NEWS: TOP 5 NEWS STORIES, TUESDAY, 03 AUGUST

1) ABBOTT IN HOT WATER OVER CHOICE OF WORDS The Liberal party are fretting female voters will have taken offense at Tony Abbott’s choice of words today, in regards to Julia Gillard requesting another televised debate. Gillard when first in power, shot down Abbotts request of 3 televised debates, but now, with Labor poll votes down, Ms Gillard has asked Mr Abbott for another debate. Mr Abbott today said, “Are you suggesting to me that when it comes from Julia, ‘no doesn’t mean no’?’

The slogan ‘no means no’ has been used in reference to sexual assault court cases and was poorly chosen when making reference to his female opponent.



2) LINDSAY LOHAN released from jail and taken directly to a rehabilitation facility. Enough said.

3) AUSSIE TOURIST HURT IN CLIFF FALL Twenty-four-year-old, Tanya Hearnden is in hospital with two broken arms, a broken hip, severe facial injuries and had her spleen and kidney removed after she fell from a cliff in Croatia. Hearnden and her husband were with friends jumping off the cliff into the water, when at the last minute, Hearnden changed her mind and fell 15 metres. She’s in a stable condition in intensive care.

4) WOMAN IN HOSPITAL AFTER HITTING COW At 11.30am today a 55 year-old woman was airlifted out of Tallandoon, 40 minutes from Wodonga, when her quad bike hit a cow and the cow fell on top of her. She is in a stable condition.

5) FEVOLA’S SEASON OVER Brisbane Lion forward, Brendan Fevola 2010 season is over, when it was discovered he had torn his groin muscle over the weekend in the clash against Melbourne. The injury will put him out for at least 4 weeks. This is bad news for the already struggling Lions who are at risk of the wooden spoon.