QLD: Main stories in today s Brisbane Courier Mail

AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-1999
QLD: Main stories in today s Brisbane Courier Mail

BRISBANE, Aug 19 AAP - Main stories in today's Brisbane Courier-Mail.

Page 1: More than 10,000 people are feared trapped after the massive earthquake in Turkey.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and party administrator David Ettridge face up to six months'
jail for electoral fraud (local). More than 60 per cent of the food on supermarket shelves
potentially contained genetically modified ingredients, Woolworths Queensland general manager
Bernie Brookes said yesterday (local).

Page 2: Former One Nation MPs seize on a Supreme Court ruling as vindication of their
decision to quit the party. The federal wing of One Nation will continue to be recognised as a
political party despite the Supreme Court ruling that the party's Queensland registration was
invalid.

Page 3: A special act of parliament could be needed to bypass state planning laws
threatening a superstadium at Lang Park, experts said (local). Police searching for two male
teenagers armed with rifles and ammunition after they fled a central Queensland mining town in
a stolen car.

World: Indonesian military chief General Wiranto has flown to troubled Aceh province after
separatist rebels stepped up their attacks with a series of bombings and a raid on a marine
post (Jakarta). PNG Prime Minister Sir Mekere Morauta has asked the World Bank to investigate
issues related to the Ok Tedi copper mine so that a decision can be made on the mine's future.

Finance: A relieved Australian market reversed Tuesday's slide after US inflation data
released overnight contained no surprises and reinforced expectations of a 25 basis point US
rate rise next week. Paper and packing company Amcor flags a new era of growth and
profitability, reporting a 462 per cent surge in annual net profit to $283.9 million.

Sport: Australian Rugby Union boss John O'Neill has called on the International Rugby Board
to fund an audacious multi-million dollar takeover of rugby league. Australian captain Steve
Waugh admits his side will be vulnerable and under-prepared for the opening one-day cricket
match against Sri Lanka on Sunday.

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