ACT: Main stories in today s Canberra Times

AAP General News (Australia)
04-11-2000
ACT: Main stories in today s Canberra Times

CANBERRA, April 11 AAP - The main stories in today's Canberra Times newspaper:

Page 1: Northern Territory to reduce the impact of mandatory sentencing laws on children;
All 182 Kosovars whose temporary visas ran out this week to be forced home after a group
of them lost a High Court bid to stay in Australia; A long running proposal to set up
a high-technology business incubator in the ACT region to become a reality with $8 million
in federal funding; Court told man stole letters from post, leaving people without birthday
cards.

Page 2: Federal Employment Services Minister Tony Abbott accused Australian Education
Union of hypocrisy in its fight against work-for-the-dole participants in Canberra schools.

Page 3: Labor says senior bureaucrat in the prime minister's department wrote his own
questions for the recent Newspoll survey on reconciliation.

World: South and North Korean leaders to hold a historic first summit in June to try
to close the last chapter of the Cold War.

Finance: National Australia Bank satisfies market calls for a big acquisition, snaring
funds manager MLC Ltd from Lend Lease Corp for $4.56 billion; The Australian dollar drifts
to new 18-month laws while concerns about the currency limit a rally in the bond market.

Sport: The Canberra Raiders will move the round 14 game against the Brisbane Broncos
to Monday, May 8, after negotiations to try to play the game on the Sunday broke down;
Fijian Vijay Singh triumphs to take his second major title, the US Masters.

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