VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2006
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers

MELBOURNE, Aug 11 AAP - The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers:

THE AGE

Page 1: British police claim to have foiled a highly developed terrorist plot to blow
up planes bound for America. AFL clubs unhappy with the standard of football commentary
have complained to the AFL about negative, self indulgent and poorly prepared commentators.

Page 2: Australia's security agencies were liaising closely with their counterparts
in the United States and Britain after British police foiled a terror plot to blow up
US bound planes.

Page 3: Five years after Frankston council started piping classical music through its
main street to scare off hoons and vandals it has changed the play list to include Stevie
Wonder and Frank Sinatra. Tough new penalties are set to be imposed on radiologists to
prevent them offering bribes to doctors to direct tests their way.

World: Israeli troops seized the Christian towns of Marjayoun and Qlaiah in south Lebanon
even as Israel said it had put off plans for a broader offensive against Hizbollah. (Marjayoun)

Finance: Telstra's shareholders have been warned to expect more tough medicine this
financial year, with chief executive Sol Trujillo to spend up to $5.7 billion on his behind
the scenes transformation of the telco.

Sport: Essendon captain Matthew Lloyd will return to team training at Windy Hill next
week, joining in most of the team drills and leaving open the possibility of a return
from injury before the end of the season.

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