FED: Main stories in today s Canberra Times

AAP General News (Australia)
12-13-1999
FED: Main stories in today s Canberra Times

CANBERRA, Dec 13 AAP - The main stories in today's Canberra Times:



Page 1 - Michael Klim breaks two swim records in three days, ACT Tribunal rejects plans
for city development, Russia offers truce to allow civilians to flee Chechnya, Deputy
Prime Minister John Anderson defends Treasurer over suggestion of lower pay for bush workers
(AAP).

Page 2 - National art gallery director Brian Kennedy denies staff exodus since he took
over top position, Pat Farmer completes run around the country.

Page 3 - Meg Lees receives 80 per cent backing in leadership ballot (local/AAP), Aboriginals
and tourists drown at unexpectedly high rates (AAP), Labor says controversy over Greenfields
helped sink prime minister's hopes of greater corporate philanthropy, High tech speed
cameras to be used in NSW over Christmas-New Year holidays (AAP).

WORLD - East Timor independence leader Xanana Gusmao meets militia leader (AAP), European
Union moves towards accepting Turkey as member, 35 die in Azores plane crash, Thousands
queue to mourn dead Croatian president Franjo Tudjman, Indonesian president Wahid warns
of intervention in Ambon violence.

BUSINESS - Big companies plan lavish corporate bashes (AAP), Companies struggling
to get ready in time for GST (AAP), Seafood On.com plans to list on stock exchange (AAP),
Canberra computer programmer courted for Silican Valley job.

SPORT - Shane Warne takes four wickets in outstanding bowling performance against India,
Michael Klim smashes own world record set two days earlier.

AAP mb/rsm

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