Monday 27 October 2003

Aussie 'shot by Israelis', The Australian, 27 October, 2003.

Aussie `shot by Israelis': [1 All-round Country Edition]

Stapleton, JohnThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 27 Oct 2003: 3.
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A US activist was also injured in the incident last Friday. Canberra-based ISM activist Michael Shaik said he believed the two were wounded when Israeli soldiers drove into the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.

Exposing the Infrastructure, Dads on the Air, With Noel Giblett of LifeLine, 27 October, 2003.








Thursday 23 October 2003

Protesters hit streets of three cities - Bush & Hu, The Australian, 23 October, 2003.

Protesters hit streets of three cities - Bush & Hu: [2 All-round First Edition]

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THOUSANDS of demonstrators gathered and marched in three cities last night to protest against the visits of George W. Bush and Hu Jintao, both of whom arrived yesterday.
About 5000 anti-war, anti-Bush and anti-[Hu] protesters packed Sydney's Town Hall Square to "send a message" to John Howard andthe visiting leaders.
Labor MP Harry Quick, who sparked debate about how Mr Bush should be greeted in parliament, sported a white armband as he toldthe crowd: "I'm going to wear it in the House of Representatives tomorrow to show George Bush that we don't want to be part of his coalition of the willing."

Friday 17 October 2003

Stranger than Fiction, The Australian, 17 October, 2003.

Stranger than fiction - John Stapleton: [3 All-round Metro Edition]

The Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 17 Oct 2003: 3.
THE colourful descriptions of the life of Australia's latest Booker Prize winner, DBC Pierre, are all true, he claims.
DBC (Dirty But Clean) Pierre, born in Australia as Peter Warren Finlay, was a surprise winner this week of the Booker Prize -- one of the world's most prestigious and, normally, stuffy literary awards -- for his novel Vernon God Little.
[Pierre] left Australia when he was six years old to live in Mexico. He now lives in Ireland.

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Wednesday 15 October 2003

Suffering pontiff lives his teachings: Pell, The Australian, 17 October, 2003

Suffering pontiff lives his teachings: Pell: [2 All-round First Edition]

John Stapleton, Vanessa WalkerThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 17 Oct 2003: 10.
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GEORGE Pell, shortly to become the nation's seventh cardinal, made his final public appearance last night as Archbishop of Sydney before leaving for Rome for his elevation to the College of Cardinals.
At a packed mass last night at the Catholic Church's most historic Australian cathedral, St Mary's in Sydney, Dr Pell led a congregation of more than 3000 in a celebration of the Pope's life and silver jubilee.

Thursday 2 October 2003

Family perishes in holiday disaster, The Australian, 2 October, 2003. Page One.

Family perishes in holiday disaster: [2 All-round First Edition 1]

Amanda Hodge, John Stapleton, Vanessa WalkerThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 02 Oct 2003: 1.
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The Piper Aztec plane had just taken off at about 11.40am when witnesses heard a bang and saw smoke rising from scrub about 2km from the Mareeba airstrip on the Atherton Tablelands.
Gerald and Caroline Mall, their son David, 10, and two daughters, Amy, 7, and Elysse, 5, left their southern Sydney home at Connells Point a week ago to spend time in the remote Gulf of Carpentaria town of Karumba before arriving in Mareeba on Sunday.
The smouldering wreck, above, of the plane that crashed at Mareeba yesterday, killing a family of five. Left: victim Elysse Mall, 5. Right: A Piper Aztec similar to the crash plane