Qld: Main stories in today's The Courier Mail

AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2004
Qld: Main stories in today's The Courier Mail

BRISBANE, Aug 19 AAP - Main stories in today's The Courier-Mail:

P1 - Men's 4x200m freestyle relay comes down to 24.78cm. Queensland will have more
smokefree public places after a review of tobacco laws found overwhelming support for
an extension of existing smoking bans.

P2 - Opposition Leader Mark Latham expects to be fit enough to fight a gruelling election
campaign that could be called within weeks. Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer
was wrong to talk about what Australia would do if war broke out between China and Taiwan,
the Opposition said yesterday.

P3 - Bradley John Murdoch declared his innocence yesterday moments before he was committed
to stand trial for the murder of British tourist Peter Falconio. Peak hour traffic was
thrown into chaos and hundreds of homes left without power after a thunderstorm lashed
southeast Queensland yesterday morning. Queensland detectives want to question controversial
author Norma Khouri over her claims a Jordanian woman was a victim of an honour killing.

World - Eight British terror suspects charged on Tuesday had allegedly been plotting
to detonate a radioactive "dirty bomb" in London. US troops backed by helicopter gunships
have pounded militia bastions in Najaf's historic Old City as Iraq's defence minister
warned that decisive battle to crush the rebels would be launched.

Finance - AMP has delivered a better than expected half-year profit of $378 million
and upped its dividend.

Sport - Brisbane Broncos skipper Gorden Tallis has a contrary conduct charge downgraded
by the NRL judiciary.

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