WA: Main stories in The West Australian for August 31

AAP General News (Australia)
08-31-2001
WA: Main stories in The West Australian for August 31

PERTH, Aug 31 AAP - Main stories in The West Australian:

Page 1 - PM John Howard last night turned to the United Nations for help to solve the
crisis surrounding the boat people on the freighter stranded off Christmas Island.

Page 2 - Index.

Page 3 - Police launched a secret investigation into Rose Porteous and her alleged
lover after being told the pair were trying to poison Lang Hancock one month before his
death, the State Coroner's Court was told yesterday. Police believe severe air turbulence
may have caused the helicopter crash that killed television star and rock legend Graeme
"Shirley" Strachan (Brisbane).

World - The old men of Aidabasalala cried tears of joy when independence leader Jose
Ramos Horta arrived to offer support as they waited to vote in East Timor's first democratic
election (Dili). The pilot of the ill-fated flight carrying pop star Aaliyah did not have
US authorisation to fly the plane and had been in court on a crack cocaine possession
charge 12 days before the fatal crash (Miami).

Finance - Foster's Group senior management has lashed out at analysts after the sharp
fall in the company's share price, accusing them of "naivety" and suggesting some lacked
the intelligence to properly interpret the brewer and winemaker's annual results. Channel
9 Perth owner-operator Sunraysia Television's five-year profit growth run has come to
a sudden halt, with a weaker advertising market biting into its bottom line. Loyal Delta
Gold shareholders have been rewarded with a four cent final dividend after the company
posted a record $51.9 million net profit for the year to June 30.

Sport - WA football leaders called last night for AFL heavyweight Andrew Demetriou
to be sacked over the embarrassing leak of a document which harshly criticised Fremantle
and the WA Football Commission. A leading Perth businessman representing a consortium
of people interested in making Fremantle a privately owned AFL club met Wayne Jackson
and Andrew Demetriou during their recent visit to Perth.

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