THE WEST AUSTRALIAN (BUSINESS NEWS SECTION):
Boom fires up Kimberley
Canadian mining giants TeckCominco and Falconbridge have pledged to reopen the mothballed Lennard Shelf lead-zinc mines near Fitzroy Crossing early next year, further fuelling a mini-mining boom in WA's struggling West Kimberley on the back of surging commodity prices.
Cazaly row: Tenements to go online
WA's Department of Industry and Resources is already moving to head off any repeat of the Shovelanna tenement dispute, confirming it plans to introduce an online tenement renewal system
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN (GENERAL NEWS SECTION):
Parents push doctors to get ADHD exam rort
Parents have tried to pressure doctors into diagnosing their children with ADHD in a rort to give them extra time in their TEE exams, a leading Perth paediatrician has claimed.
Councils warn of rate rises
Local councils have warned of a jump in household rates or a cut in services after a group of aged-care homes challenged their rates bills and won an exemption because they were charities.
Downpour mars a record day
In a blow to the elderly Diggers and young families who turned out in record numbers for the Anzac Day commemoration in Perth, the service at Langley Park was abandoned after rain set in during the parade.
THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW:
Page 1: Fight to land spot in Chinese broking and investment industry. Bankers advising federal government on sale of Telstra stake devising structure that could lock up significant number of the company's shares in Future Fund for at least two years. Off-the-plan buyers in proposed Brisbane apartment tower encouraged to roll over their $38,000 deposits into another Norm Carey-linked property deal in Qld.
World: US and EU headed for unsuccessful conclusion on Doha round of trade talks. Surging crude oil prices to make Saudi Arabian oil minister's upcoming annual trip to US more tense than last year's visit.
Markets: Disgruntled fund managers writing to CEO of takeover rivals Alinta and AGL to express dismay at Takeovers Panel ruling they say makes it harder for market to decide which company's bid should win.
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:
Page 1: Single "smart card" for Medicare access which acts as an ID card to be considered by federal cabinet. Terrigal's residents turn out to honour their own Light Horseman - and the Trundle troop - on Anzac Day. Parole officer resigns amid investigation into relationship with former jail inmate now wanted for Bandidos killing.
Page 2: Anthony Albanese to warn Labor of electoral backlash should it scrap three mines policy to allow uranium expansion. Cyclone Monica hammers small Aboriginal community with devastating force for more than 12 hours.
Page 3: Tweed council's acting chief, who is also NSW's top local government official, asks his own department to approve a record rate rise.
World: Protests called off in Nepal after king announces he will reinstate nation's dissolved parliament. World leaders condemn Egyptian bombing. Fate of new Solomons PM could be decided by last-ditch bid to allow opposition MPs to be escorted from prison to parliament.
Finance: BHP's disastrous $3.2 billion Magma Copper acquisition proves positive for Rio Tinto.
THE AGE:
Page 1: A terrorist bomb attack on a crowded Egyptian holiday resort has killed at least 23 people and injured 62, including two Australian women.
Page 2: Anzac Day at Gallipoli has passed with no incidents or obvious drunkenness, no piles of rubbish - unlike last year - and a sense of goodwill in a quiet crowd of 11,000 people.
Page 3: Anzac Day organisers will shorten the march in Melbourne after criticism the ceremony took too long.
World: The Pentagon plans to release nearly a third of the prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay because they pose no threat to US security, a pentagon official at the war crimes tribunal has announced.
Finance: Alcoa and the Melbourne-based Alumina has signed a deal with the Vietnamese Government to investigate a $2 billion bauxite-alumina project.
HERALD SUN:
Page 1: Extravagant credit card spending by city officials has left Melbourne ratepayers with bills for tenpin bowling, fancy dress costumes and exotic junkets.
Page 2: Women who have cancer will have a greater chance of having a baby, thanks to a new program at a Melbourne facility.
Page 3: A Melbourne woman was one of two Australians injured in terrorist bombings that killed 23 people in an Egyptian resort town.
World: Ukraine has called on the world to help tackle the enduring aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, by raising up to $1.9 billion.
Finance: Amcor, the world's biggest maker of plastic drinking bottles, is facing a blowout in costs following a spike in raw materials prices.
COURIER MAIL:
Page 1: Beattie government will today offer the retail arms of Ergon Energy and Energex for sale, in a move expected to reap them $1 billion. Yesterday's Anzac Day parades hailed a success, as bulging crowds helped commemorate the fallen.
Page 3: Report cards of Queensland school students will be altered so students are graded from A to E, in an attempt to streamline marking criteria of state, Catholic and independent schools across the state.
Page 5: Handwritten notes by four men due to face trial in Bali over second Bali bombings reveal their precise planning and targeting of Australians.
World: Nepal's seven party alliance calls off pro-democracy protests after besieged King announces he is reinstating parliament.
Finance: Online accommodation group Wotif.com is expected to be worth $400 million when it floats on share market in June.
ADELAIDE ADVERTISER:
Page 1: SA police say hotels are adding to the problem of violence in Adelaide's West End by continuing to serve intoxicated people more alcohol.
Page 2: Two men stabbed in unprovoked attack in Adelaide.
Page 3: A ratepayer group is critical of Adelaide City Council's decision to postpone elections until next year.
World: MPs' jailing sparks fears of new unrest in the Solomon Islands; Suspects held over Egyptian bombings; Nepal's opposition alliance calls off weeks of pro-democracy protests (Kathmandu).
Finance: Adelaide restaurants expect a tough winter after a busy festival season; Discount accommodation website wotif.com to float on the sharemarket; Woodside Petroleum planning to more than double its fleet of shipping tankers.