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AAP General News (Australia)
12-28-1998
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P.1 Sailor lost in mountainous seas and two saved by helicopter as 70-knot gales smash the
Sydney to Hobart fleet. Freak cold snap brings snow to southern states. Women in line for pay
rise after ruling by the Industrial Relations Commission.

P.2 Juvenile crime plunges 60 per cent on Palm Island, labelled the "world's most dangerous
place" by the Guinness Book of Records. Brisbane retailers recovering from bumper
post-Christmas sales. Australia may reject the banning of some antibiotics used on livestock.

P.3 Woman honoured for years of work rehabilitating drug addicts arrested and charged with
selling heroin to pay for own addiction. Woman caught breastfeeding while driving without a
seatbelt. Brisbane DJ David Dangerfield dies of heart attack.

World news: Iraq threatens to shoot down planes patrolling no-fly zones imposed in 1991 Gulf
War. Donald Trump wants to build skyscraper twice the size of UN building. Chinese activist
sentenced to 10 years for trying to establish pressure group to help laid-off workers.

Business: News Corporation establishes foothold in European pay TV market by paying an
estimated $US120 million for stake in Italia's pay television division, Stream. Unsecured
creditors of troubled publisher Business Newspapers Australia have approved the company's
sale. Melbourne Law firm denies allegations by Ross Mining over Gold Ridge mine in Solomon
Islands. AMP's debt rating on negative credit watch.

Sport: English skipper Alec Stewart leads from the front in Ashes Test. Gritty tailenders
lift Kiwis to lead over India. South Melbourne defeat Brisbane in Ericsson Cup soccer match.

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