1Campaigning for the Australian general election began in earnest today. 1. A report on Day One of the campaign 2. Interview with Network Nine political editor Laurie Oakes

2The Government has suspended defence cooperation with Fiji indefinitely, saying New Zealand can not cooperate with the military regime in Fiji. As trade union embargos by New Zealand and Australia begin to take effect in Fiji, some commodities are becoming scarce, although Fiji's natural food resources will ensure people do not starve. Three of Fiji's deposed Cabinet Ministers are travelling to the South Pacific Forum in Apia on money that came indirectly from the regime that ousted them Property magnate Bob Jones plans to show his disapproval for the coup, by evicting the Fijian High Commission from one of his buildings. Today he donated the Commission's last rent cheque to the three ousted Ministers.

3A man who was badly burned attempting to save his baby son from a fire in Newton has died in Hutt Hospital.

4Robert Trimbole, the man alleged to have been the head of the mafia in Australia. has been buried in Sydney. However, the funeral descended into a brawl when mourners attacked the media.

5The owners of the British ferry Herald of Free Enterprise, which sank off the coast of Zeebrugge costing almost 200 lives, have come under attack from the Council for the Seamen's Union. They have claimed at the disaster inquiry that Townsend Torresen were incompetent, complacent and had scant regard for safety.

61987 Rugby World Cup The Italians almost managed to upset the Pumas in Christchurch today, but ended up losing 25:16 to the Argentinians. In Wellington, France took a commanding 55:12 win over Romania.

7Analysis of the latest Eyewitness News Heylen poll, which shows the Labour Government establishing a commanding lead. Labour bow enjoys the highest level of popular support polled by Heylen for any political party in the past twelve years.

8The death yesterday of renowned artist Colin McCahon seems likely to magnify, rather than diminish, the controversy surrounding his work.

9Worldwatch The British Labour Party's nuclear disarmament policy has become the focus of attack from both the Conservatives and the Alliance. The United States President Ronald Reagan has criticised Labour's policy and praised Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. 1. Background on the relationship between Labour leader Neil Kinnock Kinnock and President Ronald Reagan 2. Results of a Gallup political poll, and comment on the British Labour Party defence policy.

10Worldwatchv There has been another flare up in the so-called Holy War between television evangelists in the United States. Moral majority leader Reverend Jerry Falwell has made new allegations against his predecessor Jim Bakker.

11Worldwatch A report on the insidious damage being caused by the use of pesticides in the United States.

12Worldwatch Wildlife poaching in the United States has reached epidemic proportions, and poachers are not killing to feed themselves, but to make a profit as part of an ongoing commercial enterprise.