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COPYRIGHT 2003 Asia Pulse Pty Ltd
SYDNEY, Nov 19 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers:
THE AUSTRALIAN:
- New $2.4 billion Medicare deal likely to pass the Senate, and blunt Labor's progress on health. Newspoll finds voter confidence in Simon Crean's capacity to managed the economy and handle national security has plummeted to record low. Lote Tuqiri's switch from league showing dividends for Rugby World Cup final.
- Political stand-off over universities threatens funding and extra student places. Outback songwriter and entertainer Ted Egan sworn in as Administrator of the Northern Territory.
- Tycoon's son given prison term for shooting a newspaper delivery man in the head. Jim Selim's daughter earned $60,000 a year as company secretary for Pan Pharmaceuticals, but rarely reported to the office. Immigration Department accused of ignoring brothel raids involving suspected illegal Asian workers.
- America presses for UN to return to Iraq and opens way for NATO to take control of security. Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Californian Governor. Paralysed movie star Christopher Reeve has surgery allowing him to breath without ventilator.
- Aristocrat Leisure shares plunge on fourth profit warning in a year. Corporate heavyweights praise Trevor Kennedy, as he departs swag of boards. Building materials company Rinker Group confident of lifting local and US earnings.
THE AUSTRALIAN...
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