Fed: The main stories in The Canberra Times today

AAP General News (Australia)
08-29-2006
Fed: The main stories in The Canberra Times today

CANBERRA, Aug 29 AAP - The main stories in The Canberra Times today.

Page 1: The former ACT government ignored advice to keep crowds away from the demolition
of the Canberra Hospital, cabinet documents from the time of the fatal demolition reveal.

Establishing two factory direct outlets in Canberra is not sustainable, a confidential
report from the National Capital Authority says. The new US ambassador to Australia, Robert
McCallum has defended the indefinite jailing of David Hicks. The family of Jack Thomas
has called the control order placed on the former terror suspect a political stunt.

Page 2: The ACT will conduct one of its biggest counter-terrorism exercises today when
6,000 people are evacuated from buildings at Belconnen. The structural separation of Telstra
is not workable, says ABN Amro. The first Australian women have been vaccinated against
cervical cancer.

Page 3: Business confidence in the ACT government plummeted in the last quarter. The
ACT government has attacked the federal government's plan to offer performance pay to
recruit smarter teachers. Tasmanian timber company Gunns has vowed to continue its efforts
to sue a group of environmentalists. Prime Minister John Howard has used flawed data to
refuse the ACT request for 10 more medical school places, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope
says.

Business: The Australian stockmarket was little changed at close yesterday. Australian
farmers have painted a dismal outlook for the country's agricultural industry as drought
and high costs push rural confidence down. Australia's largest gold miner Newcrest has
posted a big profit.

Sport: The Kangaroos AFL team will stand by Jonathan Hay after it was announced the
star recruit has bi-polar depression. Former New Zealand Warriors rugby league coach Daniel
Anderson is looming as the replacement for Sydney Roosters coach Ricky Stuart.

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