AAP General News (Australia)
04-24-2001
VIC: Main Stories in today s Melbourne newspapers
MELBOURNE, April 24 AAP - The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers:
HERALD SUN
Page 1 - Federal Treasurer Peter Costello rejects Shell takeover bid for Woodside Petroleum.
Former World War II prisoners of war to get $25,000 each in one-off compensation deal.
Flooding picture story.
Page 2 - Comment on federal government's bar on Shell/Woodside deal.
Page 3 - Rescue army helps Victorian flooding victims. Farmers revel in long-awaited rain.
World - Foot and mouth carcass fires causing massive air pollution in UK. British Flying
Saucer Bureau closed down. Peruvian plane shot down after it received clearance to land.
US tornado kills one.
Finance - Woodside Petroleum seeks new suitors after Shell deal rejected. Federal government's
rejection of Woodside deal unlikely to discourage foreign investors, say analysts.
Sport - Collingwood's Jarrod Molloy beats charge in AFL Tribunal.
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