NSW: Main stories in today s Sydney newspapers = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
12-23-1998
NSW: Main stories in today s Sydney newspapers = 2

THE AUSTRALIAN:

Page 1 - Navy takes its toughest stand yet over the troubled Collins submarine project,
refusing after years of frustration to accept delivery of the third ship, the Waller.

Page 2 - Greg Combet's position as the heir apparent to ACTU secretary Bill Kelty was cast
into doubt when the head of Australia's biggest right-wing union refused to back him.

Page 3 - International Olympic Committee chief Juan Antonio Samaranch is spearheading an
anti-corruption drive to ban IOC members from visiting cities bidding to host the Olympics.

WORLD - Israel is off to early polls after Netanyahu government collapses halfway through
its term, freezing for months the already troubled peace process with the Palestinians.

BUSINESS - Three brokers who privatised the first third of Telstra have won the job to sell
the next 16 per cent before parliament has endorsed the sale.

SPORT - Greg Blewett humiliated England again, prompting tour manager Graham Gooch to brand
his side's spectacular loss against an Australian XI totally abject.

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