VIC: Main Stories in today's Melbourne newspapers=2

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2005
VIC: Main Stories in today's Melbourne newspapers=2

MELBOURNE, Dec 1 AAP - THE AGE

Page 1: Australia has the most overvalued houses in the western world, with prices
52 per cent higher than justified by rental values, the OECD says. Nguyen Tuong Van will
see his last sunrise today, by the time the sun breaks over the South China Sea horizon
tomorrow he will be dead. Scientists are investigating the deaths of 400 ducks in wetlands
on Melbourne's western fringe.

Page 2: A scathing report into the Dr Death scandal has recommended several senior
bureaucrats face criminal and disciplinary charges. Singapore's Prime Minister has dismissed
calls to spare Nguyen Tuong Van from the gallows. An Australian woman detained in Mauritius
after being arrested with 3.5kg of heroin allegedly hidden in her luggage has not been
charged.

Page 3: Australia risks promoting rather than reducing terrorism if increased police
powers and security measures are seen as directed exclusively against Islamic groups,
research shows. ASIO has censored the report of the parliamentary committee that oversees
the operations of Australia's intelligence agencies. Former Neighbours star Shane Connor
has won a damages payout for wrongful dismissal from his former employer. A jail inmate
who died from an asthma attack at the weekend left a note telling authorities he had tried
to get help but his calls went unanswered.

World: The US military is secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to publish stories written
by American troops in an effort to burnish the image of the US mission in Iraq.

Finance: The OECD has forecast a modest quickening of economic activity globally, as
the first data from the September quarter showed construction at a record.

Sport: Jelena Dokic's return to Australia has the blessing of her estranged father
Damir, although tennis' most controversial father believes his daughter has virtually
no chance of re-emerging as a competitive force in the game.

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