Qld: Courier-Mail fronters
BRISBANE, Feb 19 AAP - Main stories in today's Courier-Mail:
P1 - Governor-General Peter Hollingworth admits he "wasn't up to it" when forced todeal with child sexual abuse claims as a new Anglican archbishop in 1990; Brisbane LordMayor Jim Soorley will quit politics before the next council election in 2004; A GoldCoast man accused of blackmailing the Australian Cricket Board with claims of lewd behaviourby a star test player has been arrested.
P2 - The Howard government waiting for a statement from Dr Hollingworth today.
P3 - Robert Paul Long, the man accused of torching the Childers backpacker hostel nearlytwo years ago, has declared his innocence; Speed skater Steven Bradbury still celebratingafter his Winter Olympics gold medal.
World - Fiji coup leader George Speight saved from the noose when a death sentencefor treason was commuted to life imprisonment; US President George W Bush has praisedJapanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as a "great reformer".
Finance - Australia is in good economic shape with better news coming in the year ahead,according to the Reserve Bank; TAB Queensland shareholders were ready for a flat resultthis year but there are rejuvenated expectations for growth.
Sport - Mark Waugh concedes he is being worn down by relentless pressure, but believesit would be premature to pull up stumps on his international cricket career.
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KEYWORD: FRONTERS QLD
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