NSW: The main stories in today s Sydney newspapers = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
04-12-2001
NSW: The main stories in today s Sydney newspapers = 2

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Page 1: China to release US spy plane crew; Prime Minister backs Australian swimmers
in drugs row; Ansett put on notice to lift its game and overhaul its maintenance procedures;
Teachers at the high school at the centre of a massacre scare have attacked Education
Minister John Aquilina for his incompetent handling of the affair.

Page 2: Consumer confidence still down; Prime Minister John Howard will not don the
creams when the Prime Minister's XI meets an all-indigenous ATSIC Chairman's XI this month.

Page 3: Sydney University vice-chancellor moved to save Dame Leonie Kramer from attack
by the members of the institution's ruling body; TAB faces censure for late bets on Dubai
race; What began as a routine training exercise for a drug detection dog ended in the
seizure of $13 million worth of cocaine; Rose Hancock told her housekeeper that her husband
Lang Hancock was taking too long to die, a court told; Olympic cauldron to be placed in
a new park at Homebush Bay; Cows become donors for a new blood transfusion product.

World: Israeli tanks and bulldozers rolled into Palestinian-ruled territory for the
first time yesterday, destroying refugee homes; Father of the man sentenced to death for
the Oklahoma City bombing prays his son will say sorry for the massacre; Other European
countries set to follow Dutch lead on euthanasia; Scientists work to genetically modify
insects and bacteria to stop the spread of disease.

Business: The Ten Network is facing intense scrutiny over the performance of its Eye
Corp outdoor advertising business; KPMG says HIH Insurance understated its debt; Coles
Myer is trying old strategies, but remains a big company that is hard to manage;

Sport: Australian professional rugby players' salaries are top of the sports pile;
National league coach Chris Anderson is the favourite for the top job with Country; World
and defending Rip Curl Pro surf champion Sunny Garcia overcame a knee injury to dominate
at Bells Beach yesterday.

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