AAP Backgrounders and Analyses for the weekend of April 26/27

AAP General News (Australia)
04-25-2008
AAP Backgrounders and Analyses for the weekend of April 26/27
AAP BACKGROUNDERS AND ANALYSES FOR THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 26/27

For further information please contact Newseds Joanne Williamson on (02) 93228611 or Nalita
Ferraz on (02) 93228610.

*** EDS: There will be no Federal newscope this week ***

SYDNEY - Five young men set off in an open white Mini-Moke at 8am, and by 10.30am four
of them were dead. (Anzac Vietnam, AAP Newsfeature, By Keith Smith, 800 words. On file.

Pix available)

MELBOURNE - Jo Hardy always had a special view of Gallipoli and the Anzac legend. (Anzac
Campbell, AAP Newsfeature, By Mike Hedge, 1,200 words. On file)

CANBERRA - Ninety-one years ago, 500 Australian horsemen charged across the desert sands
of Palestine to secure one of the most comprehensive yet unlikely victories of modern
military history. (Anzac Beersheba, AAP Backgrounder, By Max Blenkin, 1,085 words. On
file)

SYDNEY - It's a strange paradox - technology has expanded our word base, but the need
to communicate quickly is making it harder to understand each other. (Tech Words, AAP
Feature, By Darren Osborne, 775 words. On file)

INTERNATIONAL:
AUCKLAND - A few years ago New Zealand apple farmer Jos Dames watched while much of his
precious crop rotted on the ground. (Pacific Workers, AAP Newsfeature, By Xavier La Canna,
800 words. On file)

ENTERTAINMENT:
BEVERLY HILLS - There's plenty of upside to being Patrick Dempsey these days. (US Dempsey,
AAP Film Feature, By Peter Mitchell, 900 words. On file)

SYDNEY - "Keep bouncing, make those breasts work," Miss Kitka says. (LIFE: Burlesque,
Feature, By Leah McLennan, 940 words. On file)

SPORT:
EDS NOTE - For further information on sport reads please contact Mike Osborne on (02) 93228750

AFL
MELBOURNE - The only job in football tougher than clamping down on Lance Franklin might
be trying to quell the hype over the Hawthorn star forward. (AFL Hawks Franklin Sportsfeature,
by Sam Lienert, about 800 words, to come Friday)

ROWING
BRISBANE - Sally Robbins has missed the boat for Beijing but is that the end for the controversial
rower? (Rowing Robbins, AAP Sportsfeature by Jim Morton, about 1,030 words. On file)

CANOEING
SYDNEY - Kayaker Jacqui Lawrence will be the only woman representing Australia in the
sport at the Beijing Olympics but it was her sister - and opponent - Kate who helped get
her there. (Oly08 Canoe Aust, Sportsfeature by Bonny Symons-Brown, 700 words, on file)

RACING
SYDNEY - The partnership between Bart Cummings and Malaysian property developer Dato Tan
Chin Nam began more than three decades ago in the best way possible with a Melbourne Cup
winner. (Derby Dato Sportsfeature by Caryl Williamson, about 740 words. On file. See also
Derby Moments by Geoff McCamey, 612 words, on file and Doncaster Moments by Geoff McCamey,
632 words, on file)

SEE ALSO ROUTINERS TO COME:
* Quotes
* Milestones
* Oddities

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