Briefs Australia

AAP General News (Australia)
08-25-2006
Briefs Australia
Briefly in other news this hour:



The jury in the drug smuggling trial if former Macquarie Bank executive IAN ROBERT
CHALMERS has retired to consider its verdict.



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An upgrade's on the way for the Sydney Opera House .. with the main entrance getting
a 38 million dollar facelift.



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And .. GRANT HACKETT has made a promising return to competition by qualifying fastest
for tonight's 200 metre freestyle final at the Australian short course swimming championships
in Hobart.



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