VIC: Main Stories in today s Melbourne newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
04-19-2000
VIC: Main Stories in today s Melbourne newspapers

THE AGE

Page 1 - Supervised injecting facilities for heroin users will be given an 18-month
trial in five municipalities under proposals to be announced by the Victorian Government
today. Wall Street puts the bounce back.

Page 2 - Bitter Andrew Theophanous quits the Labor Party to go independent.

Page 3 - Federal and state health ministers are pushing forward plans for national
health database for patients records.

World - As World Bank talks end World Bank president is nonplussed about the thousands
of protesters who disrupted the gathering (WASH). Indonesia's president Abdurrahman Wahid
faces mounting criticism from Muslim allies (JAK).

Finance - ANZ bank is close to selling its Grindlays banking unit in Asia to Standard
Chartered of Britain for about $2.5 million.

Sport - Australian cricketers found to have fixed matches or dealt with illegal bookmakers
will face life bans and fines of up to $50,000 as the ACB steps up its action against
the corruption cancer bringing the game down.

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