Fed: Canberra fronters for Wed, April 10
CANBERRA, April 10 AAP - The main stories in the Canberra Times today:
Page 1: Queen Mother's funeral; Motorists could see the price of petrol skyrocket dueto rising international oil prices caused by the Middle East tensions; Sporting and non-profitgroups will be exempt from paying stamp duty on public liability insurance premiums aspart of the Act Govt's plan to combat the insurance crisis.
Page 2: The Dept of Industry, Tourism and Resources set to lose about 9 pct of itsstaff, its secretary announced.
Page 3: Politicians Jon Stanhope and Wayne Berry found themselves on opposite sidesof legal proceedings over the report of the Gallop inquiry into disability services; ImmigrationMinister Philip Ruddock rejects warnings that Afghanistan is unsafe, insisting Afghanswill be sent home if they are not judged to be refugees.
World: Israel pulled out of two Palestinian towns but kept up a tight blockade aroundthem; Israel says the Howard Govt understood its military offensive in the West Bank wasnecessary to stop Palestinian suicide bombers.
Finance: NAB rejects an ANZ offer to buy 56 rural branches that it plans to close;Andersen failed to properly investigate and erroneously accounted for critical contractsheld by HIH, a hearing was told.
Sport: ACT Brumbies Peter Ryan is optimistic of his chances of playing this Sundayafter training fully; Canberra Strikers claim first place on the women's Australian HockeyLeague.
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KEYWORD: FRONTERS ACT
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