VIC:Main stories in Melbourne newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
04-28-2011
VIC:Main stories in Melbourne newspapers
MONITOR FRONTERS VIC 2 MELBOURNE

THE AGE

Page 1: The AFL yesterday trumpeted its position as the most powerful sporting competition
in the country by securing a record $1.253 billion broadcast rights agreement with Foxtel,
the Seven Network and Telstra for the next five years.

Page 1: The coalition is struggling to win business support for its climate plan, with
no company chiefs signed up to spruik it as a better way to cut carbon dioxide emissions
than a carbon tax.

Page 3: A senior Monash University academic has slammed rival Melbourne University's
undergraduate model, calling it one of the best things to ever happen to Monash because
it had pushed more students to study there.

Page 5: Refugees from Africa are the most likely to find work after settling in Australia,
according to a landmark report examining how humanitarian migrants fare after their arrival.

World: The two main Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, say they are putting aside
years of bitter rivalry to create an interim unity government and hold elections within
a year.

Finance: The United States' radical policy of printing money while keeping interest
rates near zero is taking a growing toll on the world's reserve currency, prompting financial
markets to abandon the greenback.

Sport: AFL players are demanding their share of football's new billion-dollar-plus
broadcast deal, with Adam Goodes last night leading the call for what he said is an entitlement.

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