NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-13-2001
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 2

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:

Page 1 - The federal government has ordered an immediate review of Centrelink systems
following the release of figures showing thousands of disadvantaged people have been stripped
of social security benefits by tough new welfare penalties; Susie Power has sliced 39
seconds off Lisa Ondieki's 13-year-old record in the City to Surf; Bank delays have placed
property sales across Sydney in jeopardy; Government House yesterday hosted its first
State reception for Vietnam veterans.

Page 2 - Aboriginal leader Geoff Clark says more than 50 overseas institutions in 18
countries hold Australian indigenous remains and artefacts in their collections; The US
has warned that anti-Western terrorists might be planning attacks in Indonesia where Prime
Minister John Howard is meeting new President Megawati Sukarnoputri.

Page 3 - Australian fertility specialists will consider a plea from an HIV-positive
woman who wants treatment to become pregnant; The Long Bay Jail choir sang to homeless
people yesterday on the streets of Woolloomooloo; A 60-year-old woman is undergoing a
trial of a new treatment which could potentially slow the progress of Alzheimer's disease;
The ABC is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Four Corners; NSW Privacy Commissioner
Chris Puplick has accused the Carr government of treating privacy issues as a joke while
pretending to take them seriously.

World - China has taken steps to stem the further spread of HIV/AIDS in a village ravaged
in an illegal blood-selling scandal; Campaigning for East Timor's first democratic elections
continues; Japanese researchers have developed a robot that can recognise human voices
and is suited for use as a receptionist or a guide at a convention site.

Business - Qantas Airways' board will this week consider a detailed plan to launch
a low-cost international airline; Aspiring media mogul Steve Cosser's unlisted local telecommunications
venture, Unwired, has backers from tax havens around the world among those awaiting the
next phase of development for the much-vaunted network.

Sport - The Brisbane Broncos suffered their fourth successive defeat, going down 20-18
to St George Illawarra; The Sydney Swans have gone down 79-77 to Essendon.

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