澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-08（在线收听）

The Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will use today's front bench reshuffle to reward Coalition MPs who spoke out against emissions trading. It comes a week after Mr. Abbott won a leadership's bill over Malcolm Turnbull. Liberal Senate Leader Nick Minchin is expected to take over the energy and resources portfolio from the emissions trading scheme negotiator Ian Macfarlane.

A former Indonesian soldier says the Australian newsmen known as the Balibo Five were shot deliberately in the 1975 Indonesian invasion of East Timor. Gatot Purwanto decided to speak out after seeing the Australian film Balibo which has been banned in Indonesia. He says the group's killing had been a rational decision to prevent word of the invasion leaking out.

Rising interest rates and unemployment are expected to curb retail sales growth next year according to independent forecaster Access Economics. It says sales earlier this year were solid thanks to the Federal Government's cash hand-outs.

And in Athens, youths have clashed with police on a second day of protests to mark the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of a teenager by police. Protesters threw stones as a 5000-strong crowd march to the city's Parliament. More than a dozen protesters were arrested, adding to the 400 who were arrested at the weekend.

More news later.