Tas: Main stories in today's Hobart newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2007
Tas: Main stories in today's Hobart newspapers

HOBART, Aug 23 AAP - The main stories in today's Hobart Mercury:

Page 1: Lowering the speed limit on Tasmania's rural roads is a waste of time and will
not reduce the road toll, says the state's peak motoring body. The Tasmanian mother who
swam the English Channel this month was reunited with her children in Hobart yesterday.

Page 2: Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has branded the Exclusive Brethren Christian
sect a cult and criticised Prime Minister John Howard for meeting with the group's world
leader. Olympic swimmer Brooke Hanson defended her former coach against child-sex allegations,
telling a jury he was a world-class coach and a great person.

Page 3: The scientist who alerted the world to rising sea levels, CSIRO Hobart oceanographer
John Church, has been recognised with a prestigious Eureka Prize. People smoking in cars
containing children face fines up to $2000 under new Tasmanian legislation.

World: US President George W Bush withheld support for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki,
saying Iraqi voters could decide to replace him.

Finance: The competition watchdog says it won't oppose the takeover bid by Wesfarmers
for retailer Coles Group.

Sport: Devils defender Ben Careless will end his 88-game VFL career when he plays for
Tasmania on Saturday.

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