Vic: Top stories in today's Melbourne newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
12-13-2001
Vic: Top stories in today's Melbourne newspapers

MELBOURNE, Dec 13 AAP - The top stories in today's Melbourne newspapers:

HERALD SUN:

Page One: Australian David Hicks confirmed as one of Osama bin Laden's terrorist fighters;
His father learned of his son's secret soon after the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Page Two: Former classmates of Hicks describe him as a freak with a passion for drugs
and satanism; Background on his joining Islam and joining the al-Qaeda network.

Page Three: Hicks could face treason charges in Australia or could be extradited to
the United States where he could face the death penalty.

World: English judge lets a mother who smothered her son walk free but suggests she
be sterilised; NASA to let a South African millionaire be the second tourist into space;
Four Palestinians dead, 17 injured after Israeli helicopters open fire; Twin teenage leaders
of Burmese rebel army to stay in Thailand.

Finance: Analysts sceptical NAB has cut its losses following the HomeSide sale; St
George names Gail Kelly as chief executive, becoming the first woman boss of an Australian
bank; NAB out of its disastrous and strategically inept HomeSide operation (comment).

Sport: Tony Lockett's AFL comeback is back on; Frank Farina to stay as national soccer
coach but has a slight pay cut and more responsibility; Former Australian sprint champ
Graham Sharman tests positive to steroids; Young golfers the drawcards in the upcoming
Heineken Classic.

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