Qld: Courier Mail fronters

AAP General News (Australia)
12-18-1999
Qld: Courier Mail fronters

BRISBANE, Dec 18 AAP - Main stories in today's Brisbane Courier-Mail:

Page 1: Port Morseby police shoot dead five bank robbers; State government forced to
review Sunday trading laws for the larger retailers; Foundations of more than 5,000 new
homes have been sprayed with water instead of pesticide in scam; Labor looks to be in
boxseat to win Bob Gibb's seat in by-election; Former associate of a Brisbane District
Court judge charged with drug and stealing offences.

Page 3: Stepdaughter cries for dead mum as stepfather sentenced to 11 years; Townsville
man to stand trial over a string of violent crimes; Trendy 4WDs a danger to smaller cars;
Sydney Olympic preparations to be hampered by budget cuts; Nicky Buckley leaves Sale of
the Century and Channel Nine.

Page 5: John Laws to stand trial over jury member interview; Gulf celebrates new road
link; Queenslanders got married in record numbers but more also got divorced; Research
into baby shaking unlikely to continue because of lack of funding.

World: Israel army apologises over the shelling of Arab school; European Court of
Human Rights ruling that child murderers did not receive fair trial upsets dead tot James
Bulger's mum; More than 100 Russian soldiers killed in Grozny; UN at fault over Rwanda
genocide.

Finance: BHP makes surprise $1.08 billion six-month profit as shares hit two-year
high; Greyhound Pioneer Australia's outgoing chairman accuses major stockholder of unadulterated
vengeance for forcing resignation; Resources lift market near to record high.

Sport: Bulls pacemen in spotlight as 21 wickets fall in dramatic day in Qld-Vic match;
Brisbane Lions vice-captain Brad Boyd retires due to recurring back ailment; Mark Waugh
fails again with the bat in NSW-WA match but place is still secure in test side; Craig
Parry on target at Coolum Classic to avenge last week's defeat in the Australian PGA Championship.

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KEYWORD: FRONTERS QLD

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