ACT: Main Stories in today's Canberra Times

AAP General News (Australia)
08-06-2004
ACT: Main Stories in today's Canberra Times

CANBERRA, Aug 6 AAP - The main stories in today's Canberra Times:

Page 1 - Lives are being endangered by the parlous state of Canberra Hospital emergency
departments, senior medical staff warn. Senior bureaucrat Fran Hinton dumped by Chief
Minister Jon Stanhope. Anu Singh, who was jailed for the manslaughter of her boyfriend
Joe Cinque, released from prison where she served another three months after failing drug
tests. Nicholls woman injured in kangaroo attack.

Page 2 - Former governor-general Sir William Deane launches Care Australia schools program.

Page 3 - The Howard government edges towards a compromise deal with Labor on the US-Australia
free trade agreement.

World - Three former British detainees publish a dossier describing systemic abuse
at Guantanamo Bay. American teacher convicted for having sex with a 12-year-old boy is
released from prison.

Finance - ACT government introduces legislation to establish a small business commissioner.

Optus delivers a 51 per cent jump in first-quarter net profit to $151 million.

Sport - Wallabies prepare for Bledisloe Cup clash against New Zealand.

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KEYWORD: FRONTERS ACT

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