Article: AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Midday, June 5


AAP General News (Australia)
06-05-2009
AAP National News Wire Round-Up for Midday, June 5
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Fitzgibbon White (CANBERRA)

Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD could pick his new Defence Minister as early as today ..

and defence experts say Labor senator JOHN FAULKNER could be the front runner.

The Defence Department is without a head after JOEL FITZGIBBON stood down yesterday
.. after it was revealed his office helped his brother .. chief executive of a private
health insurance fund .. lobby his department over health contracting.

Opposition Leader MALCOLM TURNBULL says Mr FITZGIBBON shouldn't blame anybody but himself
for his sudden resignation.

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