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SYDNEY, April 2 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers:
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH:
- Disgraced Wests Tigers winger John Hopoate quits after being found guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct, while teammates Craig Field and Kevin McGuiness were fined $500,000 and ordered to perform community service after positive drugs tests;
- Nick Whitlam quits as NRMA Insurance chairman in a bid to protect shareholders from the damaging effects of infighting in Australia's largest general insurer.
- Labor MP Mark Latham will bring "direct democracy" to voters in his Werriwa electorate by enabling them to tell him via the internet how to vote on issues.
- Parents should wait until their babies are 18 months old before putting them in swimming classes as they are vulnerable in shallow water and prone to infections from public pools.
- The prospect of the Reserve Bank cutting interest rates by 50 basis points tomorrow gathered momentum as the Australia dollar plunged to a new record low over the weekend.
Source: HighBeam Research, AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - APRIL 2, 2001.