NSW: The main stories in today s Sydney newspapers = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-14-1999
NSW: The main stories in today s Sydney newspapers = 2

THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW:

Page 1: Index.

Page 3: The chairman of the Review of Business Tax, John Ralph, intensifies pressure on the
federal government to release his report immediately, warning that any delay will only
encourage Cabinet ministers to leak sensitive details; Retailing giant Harvey Norman plans a
free, national Internet service for its customers that may be announced early next week.

Page 5: Pacific Dunlop and Andersen Consulting to form a strategic alliance to handle all
the company's back office processes with the aim of later selling the capabilities to other
firms.

World: China President Jiang Zemin consolidates his control of the leadership through the
country's mounting confrontations this year - to the point where he contemplates seeking
another term as party chief to take him through to 2007, when he would be 81.

Business: Food ingredients group Burns, Philp & Co deliveres strong turnaround in
profitability for 1998-99 but forecast earnings are predicted to dip in the current year
before rising again in fiscal 2001; Technology and Internet companies without histories of
financial performance will find it easier to list on the ASX from next month after the removal
of a raft of barriers blocking small- to medium-sized companies from being publicly traded.

Shares and Markets: A rally in the resources sector helps the Australian stockmarket finish
the week on a positive note, with brokers noting solid offshore interest in the sector.

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