AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 14, 2003.

AsiaPulse News, November, 2003

SYDNEY, Nov 14 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers:

THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW:

- The investigation into share trading in Offset Alpine Printing escalated with yesterday's raids on Rene Rivkin, Graham Richardson and Trevor Kennedy; Macquarie Bank lifted profit by 32 per cent to a record $232 million in the six months to December 30; Prime Minister John Howard is preparing to announce government-wide reforms over the next few months, with the release of restructured Medicare reforms expected next week.

- Telstra accused of inhibiting broadband services in Australia in an effort to protect their own profits; The Reserve Bank of Australia said expectations of property investors were unrealistic following the RBA's interest rate rise,...