NSW: The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=4

AAP General News (Australia)
12-14-2001
NSW: The main stories in today's Sydney newspapers=4

THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW:

PG 1 - A surprise fall in the unemployment rate and continued jobs growth have provided
further signs of the Australian economy's resilience in the face of a global recession;
Israel says Arafat is irrelevant; The federal government will grant business more time
to change over to its new streamlined tax system; Sydney property market price records
have been broken since the start of December.

PG 2 - Contents.

PG 3 - Rich set to fight ASIC's extension of restrictions; The ALP has compromised
on union affiliation rules in Queensland; Angry investors take tax row to the UN.

WORLD - Indonesia's chief of intelligence says al-Qaeda has camps supporting militants
on Sulawesi; Israel says Arafat is now irrelevant (from page one); 12 die in attack on
Indian parliament.

COMPANIES - Ausdoc may face a board overthrow and break-up of the company; Macquarie
flies north non-stop to Birmingham; Hilmer briefs investors on Fairfax costs; AngloGold
appeal holds up Newmont move again.

MARKET WRAP - The labour market got a boost of 16,100 full-time jobs in November but
it was partly offset by a fall in part-time jobs; Rothschilds' Andrew Brown says it is
still wise to keep Australian stocks.

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KEYWORD: FRONTERS NSW 4 SYDNEY

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