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Meeting in Melbourne today between the Australian and New Zealand foreign ministers/i-v with Don McKinnon/JONATHAN SCHWASS
Live I-V on above with TONY ALLEN of the ABC.
US officials and China experts are putting down the rough patch in relations to the uncertainty over who will follow the ailing paramount leader, Deng Xiaoping/i-v ADELE with Michael Oksenberg from the East West Centre in Hawaii
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TODAY IN AUSTRALIA: main topic: leaked info on `horror' budget in May
Disgraced Dunedin surgeon Tony Guy takes extraordinary step of speaking out over the allegations of sexual impropriety against him/MARY WILSON
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Telecom believes its offer to rival Clear Communications could finally put an end to their three year battle over the local phone network/DEBRA HARRINGTON
Supermarket queues and checkout operators may both be a thing of the past if new technology on trial overseas proves its worth/MARY WILSON
Spring training for the United States' top baseball players is due to start in just seven days...but it looks unlikely that America's great game will get under way on time/KIRSTY MCIVOR
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Foreign minister Don McKinnon has indicated Nigeria may not be welcomed with open arms at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Auckland this November/JONATHAN SCHWASS
Showcase for our wines tomorrow at the Marlborough wine and food festival/I-V with representative of major importer of NZ wines into the UK, Jane Bridges/ADELE
WORLD UPDATE: Debra Harrington
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