NSW: The main stories in today s newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
04-27-2001
NSW: The main stories in today s newspapers
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Page 1: Australia dragged into growing tensions between United States and China yesterday
when Beijing lashed out at Prime Minister for supporting US commitment to Taiwan's military
defence; Jai Graham Jago, 18, shot dead for little more than a mobile phone, it seems;
Premier orders NSW's top agriculture official to cut red tape and solve problems facing
market gardeners; More than a million casual workers poised to win right to 12 months'
paternal leave.

Page 2: Motorists paying record petrol prices at bowser even though crude oil prices
20 per cent lower than last year's peak; The NSW union movement formally chose John Robertson
as its new leader last night.

Page 3: ANZ denies overcharging customers after reporting 71 per cent rise in credit
card profits; Good news for Bega dairy farmers; Junior NSW opposition press secretary
sacked after taking two 16-year-old boys into Kerry Chikarovski's office in the middle
of the night without permission; A fossil dinosaur covered with primitive feathers and
downy fluff has been discovered in China; Rose Hancock ignored Lang Hancock's pleas to
come home from holiday because he was dying, former maid tells court.

World: US policy on Taiwan in disarray after President George Bush backtracks from
his surprise statement that US will use military force to defend the island from Chinese
attack; Taiwan responds warily to Bush's comments; Bush pleased Australia so understanding
of US stance on Kyoto global warming treaty; US war hero admits to village massacre in
Vietnam; The International Space Station in Cape Canaveral had computers down and software
disruptions.

Business: New-look ANZ earns more, risks less; ANZ is simpler, safer and more profitable,
so what is chief executive John McFarlane's next trick.

Sport: Path cleared for fourth Super 12 team; Bitter feud erupts between Bulldogs
and Parramatta over hooliganism; Sickness delays Pakistani court hearing into match fixing
allegations against national team; Heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman and family in motorcade
accident.

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