NSW: The main stories in today s Sydney newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-1999
NSW: The main stories in today s Sydney newspapers

SYDNEY, Aug 19 AAP - The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers:

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:

Page 1: The Howard government has reversed its long standing opposition by moving to
establish a financial safety net for workers who lose entitlements when companies go bankrupt;
Turkey earthquake search for more people buried under the rubble, victims accuse shoddy
builders of murdering the thousands of dead; Serious divisions have emerged between the board
and senior management of Sydney's Olympic organising committee, as the marching band affair
continues to simmer; The Indian Pacific passenger train has crashed into a stationary freight
train in Western Australia, closing the country's only east-west rail link; The British
government has launched an urgent investigation into its involvement in Australia's postwar
recruitment of Nazi scientists, prompting renewed calls for the federal government to do the
same.

Page 2: Catholic women feel "pain and alienation" at their marginalisation in the
Australian church, and many have left or have considered leaving because of the way it treats
women; Cardinal Edward Clancy was booed at and jeered as he told the National Press Club in
Canberra yesterday the Catholic Church would never ordain women and he would not condone any
discussion of it in Australia.

Page 3: Up to half the nation's health funds will close or amalgamate over the next 18
months, an analysis of the health insurance industry predicts.

WORLD: India has pushed its nuclear capability to the fore ahead of the September 5 poll by
issuing a draft policy doctrine under which it would deploy nuclear weapons.

BUSINESS: The Australian Securities and Investments Commission yesterday widened its
inquiry into the GIO debacle as the company's former managing director Bill Jocelyn said he
believed GIO documents sent to shareholders during AMP's takeover may not have represented the
true state of its business.

SPORT: Stephen Larkham and John Eales survived last night's Australian Barbarians try-fest
at North Sydney Oval but whether they will be selected for next week's Bledisloe Cup fixture
is still open for debate.

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