Qld: Main stories in today's Courier-Mail

AAP General News (Australia)
08-14-2008
Qld: Main stories in today's Courier-Mail

BRISBANE, Aug 14 AAP - The main stories in today's Brisbane Courier-Mail:

Page 1: Stephanie Rice has become Australia's first dual-gold medallist at Beijing.

Page 2: Stephanie Rice's victory. An Australian official and the brother of rower Duncan
Free yesterday survived a horror bus crash that left one person dead and three critically
injured near the Olympic rowing venue.

Page 3: Michael Phelps swam into Olympic history yesterday, winning his 11th gold medal.

World: Georgia and Russia accused each other of violating a truce which halted their
five-day conflict but their guns remained silent even as Russia faced mounting criticism
in the West for its military offensive.

Finance: Soaring fee income and a lower effective tax rate have driven Commonwealth
Bank of Australia to a record full-year profit of $4.79 billion.

Sport: Eamon Sullivan and Frenchman Alain Bernard have set the scene for what shapes
as one of the greatest showdowns in the men's 100m freestyle at the Olympic Games.

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