Main stories in the ABC's World Today

AAP General News (Australia)
08-06-2008
Main stories in the ABC's World Today

SYDNEY, Aug 6 AAP - Main stories in the ABC's World Today:

* Federal Water Minister Penny Wong has put up the white flag on the Murray River,
saying the government is now helpless to save the lower lakes in South Australia.

* A survey of hospitals has found that they are struggling to keep up with increasing
demand for genetic screening.

* There were dramatic scenes in a Sydney court as the case of Gordon Wood was aborted.

A judge heard that a journalist had been contacted by one of the jurors.

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