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Bankrupt Romania Puts Taxi Meters in Ambulances
Friday, 19 November 1999, 9:28 am | John Howard
Health authorities in parts of Romania have started fitting ambulances with taxi meters because of a shortage of cash. People who are dead or in a coma are exempt. John Howard reports. More >>
Web Site Launched To Monitor Global Spy Network
Friday, 19 November 1999, 8:21 am | John Howard
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has launched "Echelon Watch" a website designed to prompt worldwide governmental investigations into the global electronic surveillance system called Echelon. John Howard reports. More >>
Blair Government Launches Legislation Blitz
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 9:39 am | John Howard
Britain's labour government has unveiled its heaviest legislative programme yet, a package of 28 bills ranging from tough reforms of the pension and benefits system to freedom of information. John Howard reports. More >>
Canadian Politicians To Be Charged Over Bad Blood
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 8:37 am | John Howard
Canada's bad blood criminal probe has entered a new phase with former politicians now likely to be charged. The French charged former politicians with manslaughter. John Howard reports. More >>
World Bank, US State Dept. Warn Of Big Y2K Crisis
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 12:15 am | John Howard
Only 15% of 139 developing countries had taken steps to fix Year 2000 computer date rollover problems warns the World Bank. Don't expect global economic growth to continue. John Howard reports. More >>
EgyptAir Flt. 990 Crash Caused By Deathwish Pilot?
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 5:01 pm | John Howard
Scoop Breaking News - A crew member, possibly a relief pilot, seized EgyptAir Flight 990’s controls and forced the plane into a dive say reports. John Howard reports More >>
Kiwis Trying to Kill Potential Cancer Cure
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 9:46 am | John Howard
Officials in New Zealand want to capture and kill, as illegal pests, imported Australian frogs, while in South Australia doctor's have discovered frogs may be the key to curing a wide-range of human ills. It's a strange world. John Howard reports. More >>
Unpaid US UN Dues - The Abortion Concession
Monday, 15 November 1999, 5:05 pm | John Howard
Officials of the White House and Congress met today (NZDT) in an attempt to break the budget logjam in a deal over overseas abortion funding and US$1 billion in outstanding UN dues owed by the US. John Howard reports. More >>
Print Journalists Irrelevant Ego-Trippers - Garner
Monday, 15 November 1999, 1:37 pm | John Howard
Stuart Garner, head of the US giant Thomson Newspaper Group, has taken a swipe at print journalists saying they take "ego trips" and newspapers frequently aren't compelling and useful to people. John Howard reports. More >>
Unsafe Hospital Complaints To Be Investigated
Monday, 15 November 1999, 10:29 am | John Howard
Health is firmly back on the election agenda following the sacking of a Hokitika nurse last week after a heated discussion over unsafe patient and staff conditions. And in Oamaru the Prime Minster is promising to investigate claims that Timaru Hospital ... More >>
Kiwi Suing Internet Giant Yahoo
Monday, 15 November 1999, 10:18 am | John Howard
New Zealander Juliette Harrington, is suing Internet giant Yahoo! for allegedly infringing on a patent for her software that allows people to compare prices for goods and services sold over the Internet. John Howard reports. More >>
CHOGM - Good Luck "Deputy Don"
Friday, 12 November 1999, 10:27 am | John Howard
New Zealand Foreign Minister Don McKinnon - and former Deputy Prime Minister under Jim Bolger - is expected to be named later today as the new Secretary-General at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit meeting in Durban, South Africa. John ... More >>
How Do We Get A Police State?
Friday, 12 November 1999, 12:56 am | John Howard
News that a re-elected National government will give police extra power to seek compulsory DNA samples is causing ripples in the human rights community. John Howard asks; "How does a police state happen?" More >>
Sth Australian Legal System Moves to Cyber Space
Thursday, 11 November 1999, 10:48 am | John Howard
The South Australian legal system is moving in to cyber-space with a pilot introduction of video conferencing which will allow "virtual visits" to inmates, and the provision of legal advice and court business to people in remote areas. John ... More >>
International Socialist Conference in Parliament
Wednesday, 10 November 1999, 8:23 am | John Howard
The challenges of globalisation are on the agenda of leaders from more than 140 nations attending the three-day Socialist International conference in Paris. John Howard reports. More >>
45 Years Old - The Age Of Injustice
Tuesday, 9 November 1999, 8:52 am | John Howard
Most of us think 45 isn't really old and it's strange to call them older workers. But, according to the Australian National Congess on Ageing, bosses are unfairly disadvantaging older people. John Howard reports. More >>
Mike Moore in Hot Water Over WTO Negotiations
Monday, 8 November 1999, 8:35 am | John Howard
New Zealander Mike Moore, now heading the WTO, is in hot water with fourteen developing countries who say they are being shut out of WTO negotitations. John Howard reports. More >>
Australia Keeps Our Queen
Sunday, 7 November 1999, 9:45 am | John Howard
Australia has rejected becoming a republic with the referendum failing to meet either of the two requirements to be passed. John Howard reports. More >>
TV1 News
Saturday, 6 November 1999, 11:55 am | John Howard
Dark Day For Rugby - Home Invasion Arrest - Australian Republic Referendum More >>
Murdoch Pushing Aussies Towards Republicanism
Saturday, 6 November 1999, 12:03 am | John Howard
Australian's are being told by media tycoon, Rupert Murdoch, that they will lose self respect if they do not vote "yes" at today's referendum for a republic. Murdoch is acting true to form. John Howard reports. More >>
