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AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2006
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=3

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:

Page 1: Tens of thousands of Sydney residents have been banned from using groundwater
for anything, as a wave of industrial contamination spreads north from Botany Bay. Telstra
shares plunged to a record low as the federal government kept everyone guessing over the
sale of its majority stake. An NRL player is understood to be facing a charge of using
performance-enhancing drugs.

Page 2: A federal takeover of the health system and a greater role for private hospitals
would be among the "big changes" a Beazley government may make, Labor says.

Page 3: National guidelines for treating meningococcal disease previously have been
questioned following a death.

World: Iran has barred United Nations inspectors from an underground nuclear installation,
breaching its obligations under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. (Washington)

Finance: Coles Myer directors were bunkered down through the night as the board braced
to battle its smiling assassin.

Sport: England have been dragged into the centre of the ball tampering furore after
it was revealed coach Duncan Fletcher had visited match referee Mike Procter before the
start of play.

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