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AAP General News (Australia)
08-18-2004
Vic: The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers=2

THE AGE

Page 1 - Thorpe takes his place as the nation's greatest Olympian; Downer flags policy
shift towards China saying Australia would not be obliged to assist the United States
in military defence of Taiwan.

Page 3 - The disputed $650,000 payout to former Tasmanian governor Richard Butler is
being held as pressure mounts over the deal; A physical education teacher who had a sexual
relationship with a 15-year-old boy sent almost 500 text messages during their affair,
a court heard today.

Page 5 - Victorian children may have to go interstate or overseas to get a lung transplant
and wait longer for treatment as the state's pediatric lung transplant program faces an
uncertain future.

World - A former US soldier accused of kidnapping and torturing terror suspects in
Afghanistan says the FBI is withholding hundreds of documents that show he was working
for the US government; The Democratic Party has attacked George Bush's plan to remove
as many as 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia.

Business - Cochlear's attempt to put a positive spin on a year marred by profit downgrades,
write-offs and a US Justice Department probe was ignored by the market yesterday.

Sport - Geelong's James Bartel last night received a three-match suspension, two for
rough play and one for striking at the AFL Tribunal.

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