VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2009
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers

MELBOURNE, April 9 AAP - The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers:

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Page 1: North Melbourne ex-captain Adam Simpson and teammate Daniel Pratt face stiff
fines after being revealed as the ringleaders behind a chicken sex video that has outraged
the AFL and fans.

Page 2: A man accused of bashing the father of AFL footballer Nathan Jones has admitted
to taking ecstasy pills on the day of the assault at the MCG.

Page 3: Olympic champion Cathy Freeman has splashed out on an early wedding present
- a new house in the upmarket bayside suburb of Brighton.

World: Strong aftershocks rocked the Italian city of L'Aquila overnight, raining fresh
debris as rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble as the quake death toll climbed to
250.

Business: Home borrowers and small businesses that have been denied the full benefit
of the RBA rate cut may also face sharply lower returns on their deposits, say bank researchers.

Sport: AFL football faces an internet gambling boom on the back of the AFL-Betfair cash grab.

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