AAP General News (Australia)
12-11-2004
Vic: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers
THE AGE
Page 1: Former rural health boss Allan Wain has been accused by KPMG of receiving thousands
of dollars in unjustified expenses; Melbourne has lost out to Perth in its bid to win
a team in the rugby union Super 14 competition.
Page 2: The Victorian government has moved to ban mini-motorbikes and petrol powered
scooters and skateboards.
Page 3: One of the Australians detained in Guantanamo Bay claims he was tortured and
forced to take drugs in the US military prison camp.
World: Canada's Supreme Court has given the parliament the go-ahead to pass a national
law legalising same sex marriages; Rights groups have accused the Israeli army of deliberately
killing unarmed Palestinians.
Finance: The offices of Carter Holt Harvey and Visy have been raided by the New Zealand
Commerce Commission as the cardboard cartel scandal spreads across the Tasman; HHG in
Britain, formerly part of AMP, is to sell its life insurance arm and return $2.2 billion
to shareholders.
Sport: Rugby union backers in Melbourne have been left to ponder their next move after
the city was passed over by the Super 14 competition.
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KEYWORD: FRONTERS VIC 2 MELBOURNE (REOPENS)
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