VIC: Main Stories in today s Melbourne newspapers = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2001
VIC: Main Stories in today s Melbourne newspapers = 2

THE AGE

Page 1 - Former tv funnyman, Steve Vizard, took over as head of the Victorian Major
Events Company; A $158 million surge in retail spending has delivered positive economic
news to the federal government and dented hopes the Reserve Bank will decide on a large
interest rate cut today; A Pakistani man protesting the delay in his family's immigration
application, set himself on fire in front of Parliament House in Canberra yesterday.

Page 2- Retiring Major Events company head Ron Walker has undertaken to raise more
than $130 million for the Commonwealth Games.

Page 3 - A man with chronic schizophrenia died of a heart attack after being punched,
put in a judo hold and hit with batons, the Coroner's Court was told yesterday; Federal
Liberal MPs described tensions in the Victorian Opposition as unhelpful for the Howard
government's re-election prospects.

World - Prince Edward's wife apologised to Cherie Blair, the wife of the British Prime
Minister about her comments to a tabloid journalist; American and Chinese planes have
been tailing each other on flying patrol missions off the Chinese coastline for five decades,
a retired rear admiral said yesterday; Palestinian leaders warned Israel it was playing
with fire by abducting five Palestinian security force members from the Palestinian controlled
West Bank.

Finance - The Spotless Group will make inroads into high-retailing in Europe after
spending $350 million to buy a British company, Braitrim Holdings; The Australian dollar
sank to a new low yesterday with no end in sight to the record breaking collapse.

Sport - St Kilda defended its discipline policy yesterday after deciding not to penalise
defender Barry Hall for his arrest outside a Melbourne nightclub on Sunday; Collingwood
recruit Chad Rintoul and Fremantle's Jason Norrish were cleared of indiscretions at a
tribunal last night; David Coulthard put an end to Michael Schumacher's six-victory run
by taking the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.

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