ACT: The main stories in today s Canberra Times

AAP General News (Australia)
04-19-1999
ACT: The main stories in today s Canberra Times

CANBERRA, April 19 AAP - The main stories in The Canberra Times:

P1: Claims by Yugoslav authorities that two Australian aid workers are guilty of spying
draw an angry response from Australia (AAP); The flood of Kosovo refugees into Albania has
increased as officials draw up plans for a military relief airlift to help ease overcrowding
in refugee camps (Tirana, Reuters); Prime Minister John Howard says escalating violence in
East Timor is receiving tacit support from the Indonesian military (local); A miracle baby
delivered as as her mother lay dying from a gunshot wound has lost her fight for life (AAP);
Canberra Raiders coach Mal Meninga has spoken out in support of dumped Australian rugby league
captain and local champion Laurie Daley (local and AAP).

P2: On the eve of the Senate GST debate, Prime Minister John Howard has rejected calls for
greater compensation (AAP).

P3: A new commonwealth report has found universities have largely failed to help
disadvantaged Australians into higher education (local).

WORLD: Over 90 demonstrators have been detained after protests over the jailing of former
deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim turned violent (Kuala Lumpur, AFP).

FINANCE: US Reserve Bank chairman Alan Greenspan warns American efforts to revive
protectionist trade barriers are self-defeating (Washington, AP); Economic forecaster Access
Economics has predicted a moderate slowdown in Australia's economic growth and is cautious
about the timing of a world recovery (AAP); Canberra firms might be missing out on business
(local); Australian retail investors are eagerly embracing on-line stockbroking (AAP); A new
Access Economics study predicts the Northern Territory will lead other states and territories
for employment and output growth in 1998-99 (AAP).

SPORT: Boardroom politics have cost Canberra champion Laurie Daley the Australian rugby
league captaincy (local and AAP).

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