VIC: Main stories in todays Melbourne newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
12-11-1998
VIC: Main stories in todays Melbourne newspapers

THE AGE

Page 1: A Victorian country detective faces the sack and possible murder charges after the
state coroner found he killed his sister-in-law 14 years ago; A wide-ranging inquiry into
links between some Australian cricketers and illegal bookmakers may be launched in the wake of
the Warne-Waugh scandal.

Page 3: Australians should receive a multi-billion dollar private health insurance rebate
from January 1 after independent Senator Brian Harradine said he would vote for the
governments legislation; Girls have outperformed boys in the Victorian Certificate of
Education.

Page 5: States could be stripped of gun buyback funding if they dont tighten their gun
laws, the federal government warned.

WORLD: Republicans have drafted four articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton
while Democrats were circulating an extremely toughly-worded censure of him as an alternative;
Dr Jack Kevorkian has been granted his wish and been committed to stand trial for murder for
the televised mercy killing of a terminally ill man; Palestinian and Israeli troops clashed
violently yesterday, leaving one Palestinian dead and at least 80 injured.

FINANCE: Brierley Investments yesterday sold the bulk of its 24.3 per cent stake in
publisher John Fairfax, raising $600 million; The worlds oldest and largest conglomerate
broke the law when it attempted to ambush the Australian Stock Exchange and wipe $15 billion
off the value of Australias public companies.

SPORTS: Australian captain Mark Taylor said that in hindsight Mark Waugh should have told
the inquiry into match-fixing in Lahore last month of his flirtation with an illegal
bookmaker. A group of United States Presidents Cup players are believed to have called a
meeting with captain Jack Nicklaus on Wednesday over concerns at lack of communication.
Victorian officials expect Shane Warne to be focused on the game when he comes to play against
Queensland at the MCG today.

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