Qld: Main stories in today's Courier-Mail

AAP General News (Australia)
04-27-2007
Qld: Main stories in today's Courier-Mail

BRISBANE, April 27 AAP - Main stories in The Courier-Mail today:

Page 1: Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden's heavily pregnant wife unsure if she will
be able to watch Saturday night's World Cup final. Queensland government opens its chequebook
to ensure Queensland towns are not evacuated due to drought.

Page 2: Opposition leader Kevin Rudd dines with business leaders and dignitaries in
Sydney ahead of today's national Labor Party conference.

Page 3: Figures indicating Australia will exceed the Kyoto protocol emissions targets
by the end of the decade contrast Prime Minister John Howard's stance on climate change.

World: US House of Representatives approves a bill aimed at withdrawing US troops from
Iraq by the end of March next year. (Washington).

Finance: Congestion in ports reduces Macarthur Coal's March sales.

Sport: Australian cricket team and Brisbane Broncos calling for respect from their
rivals ahead of their respective matches this weekend.

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