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6.30 Monday, Mary's baby is coming home in EastEnders.
I thought it was lovely, you shouldn't have.
I've been cleaning everything. I've cleaned all the windows, I've even cleaned the bathroom.
And now you're giving it a good old vacuum.
Hello, Theresa. Oh, it's lovely to see you.
Give us a kiss, love.
Why is that me? I mean, have you left your little wagon? What are you trying to do to me, Mum?
You're driving me mad.
EastEnders, Monday night on ABC.
With their marriage out in the open, Donald and Caroline can start working as a team.
Absolute cobblers. You have got so much to learn about business.
About fiddling expenses, you mean.
But is Donald big enough to share the limelight?
No, I think that's too revealing, Franklin.
What's the matter? You worry that someone might notice that one of the new MDs is a woman?
I think my abilities are going to be assessed by my cleavage, which is a blessing.
There's no stress like executive stress. 8.30 Monday, following Never the Twain on ABC.
Tuesday night, the premiere of Peter Yeldum's The Alien Years, a major new three-part mini-series.
Pop-pop!
Missy!
A passionate story of a woman's enduring love.
Why won't you talk about him?
Because he's gone, Missy.
And her courageous fight against injustice.
Come on!
A magnificent Australian production, The Alien Years, premieres Tuesday night on ABC.
Good evening. Angela Pearman with the Mid Evening News.
Six people have died in air crashes in New South Wales and Queensland today.
The first of the fatalities occurred when a helicopter went down in Sydney's outer west.
Police say the accident happened just before 12.30 this afternoon,
when they received a triple-O call from an eyewitness.
Police were first made aware of it, emergency services, by the witness.
There was no radio contact made by the pilot, by that I mean May Day or anything like this.
The pilot had taken off from Bankstown Airport in a Bell 47 helicopter
for low-level training exercises over this paddock in Horsley Park in Sydney's outer west,
a regular training spot for pilots.
But a rescue services spokesman says the chopper crashed, bounced 50 metres,
then skidded for another 50 before finally stopping.
The chopper had nearly a full tank of fuel on board, which ignited after it crashed.
But it's believed to be the impact which killed the passengers,
as they were still strapped in their seats when the fire brigade arrived.
In Queensland, three people were killed when the light plane in which they were travelling
crashed in Suburban Park Ridge on the western outskirts of Brisbane about mid-afternoon.
The names of the victims of both accidents have yet to be released.
Israel's occupied territories have endured their bloodiest days
since the Palestinian uprising began in December.
14 protesters were killed by the Israeli forces.
The sudden upsurge in Palestinian protest comes after the assassination in Tunis
of the PLO's military commander, Khalil Al Wazir.
Within hours, the flags of mourning and nationalism were out in Gaza.
Al Wazir had fled to Gaza as a teenager when his family was forced from their home near Tel Aviv.
As the demonstrations spread, the West Bank's main town, Nablus,
was declared a military zone, closed to reporters.
Elsewhere, tyres burned and clouds of smoke filled the air.
The occupied territories resembled the worst early days of the uprising last December.
The 14 Palestinians who died were all shot dead by Israeli troops.
United Nations sources said eight protesters were killed along the Gaza Strip
and six on the West Bank.
Their deaths would bring the official total killed by the Israelis in four months to 157.
The Palestinians say far more have died since the uprising began.
As the hijack crisis enters its 13th day, Kuwait has urged Algeria not to allow its captured plane
to fly to another country.
The hijackers have said they want the airliner refuelled within two hours
so they can settle their score with Kuwait somewhere else.
The latest demands came after the hijackers asked to meet with members of the world's media.
It's caused pandemonium among 200 members of the world's media.
There were heated arguments over who should meet the hijackers face to face.
Eventually, journalists from Algeria, France and America were selected and taken out to the plane.
They weren't allowed on board, but one of the hijackers wearing a white hood
emerged briefly and searched all three.
Then they were told to kneel while a statement was read to them in Arabic.
The hijackers killed two Kuwaiti hostages in Cyprus to back their demands for fuel
and threatened a slow, quiet massacre if their ultimatums were ignored.
It's still not clear when they want to leave.
In the unlikely event, any country will receive them under such horrifying conditions.
The Queensland Nationals will consider expelling former Premier Sir Joe Biolka-Peterson
after suffering another devastating by-election.
Voting is still continuing in Sir Joe's old seat,
but it appears a far right-wing independent candidate, Trevor Perrett,
is headed for victory after a massive 35% swing against the Nationals.
Col Wotherspoon reports.
Constant sabotage by Joe Biolka-Peterson of the National Party in recent months
is entirely to blame for our problems.
One option to be discussed at the party's Central Council meeting next weekend
is to expel Sir Joe.
Although that could cause a further backlash,
a hern says something's got to be done.
People will not vote for a party that's not completely united and disciplined,
and that will be the outcome of our current discussion.
A defiant Sir Joe says Sir Robert Sparks and Micah Herne are to blame
and should be removed.
If these people are there and continue,
every pretty well every member of parliament will be annihilated at the next election.
The victor in Baramba, Trevor Perrett, is an ardent Joe supporter
who believes the hern National Party is now too left-wing.
And now a look at tomorrow's weather.
Fine in Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide, Darwin and Alice Springs.
Mainly fine in Perth, morning fog in Melbourne,
a shower or two in Sydney and a few showers in Brisbane.
And that's all from the newsroom, but stay with us now for Sleeping Beauty.
Coming next on the 7.30 report, we look at a disturbing disease
destroying thousands of lives.
It can begin with a simple bout of the flu, but some never recover.
But are they really sick or is it all in the mind?
Next on the 7.30 report.
Kate Fitzpatrick as Elizabeth, cool, refined, determined.
Nels Cofield as Louise, ambitious Amaris, a woman who travels in the fast lane.
And Chris McQuade as the free-spirited, scarred and independent Jennifer.
They're the shadow sisters.
Three Aussie girls doing it tough, but they didn't expect it to be quite this tough.
A new start or the last resort.
A powerful new Australian series coming soon to ABC.
Welcome to Sunday Stereo Special presenting Maynard Gilgit's production of The Sleeping Beauty,
performed by the Australian Ballet.
This world premiere was recorded on the occasion of the opening of the Victoria Art Centre
and is simulcast on ABC FM.