Act: Canberra Times fronters for April 7

AAP General News (Australia)
04-07-2000
Act: Canberra Times fronters for April 7

Main stories in today's Canberra Times:

Page 1 - PM says sorry for hurt of stolen generation; Aboriginal protest interrupts
Senate question time; Democrats Senator Aden Ridgeway finds long-lost cousin at parliament
house rally; Labor staffer caught calling tax talk back session; Dramatic widening in
pay rates in the Senior Executive Service; Pakistan jails Sharif for life.

Page 2 - Aboriginal social justice commissioner calls for better deal for Aboriginal
youth; Suspension of nine-year-old Aboriginal for sexually harassing teacher is bureaucracy
gone made - NSW opposition; Youth Week reconciliation day to be held in Canberra.

Page 3 - Mass DNA tests to be conducted in northern NSW community to solve rape; US
warns Australia against sending ambassador to Belgrade; First deathcap mushrooms of season
found in Canberra prompt warning; Retailers reeling over killing of Ulladulla grocer;
Moore resolute no back down on ACT injecting room despite UN drug critics.

World - Pressure on new Japanese PM to call early poll; Hokkaido volcano tipped to
blow again within days; Annan welcomes US shift on Security Council limits; Judge speeds
up Microsoft case; American detained by Russians on spy charges; Five Australians among
group to be questioned in Indonesia over sunken treasure.

Business - ACT economy shows strong growth; Jobless rate up in March despite more full
time work; Online company wants to branch out into retailing erotic products; Unions to
take Telstra to court over job cutbacks; Brakes on car sales as buyers wait for GST; NRMA
head says brawl has detracted from vote.

Sport - Raiders says they received promise from government bureaucrats that commercial
benefit of Bruce Stadium would determine precedence in event of fixture clash; Brumbies
ready for battle of stars; Raiders back-rower Colella doubtful to face Sharks on Sunday;
Germans bank on world no 158 in Davis Cup; Four-time Olympic gold medallist Murray Rose
wants high-tech swimsuits banned from next month's Olympic trials.

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