tuesday's 0745 ABC news:

- A man has been arrested in the US over the Madeleine Pulver bomb hoax emergency.

- The state government has moved to hose down fears that a wider area of Newcastle
was affected by last week's chemical leak.

- The NSW Greens say the Coalition's links with one of the state's biggest coal seam
gas miners is a cause for concern.

- The federal opposition and Greens have agreed to hold a parliamentary inquiry into
the Gillard government's asylum seeker deal with Malaysia.

- An opinion poll has found 53 per cent of the population believe asylum seekers should
have their claims processed in Australia.

- Syrian government forces have kept up their assault on protesters, including shelling
cities from the sea.

- British prime minister David Cameron has declared his top priority is to mend the
broken society he blames for last week's riots and looting.

- Search engine giant Google has announced a $12 billion deal to buy Motorola.

- The Australian sharemarket is set to open higher this morning, reflecting gains in
the United States.

- The Australian Tax Office is warning people against dodging declarations after almost
600 individuals and companies were prosecuted for tax offences in the last quarter.

- Canterbury kept its NRL season alive for another week after a seven-point win over
Cronulla last night.

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