Milestones of the week

AAP General News (Australia)
08-03-2001
Milestones of the week

SYDNEY, Aug 3 AAP - Milestones of the week:



CRIPPLED - Australia's $17 billion car industry after workers from Tristar Steering
and Suspension went on strike.



FINED - Esso a record $2 million over the fatal Longford gas explosion.



ARRIVED - US Secretary of State Colin Powell and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
for talks in Canberra.



FOUND - DNA samples from an unknown person on outback ambush victim Joanne Lees' shirt.



ABORTED - Plans to build a Timor Sea gas pipeline to Darwin which would have underpinned
$13 billion in investment.



RETIRED - Wallaby skipper John Eales.



CROWNED - Australia as world swimming's top team with nine gold medals in Japan.



STOLEN - The 1986 Golden Slipper trophy from trainer Gai Waterhouse's Sydney stables.



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