Monitor ABC 0900

AAP General News (Australia)
04-10-2007
Monitor ABC 0900

PERTH, April 10 AAP - Stories in the 0900 ABC news.

- Australia will deploy a 300-member special forces task group to Afghanistan to help
counter an expected Taliban offensive.

- Wesfarmers will push ahead with its takeover bid for Coles despite a rebuff from
the retailer's board.

- Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce says there will be lobbying for AWB to remain Australia's
sole wheat exporter when backbenchers meet the prime minister this morning.

- The states are calling on the Howard government to cooperate with them in a major
national reform agenda costing an estimated $7 billion.

- The heads of Australian independent schools are meeting with the anti-doping authority
today to protest against the drug testing of children at school athletics carnivals.

- In cricket, New Zealand has joined Australia at the top of the World Cup super eight
table after beating Ireland in Guyana.

AAP ag/

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