NSW: The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=3

AAP General News (Australia)
12-20-2001
NSW: The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=3

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:

PG 1 - Governor-General Peter Hollingworth denied involvement in any cover-up of sexual
abuse at an Anglican school but said legal and insurance concerns inhibited his compassion
for the victims; More than 100 Piper Chieftain aircraft still flying in Australia were
vulnerable to same problem that caused Whyalla Airlines crash that killed eight last year;
Bus commuters face ticket price hike thanks to new $3 Sydney Harbour Bridge toll; HSC
results out.

PG 2 - Motorists complain about bridge toll increase being spent on rural roads; More
on PG 1 story on bus users and toll hike; NSW government to take on insurance responsibility
for doctors in public hospitals.

PG 3 - Dangerous bugs still found in Sydney water; Vanilla Sky premiere with Tom Cruise
and Lord of the Rings premiere in NZ; Cheryl Kernot to publish her memoirs next year;
Brian Kennedy's directorship of the National Gallery of Australia still in doubt despite
reports to the contrary; Australian Simon Main jailed for eight years in Italian prison
on drug offences.

WORLD - Peacekeeping in Bosnia was placing a strain on the US as it continued the war
on terror, US Secretary of Defence said; Yemen becomes first Arab state to hunt Osama
bin Laden; FBI official says al-Qaeda still 70 per cent in tact.

BUSINESS - Mayne chief executive Peter Smedley will retain a firm grip on the health
services group after boardroom shake-up; Japan's central bank to pump more money into
nation's beleaguered economy; Fox Studios chief to head Foxtel up from today after News
Ltd dumped Jim Blomfield yesterday.

SPORT - Tony Lockett upset he won't be playing with number 4 jersey for Sydney Swans
AFL team; Punters in NZ offered money-back deal to bet against Tiger Woods; NSW Cricketer
Stuart MacGill to pick up where Shane Warne left off against South Africans.

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