VIC: Main stories in today s Melbourne newspapers =2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-15-2000
VIC: Main stories in today s Melbourne newspapers =2

THE AGE

Page 1: Melbourne scientists advance the fight against several serious diseases with
cell cloning. Malcolm Turnbull has ruled himself out of the rejuvenated Australian Republican
Movement. Australians divided on IVF for singles and lesbians.

Page 2: Live coverage of the 2000 AFL Grand Final has been threatened following an
industrial standoff between the Seven Network and the Electrical Trades Union. AC Nielsen
AgePoll shows the Labor Party appears to have gained momentum while support for coalition
slumps.

Page 3: Nurses' dispute close to resolution. The baffling case of Elisabeth Frances
Membrey, who disappeared in December 1994, remains unsolved despite hundreds of leads,
a coroner said yesterday. Sex and violence hit the stage in the Bell Shakespeare's Troilus
and Cressida.

World: Indonesia denies responsibility for increased attacks by Indonesian-based militias
on international forces, including Australians, in East Timor. One hundred and seven trapped
in Russian submarine on sea floor.

Finance: National Australia Bank anxious to offload lacklustre County Investment Management.

Telstra has asked Richard Li's Pacific Century Cyberworks to become a third partner in
the Australian carrier's new electronic funds transaction alliance with Keycorp.

Sport: The Kangaroos received a major boost last night when David King was cleared
by the AFL Tribunal. The Australian and South African cricket teams reacted with caution
and amazement at their first practice session under the roof at Melbourne's Colonial Stadium
yesterday.

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