1Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen is tonight facing the strongest challenge yet to his leadership from Health Minister Mike Ahern. The catalyst for the challenge is the long-running Fitzgerald Inquiry into corruption in Queensland.

2A man was killed in a helicopter crash north of Christchurch this afternoon, This is the third fatal helicopter crash in five days.

3Two year old Hamilton boy Regan Chibnall is currently undergoing check-ups at Brisbane's Royal Children's Hospital while he waits for a liver transplant.

4The Government has agreed to underwrite a trip to Disneyland for leukaemia patient Raynor Kiri, who was granted the trip by the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

5There are persistent reports that the Government intends to introduce a mini-Budget, but it seems unlikely to happen until early next year.

6In Parliament this evening, the Opposition made a vigorous attack on the Department of Trade and Industry following claims of corruption in the import licensing system.

7Waitangi Day commemorations are to shift from Waitangi to towns, villages and cities throughout New Zealand.

8The Gisborne High Court was told to today that frustration and pressure to get results led a group of police detectives to become involved in kidnapping, assault and a subsequent cover-up while trying to get to the bottom of the Ruatoria arsons.

9Iranian gun boats have attacked a Romanian freighter and a Taiwanese container ship in the Persian Gulf.

10Around 7000 police and troops in the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland have been conducting a massive search for Irish Republican Army (IRA) weapons caches.

11Police have shot dead one of a gang of three robbers who held up a security van outside a Woolwich supermarket.

12Authorities believe a carelessly discarded cigarette is responsible for the deadly fire at King's Cross underground railway station.

13The latest unemployment figures show that the number of registered unemployed fell by over 3,500 in the past month. A case study of the fishing industry.

14Are the legal procedures of the new Labour court getting in the way of industrial settlements? A look at the court's involvement in several cases that have made the union movement question its value. Studio interview with employment law expert John Haigh QC.

15Worldwatch Around 7000 police and troops in the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland have been conducting a massive search for Irish Republican Army (IRA) weapons caches. A number of members of the IRA's political wing, Sinn Fein have been arrested.

16Worldwatch A joint documentary by Television New Zealand (TVNZ) and Independent Television (ITN) in Britain about French nuclear testing in the Pacific, has caused stir in the European Parliament, even before its screening.

17Worldwatch In many respects, Burma (Myanmar) has not changed since the British left in 1948, but today the Burmese rolled out the red carpet for Princess Anne, who is completing a trip to South East Asia.

18Worldwatch At the end of last year, Joseph Kennedy became the latest member of the prestigious Kennedy clan to win public office, with an overwhelming victory to win a seat in the House of Representatives. Senator Robert Kennedy was his father, but Joseph denies he is a torch bearer for the Kennedy clan.