Qld: Main stories in today's Courier-Mail
BRISBANE, Aug 5 AAP - The main stories in today's Courier-Mail:
P1 - Prime Minister John Howard announced the government will set conditions on howstates spend non-GST funding on services; Pat Rafter and Lara Feltham show off their newson, Joshua amidst speculation the couple have become engaged; Commonwealth Games closingceremony; Vodafone agree to pay fine of Bledisloe Cup streakers.
P2 - Telstra may be difficult to fully privatise with four key senators opposed tothe sale; Senator Natasha Stott Despoja caves in to Andrew Murray, allowing him untilTuesday to decide his fate with the Australian Democrats.
P3 - Families would forfeit pay television, eating out, smoking and drinking to affordincreasing mortgage rates, a new survey has found; Sydney toddler receives non-matchingblood stem cells to successfully treat bone marrow cancer and liver tumour; The use ofpowerful regulated drugs such as methadone and morphine has soared by 50 per cent in thepast four years in Queensland; Migrating humpback whales are increasing by 12 per centa year with experts predicting this year's whale-watching season will be the best in 40years.
P4 - More than 250,000 consumers voted with their feet on the first day of Sunday tradingin Brisbane yesterday; Increasing work loads and less time spent in the sun has resultedin increased Vitamin D deficiencies.
P5 - The state government has defended its road safety campaign, following the deathof eight people on Queensland roads over the weekend; Fourteen thousand people joinedin Bridge to Brisbane fun run yesterday.
P7 - Australians are predicted to return to international air travel, despite the loominganniversary of September 11.
Finance - Almost two in five Australians are finding it difficult to save money asspending on mortgages, rent and entertainment jumps; Queensland's top companies have takenrecent global stockmarket volatility in their stride, outshining their national counterparts.
Sport - Australia is the champion at Commonwealth Games; Injured Broncos star AlfieLanger gives teenage rookie Brett Seymour thumbs up as his replacement.
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KEYWORD: FRONTERS QLD
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