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Saturday 16th December 1995

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International:

Oil company, Shell Australia, is preparing to pump Au$500 million into its Queensland Coal Division substantially lifting its profile as a miner in that Australian state.

Political:

Liberal leader John Howard yesterday released a 42 page document titled 'The Australia I believe in'. Previously accused by the Labor party in the lead up to the next Federal election of being a "policy free zone", Howard gave the assurance that he would shortly start releasing policies to the media.

Business:

Australia's largest company, BHP, has suffered a slump of 18% in profits in the first half half of the financial year. The big Australian has an interim profit of Au$876 million..

Sport:

The West Indies cricket team playing against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide oval suffered another humiliating defeat.yesterday. Windies captain Richie Richardson said of the Sri Lankan's fielding: "From what I have seen of them they are very much improved and I can safely say they are the best fielding team in the world."

Social:

Two-thirds of Queenslanders want abortion legalised a Courier Mail poll has revealed. The strongest support for abortion came from people aged between 18 to 34 years of age.

Personal trivia:

Visited the big city of Brisbane yesterday. It was another delightfully warm day with temperatures reaching into the late 20s. As I sit here at 6am in my global office overlooking the Brisbane river I can see that the panorama of life outside is now getting into full gear with the canopy of a bright blue sky, vibrant green grass on the slopes opposite, the crystal clear waters of the Brisbane river running below and a chorus of birds of all shapes and sizes singing cheerfully and reflecting the mood of the day.

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