VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
08-18-2008
VIC: Main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers

MELBOURNE, Aug 18 AAP - The main stories in today's Melbourne newspapers:

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Page 1: Australia's superstar women's relay team of Libby Trickett, Jess Schipper,
Leisel Jones and Emily Seebohm capped off a day of heroics and heartbreak at the Beijing
Olympics yesterday.

Page 3: Grant Hackett put his family and the nation through the wringer yesterday -
but they all came out the other side full of admiration.

Page 5: Girl power has given Australia its best medal hall in the Olympic pool - all
six of Australia's gold medals in Beijing won by women.

World: The Australian drag racer who was behind the wheel of an out-of-control Corvette
that killed six people in the US has tearfully asked for forgiveness after yesterday saying
he was "deeply sorry" for the horror crash. Zimbabwe's opposition chief wants to be a
powerful prime minister but would leave the presidency - and control of the military -
to Robert Mugabe to end his country's political crisis.

Sport: North Melbourne AFL coach Dean Laidley says his side is perfectly placed for
a pre-finals test against Geelong, after the Kangaroos yesterday sealed a September berth
and climbed into the top four.

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