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Wednesday 31st January 1996

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International:

Australia yesterday called for international experts to assess damage at nucleur sites in the Pacific after France announced a final end to testing. The Federal Government will launch compensation claims if evidence emerges of environmental damage.

Political:

Federal Treasurer Ralph Willis flagged a change in the tax system during a debate with his opposition counterpart Peter Costello in a fiery television debate last night. In a performance which again put Labor on the backfoot Costello, deputy leader of the Liberal Party, asked Willis some punishing questions which the Minister found hard to answer without putting his foot in it.

Business:

Opposition leader John Howard's promise to halve small business' red tape within 12 months of the election is not going to be easy tax experts said yesterday. Ernst and Young tax partner Peter Dowling said "If he even gets close to achieving his goal it would be the biggest success story in the history of political promises."

Sport:

International Australian golfer Greg Norman flew into Perth and another controversy yesterday - again about appearance money. "I seem to be a target for everything in life," he said, "It's not unusual for me. I must walk around with a dart board on my back."

Social:

Cancer sufferers will pay Au$16 a treatment for a key drug from tomorrow instead of Au$2500 to Au$3000. The drug, Taxol, is used in the fight against breast cancer. Women with advanced forms of the cancer usually undergo about six treatments with the drug - costing about Au$15,000 to Au$18,000.

Personal trivia:

Yesterday was obscenely hot! So much so that when I retired for bed after having a cold shower the sheets were to warm to sleep on and the fan blew warm air not cool. Today looks like being much the same - oh for a break in Canada.. just for a day!

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