NSW:Main stories in Thursday's newspapers=2

AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-2010
NSW:Main stories in Thursday's newspapers=2

The Sydney Morning Herald:

Page 1: Twenty-seven people were confirmed dead after a boat carrying asylum seekers
crashed onto rocks off Christmas Island. Secret United States embassy cables have criticised
the handling of asylum seekers by former prime minister Kevin Rudd.

Page 2: The NSW ombudsman has called for a more rigorous system of checking the backgrounds
of people who work with children.

Page 3: Pubs have won their campaign against new planning rules designed to reduced
the level of alcohol-related violence.

World: (Washington) The Obama administration has concluded that North Korea's new plant
to enrich nuclear fuel uses technology more advanced than Iran's.

Finance: The NSW government-owned electricity generators signalled limited profit and
dividend growth in the coming years.

Sport: An Ashes series-sealing loss in Perth could prompt Australian cricket's kingmakers
to install Michael Clarke as captain.

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