QLD: Brisbane Courier Mail fronters

AAP General News (Australia)
12-13-1999
QLD: Brisbane Courier Mail fronters

BRISBANE, Dec 13 AAP - Main stories in today's Brisbane Courier-Mail.



Page 1: Country doctors and pharmacists will receive Christmas bonuses of up to $18,000
under a federal government scheme to boost medical services in the bush (Canberra). Queensland
Soccer Federation's annual general meeting dissolved in farce yesterday with the board
unable to deal with the simple question of club ownership (local). Michael Klim yesterday
annihilated his own two-day-old 100m butterfly world record, sparking debate about the
validity of time-trial records (Canberra). The National Crime Authority could soon be
able to use trickery, deceit and entrapment to gain convictions against suspected organised
criminals.

Page 2: Rural Australia has rejected the plan by Federal Treasurer Peter Costello to
generate jobs in the bush by cutting wages (Canberra). State Cabinet will today approve
a new industry policy aimed at forcing companies on large projects to use Queensland industries
and workers (local).

Page 3: A new sexual revolution is taking place that may make men redundant, according
to the Medical Journal of Australia. Annual exhaust pipe tests on older cars will become
compulsory if a state government crackdown on vehicle pollution fails (local). The deadly
funnel-web spider has ventured out of its traditional Sydney base to pose a threat to
people living in south-east Queensland.

World: Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has arrived in the ravaged capital of
the Moluccas on a mission to seek a solution to Muslim-Christian violence (Ambon). Hundreds
of impoverished East Timorese children are living off the garbage dumped by Australian
soldiers (Dili).

Finance: A swag of domestic and international economic data releases will give market
watchers plenty to ponder this week and perhaps provide the impetus for the local bourse
to finally crack April's record. The Bank of Queensland has set a target of securing a
15-20 per cent stake of the Queensland market within five years. National Australia Bank
boss Frank Cicutto has hit back at criticism of his leadership of the country's biggest
bank.

Sport: Shane Warne skimmed the cream of India's batting yesterday to put Australia
on course for victory over India in the first test (Adelaide).

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