ACT:Main stories in Thursday's Canberra newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
04-14-2011
ACT:Main stories in Thursday's Canberra newspapers

CANBERRA, April 14 AAP - The main stories in Thursday's Canberra Times:

Page 1: Prime Minister Julia Gillard has suggested the May budget will be used to crack
down on welfare dependency; The ACT government is considering a third major hospital for
Canberra; The Australian National University is launching a free online database of death
records; A Canberra soldier has been told to leave the Army because he needs a knee replacement;
Canberra's science festival has been forced to cease due to a lack of local government
funding.

Page 2: Scientists at CSIRO have walked off the job as dispute over pay and conditions continues.

Page 3: Actor Matthew Newton has faced court for allegedly breaking an AVO taken out
against him by his former girlfriend.

World: Egypt's former leader Honsi Mubarak and his sons have been placed in detention.

Finance: Rio Tinto has blamed floods and cyclones for a worse than expected drop in
iron ore production.

Sport: The injury-depleted ACT Brumbies are confident they will win Sunday's match
against the Western Force.

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