ACT: Main stories in today's Canberra newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
04-20-2006
ACT: Main stories in today's Canberra newspapers

CANBERRA, April 20 AAP - The main stories in today's Canberra Times:

Page 1: Australia expects to send more troops to quell civil unrest in Solomons after
riotous mobs torched parts of the capital and attacked Australian police. ACT needs to
seriously contemplate closing some schools, says ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope, as new
figures reveal falling enrolments at some public schools.

Page 2: Dusk-to-dawn curfew declared as hundreds of looters and arsonists rampage through
Honiara ahead of arrival of 180 Australian troops.

Page 3: Unions call for urgent meeting with ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope in wake
of fears he is set to slash up to 2,000 public service jobs. Indigenous elder Gladys Tybingoompa,
who became an enduring image of the landmark Wik native title claim after dancing topless
outside the High Court in Canberra, has died.

World: Bali bomber Amrozi plays jester, despite being near execution, as he makes rare
court appearance to testify for radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir (Jakarta). Israel's
leaders blame Hamas-led Palestinian govt for worst suicide bombing in 20 months (Jerusalem).

Finance: Outdoor adventure retailer Kathmandu Group set to be snapped up by private
equity investors for $234m, cementing its founder's place as NZ's richest woman. Several
stock exchange trading records fall on the back of rising commodities prices.

Sport: Jason Gillespie produces the unthinkable as Australia steamrolls its way towards
a Test cricket series whitewash over Bangladesh. Late bloomer Mike Hussey continues his
phenomenal start to Test cricket by proving he is not only the batsman for all positions,
but for all conditions.

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