VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-01-2007
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers = 2

THE AGE

Page 1: Mohamed Haneef was warned by his brother to leave Australia quickly after the
failed British bombings, according to details of an internet conversation disclosed last
night by Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews. Cuts to the University of Melbourne's prestigious
arts facility are expected to cost 120 full-time jobs, slashing its staff by a quarter,
a leaked report reveals.

Page 2: A report has found a war on global poverty is making headway, defying public
perceptions the situation is getting worse.

Page 3: Victorian primary school students get less funding than any other state, placing
new premier John Brumby under growing pressure from the powerful education lobby.

World: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has prepared the ground for the withdrawal
of British troops from the front line in Iraq.

Finance: Television advertisements promoting property schemes may need to come with
a warning and the schemes' prospectuses assessed by ratings agencies.

Sport: Anthony Koutoufides bowed out of AFL football yesterday, officially with a hip
injury, but the Carlton champion said the rest of his body was not that far behind.

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