What the Papers Say

AAP General News (Australia)
12-23-2010
What the Papers Say

Main stories in today's papers:



THE AUSTRALIAN:

- The ANZ Bank has sought court orders to block the ATO accessing the records of 13,000
customers, as part of a Vanuatu tax haven inquiry.

- The former mistress of Richard Pratt has lost a court battle over property worth
millions of dollars.



THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:

- The ACCC will prosecute erectile dysfunction company AMI over questionable practices.

- Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been criticised for his "hasty" Asia-Pacific
plan, according to WikiLeaks cables.

- People are taking a Masterchef approach to Christmas lunch this year.



THE AGE:

- East Timor's prime minister reportedly wants Australian troops to leave, saying the
country is capable of resolving its own problems.

- The first pill, designed to curb a person's urge to drink, is being tested in Europe.

- The ballooning powers and budgets of Australia's spy agencies will be investigated next year.



THE WEST AUSTRALIAN:

- The ex-WA prosecutor LLoyd Rayney has walked free from court, after being bailed
on charges over the 2007 murder of his wife.

- Lead sulphide has been detected at eight times the allowable level in the port of Geraldton.



THE BRISBANE COURIER MAIL:

- 119 PNG protesters have been detained in Queensland, after a risky journey in 11
dinghies across the Torres Strait

- Tropical Queensland is on high alert for flash flooding and mudslides, with a 500mm
downpour predicted along the entire coast.



THE ADELAIDE ADVERTISER:

- The Adelaide Hills Blackwood Hospital will close tomorrow after 56 years, leaving
100 staff without jobs.

- More than 21,000 SA probationary and learner drivers have lost their licences over
the past four years.



THE HOBART MERCURY:

- Scientists have revealed Hobart moved six millimetres after an earthquake several
years ago off Macquarie Island.

- There's confusion over a decision by Environment Minister Tony Burke to give heritage
listing to an aboriginal site near the Jordan River.



THE CANBERRA TIMES:

- The Commonwealth and two former police officers have been accused of torturing and
abusing eight people, sprayed in 2006 with capsicum foam in the city watchhouse.

- The massive cleanup of Lake Burley Griffin after flooding is expected to take months
and cost millions of dollars.



THE NORTHERN TERRITORY NEWS:

- A hoax caller is targeting families of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan with claims
their loved ones have been wounded.

- Two elite RAAF pilots, who fly with Julia Gillard, have been suspended after drunken behaviour.



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