VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
04-05-2007
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers

MELBOURNE, April 5 AAP - The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers:

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Page 1: Telstra orders probe after the suicide of call centre worker Sally Sandic.

Page 2: Homeowners can breathe easy for a few more weeks after interest rates were
kept on hold yesterday; McKew confirmed as PM John Howard's rival for his seat of Bennelong;
Petrol prices have hit a high of 129.9c a litre across Melbourne, just a day before the
start of Easter.

Page 3: Olympic champ Michael Klim is considering quitting the pool after a weekend
of turmoil in which he missed an official Australian team dinner to go clubbing; World
champ Leisel Jones has been warned to live away from her Western Dogs boyfriend or risk
gold at Beijing.

World: Panic returned to Gizo Island yesterday when police evacuated the main town
after reports another killer tsunami might come; Iran frees and 'pardons' British sailors.

Finance: Coles is expected to give Wesfarmers the inside running in the $19.7 billion
takeover after the companies sign a confidentiality agreement next week; Maverick miner
Andrew Forrest is staging a comeback to the nickel business; Seven stokes a fire under
media stocks.

Sport: Leigh Matthews wants the interchange bench scrapped to turn AFL into a survival
of the fittest contest; McGrath predicts Australia will easily topple England in their
World Cup Super Eights match-up on Sunday; The AFL has rejected a request by Geelong for
Tom Lonergan to act as its VFL runner.

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