abc newsmail newslistsyourabcnetau abc news friday august 8 2008 news visit abc news online httpabcnetaunews receive email html preferred topics log email address httpabcnetaunewsalertsdefaulthtm abc newsmail headlines glance chinas greatest games begin amid new terrorism threat govt urged buy murraydarling properties bin ladens driver gets fiveandahalf years police investigate afl threats swan flags super reform call appeal appalling porritt sentence pakistan coalition agrees impeach musharraf ferrari car designer dies scooter accident atom collider set start smashing month raiders axe carney scroll details chinas greatest games begin amid new terrorism threat china declared ready stage one greatest olympics ever new terrorist threat pollution concerns human rights controversies hang final preparations worlds best athletes poured beijing olympic flame passed great wall games organisers sought shift global attention tonights opening ceremony promise would sports spectacular prepared beijing olympics seven years ready confident indeed stage successful olympics organising committee spokesman sun weide said course hope great games even greatest vast array controversies swirled around olympics year continue bedevil chinese leadership smog stubbornly hung beijing human rights storms china also warned terrorists home abroad pose massive threat event swung focus late thursday muslim separatist group china made new video threat warning muslims keep children away games washingtonbased intelcenter monitors extremists said nearly sixminute video shows flames consuming beijing olympics logo explosion venue competition featured masked turbaned speaker clutching appears assault rifle site intelligence group meanwhile said speaker identified member turkistan islamic party tip warned muslims stay bus train plane buildings place chinese tip ethnic uighur muslim organisation seeking create independent state chinas heavily muslim xinjiang province july intelcenter said group taken credit another video statement deadly bus bombing shanghai may warned new attacks china olympics 100000 security personnel patrolling beijing antimissile barriers set near birds nest olympic stadium military police guard around country critics accused chinese authorities exaggerating fabricating threats excuse silence critics beijing made apologies crackdown suffocating security precautions china employed dampened excitement critics dubbing event nofun games polluted games mixture pollution fog cut visibility across beijing thursday despite much publicised emergency measures improve air quality pollution particularly embarrassing china highlighted world one worst sideeffects historic modernisation drive massive environmental degradation chinas human rights record remained fierce olympic spotlight 40 athletes due compete beijing sending letter chinese president hu jintao expressing concern issue united states president george w bush arrived beijing delivering speech raised deep concerns chinas respect human rights united states believes people china deserve fundamental liberty natural right human beings bush said thailand triggering indignant response beijing firmly oppose words deeds use human rights religion interfere countries internal affairs foreign ministry spokesman qin gang said 100 heads state senior national leaders expected attend games ensuring current political tensions flow event despite chinas leaders repeated efforts dam issue australian success rower olympic veteran james tomkins chosen australian flag bearer olympics opening ceremony head australian olympic commission aoc tipped australian athletes great things term medal tally aoc president john coates says australia finished fifth fourth fourth among 200 competing nations last three games mr coates says games team equal quality conviction finish among worlds top five nations said great medal prospects wide range team individual sports afp govt urged buy murraydarling properties new plan put together conservation foundation could potentially answer murraydarling rivers ongoing water issues foundation says federal government buy properties upper basin get water flowing downstream address immediate crisis save lower lakes plan involves government purchasing six properties darling river market properties could return 300000 megalitres murraydarling system amy hankinson inland rivers network says federal state governments looking buy water return environment lies perfect opportunity really golden opportunity commonwealth turn promises action send fresh water system thirsty rivers wetlands said best part keep giving years come every time rain freshwater stay system environment wetlands scientists say 400000 megalitres water needed end spring avoid irreversible ecological damage lower lakes coorong david paton university adelaide agrees plan help starting point bottom line managing river one got fix think fundamental issues said issues got get allocation irrigators human use environment sorted enables environment get fair share needed share water guarantee long term sustainability time sell darling farms south bourke western new south wales one six properties along darling river market open offers access 23000 megalitres year others include cubbie station australias largest cotton farm queenslandnew south wales border hold much water sydney harbour 40 years land decade drought cole family owns darling farms decided sell summer rain flow returned river storage dams full property put market ian cole owner manager business says sad sell always sad lose something youre used said obviously children grown obviously life changes change moment really nice wheat crop 5000 acres ground weve got full water storages price tag wants around 60 million location mr cole mind buys says wants best price didnt anticipate government might interested buying enterprise like return water river thats want dont problem said bin ladens driver gets fiveandahalf years jury us military officers sentenced osama bin ladens former driver salim hamdan fiveandahalf years prison providing material support terrorism us prosecutors wanted sentence least 30 years taking account time hamdan already