The main stories on today's 1700 ABC 702 news

AAP General News (Australia)
12-22-2010
The main stories on today's 1700 ABC 702 news

SYDNEY, Dec 22 AAP - Main stories in today's 1700 ABC 702 news:

- Opposition parties are to continue a probe into the New South Wales electricity sell
off, despite the shut down of parliament

- A boy orphaned by last week's Christmas Island boat disaster is to be reunited with relatives

- Ron Medich fails to have a civil case against him stopped until his murder charge is dealt with

- Police are continuing to probe a Sydney backyard, where human bones were found

- Crime trends reveal a nine-fold increase in violent attacks on New Years' Eve

- Another Qantas flight to London has been cancelled after Europe's weather problems

- Talks over which NRL and AFL games are to be shown on free TV will continue next year

- The South Korean military plans another firing exercise tomorrow, involving artillery
and planes

- United States officials say people shouldn't be worried about a terrorist plan to poison food

- FINANCE: The share market ends the day in the black

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