AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2007
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers
THE AGE
Page 1: Labor has accused Foreign Minister Alexander Downer of dirty political tactics,
as Kevin Rudd admitted he had made a "foolish mistake" in going to a New York strip club;
The nation's most successful indigenous financial conglomerate -- controlling assets worth
more than $100 million -- has refused to disclose to its 18,000 beneficiaries how much
profit it makes or distributes.
Page 2: Mortgage brokers have welcomed a push by the federal government to crack down
on dodgy players in their industry after Treasurer Peter Costello attacked the states
for delaying stricter regulation of the sector.
Page 3: Jewish community leaders have expressed outrage over a brutal anti-Semitic
attack in Balaclava on Saturday night in which a 17-year-old was attacked repeatedly with
a baseball bat.
World: In a hangar at an airfield 30 km south-east of Moscow, technicians are checking
the latest additions to the burgeoning military arsenal that a resurgent Russia hopes
can restore its status as a major world power.
Finance: Investors should exercise caution in spite of an anticipated kick-up in the
Australian share market today, fund managers have warned.
Sport: Japan's hopes of repeating its Melbourne Cup triumph of last year have been
hit, with the country reeling from an outbreak of equine influenza.
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