EYEWITNESS NEWS. 28/04/1987

Current Affairs.

Brierely Investments and Rainbow Corporation announce a new associationRon Brierley (Chair, Brierley Investments).

A Maori Activist says aid from Libya would be accepted if it helped her people Titewhai Harawira (Activist).

The problems facing the new coalition governmnet in Fiji Helen Aikman (Lawyer).

Railways slash some long-standing passenger services in an attempt to be competitive Geoff Dolan (Passenger); Ben Casey (Chief Steward); Ray Matoe (Guard); Derek Johnstan (Manager, Regional Passenger Services); Ken Chandler (Chief Steward).

Austrian President no longer welcome in the USA Terry Eastland (US Justice Dept Spokesperson); Charles Redman (US State Dept Spokesperson); Rabbi Marvin Hier (Simon Weisenthal Congress); Elan Steinberg (World Jewish Congress).

British newspapers taken to court following claims of political sabotage in the secret service Andreas Whittam-Smith (Editor The Independent); Gerald Kaufman MP (Labour Home Affairs Spokesperson); Dr David Owen MP (Leader, SDP).

Australia upsets Iran - a skit which sends up the Ayatollah Khomeni results in the expulsion of two Diplomats Bill Hayden (Australian Foreign Minister).

Five sailing ships leave London to re-enact the voyages of convicts to Australia, for the Australian bi-centenary. Dr Johnathan King (Voyage Organiser).

Trial of subway vigilante Bernard Goetz begins in the US Prof. Stephen Gillers (NYU Law School).

The holy wars in USA continue Rev. Jerry Falwell; Rev. John Ankerberg.

Andrei Sakharov speaks out about the new more liberal leadership in the Soviet Union Dr Andrei Sakharov (Soviet Dissident.