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

AAP General News (Australia)
04-10-2008
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers =2

The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers:

THE AGE:

Page 1: Kevin Rudd, defying official protests from Beijing, has used the first day
of his China trip to highlight human rights abuses in Tibet and vow to pursue the issue
with Chinese leaders; Federal and state police are investigating the leaking of sensitive
information about a planned takeover bid involving two listed companies to underworld
identity Mick Gatto and his associates, amid increasing concerns about infiltration of
the stock market by organised crime.

Page 2: Spills from Page 1.

Page 3: The credibility of Tasmania's Labor government has crumbled with scandal claiming
a second deputy premier.

World: Rising food prices could spark worldwide unrest and threaten political stability,
the UN's top humanitarian official has warned after riots in Egypt over price rises for
basic foods.

Finance: Consumer confidence has plummeted to its lowest level in 15 years, with the
retail sector hit particularly hard as households slash discretionary spending after a
series of interest rate rises. The news means unemployment is unlikely to stay at its
33-year lows for much longer.

Sport: One glaring and savage irony in the ongoing and compelling push for an AFL team
to be based in Tasmania is the fact that the state itself has never officially asked for
one.

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