ACT: Main Stories in today s Brisbane newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
12-11-1999
ACT: Main Stories in today s Brisbane newspapers

BRISBANE, Dec 11 AAP - The main stories in today's Brisbane Courier Mail:

Page 1 - The future of the Queensland Soccer Federation could be on the brink of the
threatening the state's winning team - The Strikers (local). A woman marries a man in
Brisbane who she cannot remember meeting because she suffered a rare memory loss from
sudden cardiac death syndrome (local). Hail and 100km/hr winds hit Brisbane yesterday
in first storm of the season (local). The Bank of Queensland board yesterday faced down
small shareholders opposition to a move by directors to increase pay at the AGM (local).

Page 3 - A man jailed for the savage murder of his girlfriend and her unborn child
had brutally bashed another girl less than a month earlier (court). Prominent Brisbane
radiologist Phillip Dubois broke his silence of MRI machine scandal yesterday, protesting
innocence and asking to be left out of political dog fight (local). Scientists plan to
shoot particles through rock to discover the theory of everything. Convicted Gold Coast
conman Peter Foster won a last minute reprieve from extradition. The Guyra UFO mystery
solved.

World - Israelis react angrily to resumption of peace talks between Israel and Syria
(Jerusalem). The uneasy alliance holding East Timor together is showing signs of strain
(Dili). The Indonesian military has praised the presidents tough stance against separatists
(Jakarta).

Finance - BHP has quit oil and gas interests in PNG. The first poll in the history
of the Bank of Queensland is held between shareholders after unprecedented shareholder
dissent over directors' pay rises at AGM. Market analysts predict US technology sector
stocks are set to fall from heady share price levels in near future. Greyhound Pioneer
Australia chairman Stephen Jones resigns.

Sport - Australia survives Indian ambush on first day of test in Adelaide. Mick Doohan quits.

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