WA: Main stories in today's West Australian

AAP General News (Australia)
12-29-2006
WA: Main stories in today's West Australian
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN

Wraparound: Four page wrap on the Perth Cup.

Page 1: A parliamentary committee has called for an independent study of Cockburn Sound's
marine life and the potential impact of proposed developments; A breast cancer drug which
dramatically slows the rate at which the advanced-stage disease spreads could become a
major new treatment for early breast cancer, experts predict.

Page 3: London's major landmarks, including St Paul's Cathedral and the Houses of Parliament,
could be swamped by sea levels rising more than a metre within 100 years.

Page 5: A leaking pipe at the Rottnest Island Hotel is causing fetid water to run into
the hotel's main bar.

World: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas proposed yesterday that he start closed-door
talks with Israel on their most difficult disputes (Jerusalem).

Finance: Tap Oil and its partners in the Harriet gas project will seek urgent talks
with Indian-controlled Burrup Fertilisers to avert a looming gas supply crisis that threatens
to derail the $700 million ammonia venture on the Burrup Peninsula; Miner and explorer
Oxiana yesterday gave its shareholders some belated Christmas cheer, saying drill results
at its two Australian projects indicate the potential for significant resource expansion;
Paladin resources has cemented its reputation as one of the best-performing stocks in
recent years after the Perth-based company officially joined the exclusive club of uranium
producers with production of its first yellowcake.

Sport: Australia's two oldest stagers were cheered from the MCG yesterday, a 4-0 Ashes
lead secured and ready for one last labour to complete the rarest and sweetest of victories
in Sydney next week.

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