AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JAN 31, 2002.

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COPYRIGHT 2002 Asia Pulse Pty Ltd

SYDNEY, Jan 31 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers:

THE AUSTRALIAN:

- US president targets "axis of evil"; Restrictions on foreign ownership of Australian media could be lifted

- Woomera hunger strike ends.

- Doubts about viability of Tesna syndicate triggered a tense standoff between Sydney airport and group of buyers

- US economy recovery would underpin Australian growth, according to Prime Minister John Howard

- News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch has canned meeting with Mr Howard in New York

- Sydney Festival box office takings and attendance up on last year's

- NSW Roads Minister Carl Scully rejected Justice Spigelman's calls for end to mandatory sentencing laws regarding drivers' licences

- Factions were hurting reform of Labor more than unions, a Labor MP said.

- Skydiver hurt in crash landing

- New suspected meningococcal case from cruise

- National forum on spiralling public liability insurance costs to be announced today

- Aussie Post magazine folds

- Elvis was a prime candidate for cardiovascular problems regardless of his lifestyle, researcher says

- Genetic mutation may cause miscarriages.

- World markets shuddered and Aussie dollar lost ground after big Wall St losses

- SBS interactive system...

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