AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-2011
NSW:Main stories in Sydney newspapers=2
The Sydney Morning Herald
Page 1: Treasurer Mike Baird has signalled further cuts to drag the NSW budget back
into the black. The fallout from Prime Minister Julia Gillard's ministerial reshuffle
has worsened.
Page 2: Train, bus and ferry commuters are being encouraged to buy longer-term transport
tickets before the end of the year when prices will rise more than five per cent.
Page 3: The billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has suggested the Gillard government
could delay next year's prized return to surplus and increase its overseas aid budget
instead.
World: There were fears violence could erupt in Papua New Guinea as Peter O'Neill tried
to break the country's political stalemate.
Finance: Retail investors have shunned BlueScope Steel's onerous rights issue, choosing
not to throw good money after bad, leaving the underwriters with a substantial $135 million
shortfall.
Sport: Australia's form fast bowlers James Pattinson and Peter Siddle are carrying
injuries that will need to be handled with care to ensure the duo are right for the Indian
Test series.
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