AUSTRALIAN Newspaper Highlights - Feb 17, 2005 (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
SYDNEY, Feb 17 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH- Business man Rodney Adler faces jail after pleading guilty to breaking the law in the lead-up to the HIH collapse; Leaked documents show the M5 east tunnel used by 100,000 motorists a day is plagued with fire safety and pollution hazards.- HIH collapse victims react to news of Adler's guilty plea in court
Australian Newspaper Highlights - Feb 17, 2005 (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SYDNEY, Feb 17 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers:
Kiwis get the better of Australian neighbours (RTÉ News)
Australia beat New Zealand by 44 runs in their historic Twenty20 international at Eden Park in Auckland today. Ricky Ponting finished stranded on 98 not out off 55 balls after helping Australia recover from 54 for four to pile on 214-5 from their 20 overs.
Govt says Coalition confused over police station closures (ABC News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Western Australian Police Minister Michelle Roberts says the Coalition has missed the boat with its announcement it will phase out one-man police stations across the state.
Cricket: Aussies in 20-20 triumph (BBC News)
Ricky Ponting hits 98 not out off 55 balls as Australia beat New Zealand in the first men's Twenty20 international.
Israeli diplomat's posting in doubt (The Age)
Another Israeli diplomat's future in Australia is in doubt following allegations he was involved in a sex scandal in South America five years ago. The claim comes after Israeli diplomat Amir Laty in December was thrown out on national security grounds.
Pressure on new Israeli envoy builds (The Age)
Israel is coming under increasing pressure to reconsider its latest diplomatic appointment to Australia after complaints that the official had been involved in a South American sex scandal.
Learning to be Outspoken (The New Zealand Herald)
The nice lad from Everything But the Girl is here to pop a cap in your ass. He used to be such a polite guy, making the seductive beats and music to go with the whispy vocals of Tracey Thorn - his real life partner and mother to their three "music mad" children.
Only one in 1995 (The Electric New Paper)
TEN years ago, Dennis Bergkamp was an exotic arrival from abroad at Arsenal, but now his only novelty is his age.
Charles Brown Says "I Am A Survivor...Not A Hero" (Republican)
Some of the most extreme horrors of warfare and most extraordinary displays of courage are brought to almost painful light in James Bradley's book Flyboys — A True Story of Courage ( © 2003), which offers a vivid account of American flyers who were shot down by Japanese anti-aircraft weaponry during World War II.
