29 October 2002 04:22
What the Australian newspapers are saying on October 29, 2002
SYDNEY, Oct 29 AAP - What the Australian newspapers are saying today: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Page 1 - Cricketer Mark
Waugh denied a chance to farewell his fans as he quits after being dropped from Australian test side. Russians outraged
the gas used to halt the Moscow siege killed 115 hostages. Page 2 - Governor General Peter Hollingworth pulls out of
going to the Melbourne Cup next week. Comment piece - Bali gives Hollingworth new purpose. Page 3 - Rare albino camel
born in Australia. Number of women claiming they have been discriminated against on the grounds of pregnancy has jumped
by almost 150 per cent. Finance - The worth of ski wear company Globe International was cut by more than half after
selloff. Rumours surface that News Ltd is looking to buy Ten Network, dragging market higher. THE AUSTRALIAN Page 1 -
International security net tightens around a militant Islamic Group as its Indonesian leader is taken into custody for
questioning over the Bali bombings. Australian cricket selectors must take responsibility for Mark Waugh's
retirement decision. Overwhelming public support for stricter laws controlling handguns. Page 2 - APEC warns the
European Union to dismantle the substantial agricultural subsidies it pays to farmers. Victorian economy robust in
annual financial report. Page 3 - Federal government considers boosting commitment to help resolve water crisis but
threats to cut funding to states if they fail to compensate farmers who lose water rights. University graduates prosper
in capital cities. Finance - Investors slash more than half off value of Globe International. WMC managing director Hugh
Morgan loses company's backing. THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Page 1 - Indonesian police conduct lie-detector test on
the Bali three. Teachers and university lecturers are seeking allowance for email, mobile phones. Mark Waugh retires
from international cricket. Page 2 - Cost of Western Sydney Orbital rises as government announces preferred bidder. Page
3 - New building restrictions could affect beachfront palaces around Sydney. Filmmakers turn to cheap laughs with a
number of new low-budget films entering cinemas, including Crackerjack, which premiered in Sydney last night. Train
kills man fleeing argument on platform. Finance - WMC chief executive Hugh Morgan promises profits if the company
demerges with Aluminia Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW Page 1 - New rules changed in an overhaul of the
superannuation regulatory regime would protect super savings. Macquarie Bank receives boost after the consortium it
backs won the right to design and construct the Western Sydney Orbital. Page 3 - APEC backs farm liberalisation,
boosting Australia's efforts for the European nations to adhere to World Trade Organisation timetables.
Australia's love of all things sporting generated $8.5 billion during 2000-01. Page 5 - ABC's Four Corners
program shows evidence that Australia has become a direct target of radical Islamic group Jemaah Islamiyah. Senate
unlikely to approve Telstra sell-off as a new brawl erupts over how to spend the proceeds. Labor to unveil science and
innovation policy aimed at boosting investment in research and development. World - Hostage crisis in Moscow sharpens
APEC's discussions on terrorism. US President George W Bush launches initiative to boost trade with south-east
Asia. Companies - Coles Myer director Solomon Lew puts his campaign on the line, employing a firm to ring shareholders
and ask them of their voting intentions. Markets - Wall Street rally ensures positive reaction on Asian-Pacific markets,
including Australia's. HERALD SUN Page 1 - One in five convicted rapists in Victoria escape a jail sentence; Mark
Waugh announces his retirement from international cricket. Page 2 - McCartney's decision to cancel his Melbourne
tour "irrational" says Victorian major Events boss Steve Vizard; State government has no plans to scrap stamp
duty on home sales. Page 3 - Cricketer Shane Warne wants to play a season of suburban football before retiring from
competitive sport; Champion ockey Damien Oliver makes mercy dash to be with his injured brother Damien in Perth after a
horse fall; Interior decorators called in to overhaul Premier Steve Bracks' mail room. Finance - Skate, sport and
streetware company Globe International shares slashed by more than half; Fosters says current year the toughest ever -
but shareholder returns will still stay above 10 per cent. THE AGE Page 1 - The Australian Government secretly deported
a suspected al Qaeda member from Melbourne two months after the September 11 attacks following evidence he was involved
in terror-linked activities; Champion jockey Damien Oliver yesterday rushed to be with his family in Perth after his
brother Jason was critically injured in a fall from a horse during trackwork; Condemning the Bali bombing as the
"mass slaughter of the innocent", leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific nations yesterday signed up to the biggest
international counter-terrorism plan ever framed. Page 2 - The Federal Government's banning of the terrorist group
Jemaah Islamiah fails to list its alleged leader, Abu Bakar Bashir, the fund-raising charities he is associated with, or
other related groups; Indonesian investigators reassemble the van used in the Bali bombing, looking for clues; Scores of
protesters riot as JI leader Abu Bakar Bashir is arrested. Page 3 - The Australian Conservation Foundation's annual
review of corporate Australia found the nation's top 100 companies are less green than they were last year; The
Bracks Government has recorded a pre-election budget surplus of $273 million on the back of a $800 million in windfall
stamp duty gains; The Victorian Government's decision to build a joint state and federally funded freeway around
Pakenham degenerated into a political spat with the Commonwealth Government yesterday; Wearing a spacesuit may be the
only way criminals can evade detection in future, says a scientist who has perfected a method of identifying people from
just one cell of their body left at a crime scene. Finance - WMC chief Hugh Morgan yesterday started a hard-sell
campaign on the group's $8.7 billion demerger proposal; Angry investors punished surf and skatewear company Globe
International yesterday by slashing almost $270 million from its market value; Solomon Lew has begun polling Coles Myer
investors to gauge the level of support among smaller shareholders as his campaign to hold his board seat gathers pace.
CANBERRA TIMES Page 1 - Security at parliament house called into question, APEC nations demand tougher international
efforts to tackle terrorists, Mark Waugh quits, Indonesian police removed terrorist-linked cleric. Page 2 - Government
admits taking $1.3 million from Ansett ticket fund for administration costs, Canberra women back fight against breast
cancer. Page 3 - Government tells states to help farmers or have their funding cut, Prime Minister denies misleading
over Tampa medical crisis, Survey shows business executives don't want to foot bill for maternity leave, Two
Canberra teenagers killed in car crash. Finance - Telstra pays out record $2.8 billion dividends, Businessman John
Elliott wins court reprieve in order to save business. COURIER-MAIL Page 1 - Northern Australia included in a plan for a
radical new Muslim super state in South-East Asia; Cricketer Mark Waugh retires from international competition; Brisbane
Lord Mayor Jim Soorley abandons bid to chair Airtrain. Page 2 - APEC bolsters anti-terror plan; WWI revolver used in
journalist attack. Page 3 - Former National Party senator Bill O'Chee wins out-of-court settlement from Queensland
Police for wrongful arrest; Police given powers to enter public and private schools to hunt for weapons; Father of
Australian golf Norman von Nida in Brisbane hospital after he was hit by car. Finance - MIM Holdings pays $53 million to
get rid of Duisberg smelting plant in Germany; Brisbane Airtrain dismisses fears it is facing imminent collapse.
ADELAIDE ADVERTISER Page 1 - Motorists continue to queue across busy train crossing in Adelaide's north where four
people were killed just days ago. Page 2 - Medical conference told some hospital staff are ignoring health warnings by
not washing their hands enough when dealing with infectious patients. Page 3 - Young girl saved from the sea in Britain
after wild weather hits Europe. Finance - Globe International shares dive after profit warning; Telstra shareholders
pocket record dividend payments worth $2.8 billion; Blue chip stocks lift Aussie share market. AAP
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