QLD:Main stories in Sunday's Brisbane newspapers

AAP General News (Australia)
12-09-2010
QLD:Main stories in Sunday's Brisbane newspapers

BRISBANE, Dec 9 AAP - The main stories in Sunday's Brisbane Courier Mail:

Page 1: Queensland is in Oprah-drive, as the talkshow host flew to Cairns and the Whitsundays
yesterday. Tourism operators hope she can rescue the industry.

Page 2: Australia's first national curriculum has been approved but it is yet to be
finalised with content still under fire from critics.

Page 3: The cost of nicotine patches will be slashed for low income earners as the
federal government ramps up its efforts to get more Australians to kick their smoking
habit.

World: Elizabeth Edwards, who advised her husband John in two bids for the US presidency
and advocated health reforms, died yesterday after a six year cancer struggle.

Finance: Problems in commercial property have dogged Bank of Queensland which yesterday
warned bad debts will turn out worse than anticipated.

Sport: Australia will send an SOS for out-of-form Mitchell Johnson to become their
Ashes saviour in a crisis-torn attack that might be missing ironman Ryan Harris.

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