Good evening. In amazing scenes in Canberra, the most charismatic and hard-nosed leader
on earth shocked hardened journalists at a very soft news conference when he, well, oh
I'm sorry. Watch it son, that's copyright. Here, blow your nose on this. Ah bloody ABC,
that'll do. I might need that later. Now pull yourself together and get on with it. The member
for Deep Tan said the Prime Minister had personally organized the St. Valentine's Day massacre and the
Great Train Robbery. I know a goanna when I see one and there's one right now right up the Prime
Minister's leg and I will prove it at the appropriate time and in the appropriate place
and if that doesn't get me votes this will. Good evening and the nation teeters tonight on the
brink of informality. The Prime Minister today announced the date of the next election, he says
there'll be another one next Saturday and we'll keep doing it until you get it right. Gilmore,
which stretches north of Galbann, is expected to become a marginal seat and is... Good evening,
this is the North Castle and you the news read by Graham... The present state member for Wollongong,
correction, for Wollongong. Can I go to the top mate? That's... I can't let that go. The Telegraph
Centre at the Tamworth Post Office closed down this afternoon and in future all telegram traffic
will be channeled through the Sydney Telegraph Centre. The customer services manager for Telecom
in Tamworth, Mr. Ken Stewart, said the Tamworth Telegraph Office had been accepting telegrams by
telephone from customers connected to about 200 telephone exchanges in the north and northwest.
However, as part of a comprehensive program aimed at reducing losses on the telegram service,
Telecom was now centralising the service. Now let's see if I can make a fist of the weather
information for you. David Capewell with the Newcastle and Northern News from ABC television.
About a dozen members of the plumber... Oh God, Graham Lyndon... Graham Lyndonitis. A woman cleaner
was awarded almost $6,000 damages by a judge in the district court in Wollongong today for a
foot injury incurred when a frozen chicken fell on it at a butcher's shop in August 1982. Oh,
sad story. That was my last one o'clock news, so a special goodbye and Merry Christmas to our
regular viewers, both of you. There'll be more news tonight at 7. Seven people die in a bike-ease
shootout at Mill Perra in Sydney. Good evening, this is Clive Hale for ABC National News. In
Sydney, seven people are dead and about 15 injured following a shootout between two motorcycle gangs
in a hotel car park at Mill Perra in the city's southwestern suburbs. Among the dead, a teenage
girl who was selling raffle tickets in the Viking Tavern's parking lot. Police say the
shootout was part of an ongoing feud between the gangs called the Bandidos and Comancheros. Well,
we're sorry about that. We didn't get that film up while we're waiting to get it up. I just
mentioned that in other news tonight, striking New South Wales train drivers vote to return to work,
but full services will not resume until Tuesday morning. And in Rugby League, Parramatta edges
closer to the grand final with a win over St. George at the Sydney Cricket Ground. We got that
film up yet? Right, moving along. In 1978, she was convicted of killing her fiance, Stuart Taylor,
by feeding him a bottle of ant poison. She also confessed to poisoning Taylor's aunt,
Dolly Pope Edwards. Mount Macedon was covered in snow today and sightseers and locals enjoyed
probably the last snow of the year. This time last year, potatoes were fetching up to $500 a
tonne. The current price is around... Well, snow we had, potatoes we had, but we weren't expecting to
have them in that order. Anyway, we will continue with another story. And which one would you like?
Okay, it's been a cold and blustery 10 days at the Royal Melbourne Show, but that hasn't stopped
the crowds. And as our reporter Steve Letts says, there was signs of the carnival atmosphere
faltering during the last day of the show. Although threatening grey clouds hover today,
a thought must be spared for those world weary people who've made the show work for the past
10 days. We have these nights sometimes. Just hold on, we have a phone call. Hello?
Yes, I'd love to do that for you. Okay, bye. Okay, on with the show. These flasks are
ultra ultra safe and people shouldn't worry at all about the transport of spent fuel.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is to phase out its regional television stations
at Rockhampton and Townsville in Queensland. The chairman of the ABC, Mr Myer, said today
the corporation had made it clear that it couldn't afford to maintain television studios
in regional areas and that television policy provided for a national and state structure.
Oh God, he's terribly teased, isn't he? Thanks Richard. Now just before we go, yes, we do
know that Townsville is further north than Rockhampton. Apologies for this mistake on
our map a little bit earlier and many thanks to those people who rang in. That's all the
news for now. I'll be back with the late news around about quarter past ten, but now let's
hear from Geraldine. He's trying not to smile. Richard, yes, well. My fellow Americans, I'm
pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever.
We begin bombing in five minutes. The Soviets will have to match us and the arms race will
rage out of control. Orbiting, aiming, waiting. With a response time to fire so short, there'll
be no time to wake a president. Computers will take control. These are the stakes to
a world in which all of God's children can live.
Tonight Pope John Paul I was he murdered? And test tube embryos. Now a decision has
to be made. Go back to the head of the... Caught us one moment with the gentleman behind
the camera go back to the head of the piece. Yeah, whoops, a bit more. Had it stuck, it
has to be stuck and I haven't got a copy myself. There we are. A story like this in New South
Wales of all places would not be complete without some tapes. Tape recordings of telephone
conversations. Here they are. Your subject is the findings of the Costigan Commission.
Here are your questions starting now. Are you a heroin dealer? This man is a heroin
dealer. Last year he made an estimated $50 million out of heroin. God knows what else
he's involved in. Possibly prostitution and money laundering. Who knows? On the other
hand he may not be involved in anything. It's difficult to tell just looking at him but
if you want to ring in and dump on him by all means do. That's what we're here for.
He can't touch you it's all under privilege. He should have thought of that earlier. We
certainly did. This has been a paid political broadcast on behalf of parliamentary privilege
written and spoken by Ann Uendo authorized by $12 million Parliament House Canberra.
I don't know I just believe in being realistic. Oh ridiculous. A company's prospectus is the
responsibility of its board of directors. So this morning I approached the chairman
of Negri River who blew the light in the studio. A different slant on the Big Bang Theory.
Well that's all for this week. Take care with the fireworks and good night.
Coming to work straight from a fancy dress party has hilarious consequences. Are you
being served? Eight o'clock bloody Monday on ABC.