NSW: The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2003
NSW: The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 2

The Australian:

P 1: Labor's reluctant embrace of Kim Beazley as Mark Latham struggles to convince
wavering MPs to make him leader; Mark Philippoussis fit for a national hero, defeating
world No.4 Juan Carlos Ferrero; Seven Spanish intelligence officers and two Japanese diplomats
slain in Iraqi guerilla attacks.

P 2: Regional airports face security shake-up; ASIO stole my homework, says 17-year-old
school-leaver after anti-terror raids; SA governments flags incentive payments for pensioners
to switch power retailers to pressure electricity price cuts.

P 3: Nearly half of weekend home auctions fail to reach reserve; Launch of final instalment
of Lord of the Rings series goes beyond frenzy.

World: US preparing new rapid reaction force tailored for urban warfare in Iraq; Zimbabwean
president Robert Mugabe backing campaign to unseat Commonwealth secretary-general; East
Timor president Xanana Gusmao fears rise of militias as UN peacekeepers go home.

Business: "Almost no doubt" official interest rates will rise on Wednesday; Woodside
on eve of signing exploration agreement with Libya; Coles Myer launches second leg of
petrol discount scheme as ACCC watches on.

Sport: His arm numb and game in tatters, Mark Philippoussis charges headlong at Juan
Carlos Ferrero to claim Davis Cup.

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