NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers= 4

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2006
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers= 4

THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW:

Page 1: Coles Myer is closing examining a $16 billion break-up as it prepares to fight
off an aggressive offshore private equity consortium; The federal government is set to
make significant changes to native title laws to resolve hundreds of backlogged claims
and provide greater certainty for the mining industry; The heads of channels Ten and Seven
want to secure a big price for the pay TV rights to the AFL; Treasurer Peter Costello
has signalled a new fiscal policy that would use government revenues to boost economic
productivity and workforce participation rather than stimulate demand.

Page 3: Debts owed by small businesses have soared almost 35 per cent over the past three years.

World: Beijing's determination to cool China's booming economy was demonstrated by
a second rise in interest rates on Friday.

Markets: As global equity players weigh into the local share market, some fund managers
warn these companies will have an exit strategy and investors will need to be wary.

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