served since charged 2003 eligible release six months pentagon already indicated plans release arguing detain hamdan enemy combatants indefinitely long war terrorism continues sentence delivered six jurors convicted hamdan tribunal guantanamo bay hamdan earlier apologised sentencing hearing pain services al qaeda caused us victims dont know could given presented innocent people killed us told jury arabicenglish interpreter personally present apologies anything caused pain abcreuters police investigate afl threats victorian police investigating series threatening letters sent afl players say threats made number players reveal nature threats targeted say take threats made anyone extremely seriously swan flags super reform federal treasurer wayne swan says streamlining pension superannuation systems key component federal governments plan streamline economy mr swan told delegates national finance conference gold coast last night global conditions worst seen quarter century said reforming tax system would make economy competitive efficient still unfinished work terms pension system going recast going fit superannuation got work together said got consider things framework wednesday former prime minister paul keating accused government inaction super reform called compulsory superannuation contributions raised 9 15 per cent call appeal appalling porritt sentence act opposition calling department public prosecutions appeal appalling leniency judgement handed canberra man convicted killing mother glen porritt stabbed cut mother nanette porrritt 57 times kitchen knife confrontation december 2005 yesterday chief justice terence higgins sentenced five years jail suspended 22 months already served sentence prompted claims act justice system touch state shadow attorneygeneral bill stefaniak criticised leniency punishment sentence way kilter anything youd see interstate said need bring act line happens interstate mean people act deserve justice system know someone commits serious offence serious consequences flow thats community expects think people community would appalled particular judgement clearly community expectations courts expected reflect community expectations added think essential matter appealed think essential also government look laws around serious crimes pakistan coalition agrees impeach musharraf pakistans ruling coalition agreed begin impeachment proceedings president pervez musharraf senior official says two coalition party leaders managed unite oust increasingly unpopular mr musharraf breakthrough came talks asif ali zardari widower slain former prime minister benazir bhutto former prime minister nawaz sharif share power sometimes uneasy coalition defeated presidents supporters parliamentary elections earlier year believe support group former members mr sharifs party members promusharraf party mr sharif ousted mr musharraf military coup 1999 draw charge sheet president need support least half mps move impeachment meanwhile foreign ministry announced pakistani prime minister yousaf raza gilani attend opening ceremonies beijing olympics instead mr musharraf dealing domestic crisis decided prime minister go china foreign ministry spokesman mohammad sadiq said ferrari car designer dies scooter accident andrea pininfarina head worldfamous italian car design group designed cars ferrari maserati volvo fiat killed road accident mr pininfarina riding scooter hit car outskirts turin yesterday 51 chief executive officer family firm pininfarina designed sports cars numerous major automotive groups atom collider set start smashing month scientists switzerland announced worlds biggest atom collider start operating next month 27 kilometrelong machine designed answer fundamental questions makeup universe particle collider use 50000 tonnes supercooled electromagnets accelerate beams tiny particles almost speed light smash together intense levels energy scientists expressed fears machine could create black hole could eventually swallow planet raiders axe carney canberra raiders sacked star halfback todd carney four years remaining contract last week carney presented fivepoint disciplinary plan follow recent offfield incident following threehour meeting carney manager david riolo raiders board today withdrew offer terminated carneys contract board said 22yearold given enough chances years raiders chief executive furner says carney worn welcome board deliberated time regrettably chose terminate contract said time hed plenty chances time unfortunately behavioural issues continued said board decided theyd enough thats theyve come carney says disappointed way issue handled feels treated unfairly raiders im pretty shocked shattered guess didnt know going outcome today said know ive got stay feet work future lies riolo said carney may look overseas wishes continue rugby league career get hearing today todd got chance address board unfortunately board decided terminate contract said goes dont really know well look options australia whether raiders would allow registered nrl guess hes forced overseas nrl registration nrl issued statement saying accept new registration carney 2009 season deal canberra terminated code conduct nrl full discretion whether accept new contract carney another club 2010 onwards isnt situation could allow another club benefit gaining access todds services next season nrl chief executive david gallop said statement hard imagine outcome would benefit player game todd address issues support services remain available counselling welfare programs would reassess position 2010 season position prevent going competitions simply setting clear standard tolerated competition chief executive rugby league players association matt rodwell says nrl may gone far deregistering carney mr rodwell says situation concerning players pressing issue whether carney seek contract 09 nrl concern players degree would assume sacking punishment enough said news visit abc news online httpabcnetaunews unsubscribe please go httpabcnetaunewsalertsunsubscribehtm receive email html preferred topics log email address httpabcnetaunewsalertsdefaulthtm fri 08 aug 2008 080000 1000 abc newsmail morning edition text