Qld: Main stories in today's Brisbane newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
08-06-2009
Qld: Main stories in today's Brisbane newspapers

(Eds note: papers did not arrive until 7.30am hence the delay)

BRISBANE, Aug 6 AAP - Main stories in today's Brisbane newspapers.

The Courier Mail:

Page 1: Police across Queensland will patrol inside pubs and nightclubs to clamp down
on rising levels of alcohol-related violence and injury.

The Ekka gates open today.

Page 2: A study shows three-quarters of Australians have been affected by someone who
drinks alcohol.

Page 3: A critically ill teenage girl with suspected swine flu has been airlifted from
Townsville to Sydney to access life-saving medical treatment.

World: Former US president Bill Clinton has returned to the US with two journalists
freed by North Korea.

Finance: ANZ boss Mike Smith briefly lit a fuse under Suncorp shares yesterday when
he would not rule out an acquisition of a regional bank.

Sport: Brisbane's major sponsor could lose up to $1 million in brank exposure if the
Broncos fail to make the NRL finals this season.

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KEYWORD: MONITOR FRONTERS NSW BRISBANE

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