FED:Main stories in Tuesday's Brisbane paper

AAP General News (Australia)
08-31-2010
FED:Main stories in Tuesday's Brisbane paper

BRISBANE, Aug 31 AAP - The main stories on Tuesday in Brisbane's The Courier-Mail:

Page 1: Police stations which are supposed to operate around the clock are frequently
closed at night because there are no officers to staff them.

Page 2: Anna Bligh has been embarrassed by one of Labor's most senior members after
declaring her leadership was not an issue at a crucial meeting of MPs.

Page 3: David Jones publicist Kristy Fraser-Kirk has unleashed a devastating fresh
series of sexual misconduct claims against her employer and its former chief executive,
Mark McInnes.

World: US President Barack Obama promised yesterday to fight alongside the people of
New Orleans in their battle to rebuild their city five years after Hurricane Katrina left
it in ruins.

Finance: A sigh of relief on Wall Street sent Australian shares rising almost two per
cent yesterday and surprisingly strong business data helped bolster the positive mood.

Sport: The madcap moment where Australian skipper Ricky Ponting had his career saved
by a Pakistan blunder will be investigated by cricket's corruption police, who will examine
whether it was part of a betting fix.

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