AAP General News (Australia)
04-06-2006
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers
MELBOURNE, April 6 AAP - The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers:
THE AGE
Page 1: Nine hundred new personal helpers and mentors will be employed to assist the
mentally ill as part of the $1.8 billion package announced by the federal government.
Page 2: Melbourne's Jacqueline Pascarl-Gillespie has spoken of her joy at being reunited
with her daughter 14 years after she was snatched from Australia.
Page 3: Australia and Indonesia had signalled tougher measures to stop a predicted
flood of Papuan asylum seekers crossing the Torres Strait.
World: Two front-runners have emerged to replace Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister
of Thailand after his stunning decision to step aside.
Finance: The economy is given a triple shot of good news, with global growth tipped
to rise, Australian rates on hold and the national economy on the move.
Sport: AFL club St Kilda is on the verge of reversing its policy of selling home games
interstate, and could withdraw from its deal with Tasmania as early as this season.
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