NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 4

AAP General News (Australia)
08-29-2005
NSW: Main stories in today's Sydney newspapers = 4

THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW:

Page 1: The federal government plans a comprehensive stocktake of laws and regulations
to repeal unnecessary red tape; Tougher new competition regulations imposed on Telstra
will slash its revenue by at least $1 billion; Australia's stockbrokers and its biggest
listed companies are split over a plan to introduce a new code of conduct governing how
they deal with each other.

Page 3: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is issuing revised reporting
instructions to the $235-billion superannuation fund industry to try to extract sensitive
data on commission and fees.

World: Consumer confidence fell for the first time in three months in the US as Americans
paid record prices at the petrol pump in August.

Markets: Companies that make profits from property development and construction have
had a tough time this year.

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