This page deals with current events that take place in or are of interest to Australia, New Zealand, and/or the territories of those countries (such as Norfolk Island and Ross Dependency), and/or current events that involve Australians and/or New Zealanders. Political status Dependency of New Zealand Governor Dame Silvia Cartwright, ex officio as Governor-General of New Zealand Area  â€“ Total  450 000 km² (174 000 mi²) Population Scott Base: 10-80 seasonally McMurdo Station: 200-1000 seasonally Currency New Zealand dollar The Ross Dependency comprises an area of Antarctica (and...

< September 2005 >         1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 edit box

Other events in September 2005 World - Sci-Tech - Sports Britain and Ireland - Canada Hong Kong and Macao Australia & NZ - India - US

Deaths in September Ongoing events John Brogden Michelle Leslie Upcoming events Upcoming holidays Upcoming elections Related pages About this page ... ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in September September 28 : Constance Baker Motley September 25 : M. Scott Peck September 25 : Don Adams September 20 : Simon Wiesenthal September 14 : Robert Wise September 10 : Hermann Bondi September 8 : Donald Horne September 7 : Moussa Arafat... Todays featured article • Technetium Deaths in September • None entered Other recent deaths Events • None entered Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic hurricane season • 2005 Pacific hurricane season Upcoming events • None entered Related pages • 2005 in science • 2004 in science • 2003 in science • 2002 in science • 2001 in science Other Years in... John Gilbert Brogden (born 28 March 1969) is an Australian state politician. ... Leslies mugshot. ...

Australia Portal

New Zealand Portal

Image File history File links Portal. ... Image File history File links Portal. ...

30 September 2005 (Friday)

• Donna Awatere Huata, a former New Zealand Member of Parliament, is sentenced to two years and nine months in jail for stealing from a Maori trust for disadvantaged children. Her husband is sentenced to two years. (NZ Herald)

September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Donna Lynn Awatere Huata (sometimes written Awatere-Huata) is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. ...

29 September 2005 (Thursday)

• The High Court of Australia has found that it cannot judge whether the Howard Government's unapproved spending on an advertising blitz promoting the controversial industrial relations reform was unlawful, in a case brought by the Australian Labor Party and trade unions. (ABC)

September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... High Court entrance The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the countrys 25th Prime Minister. ... Australian industrial relations law reform 2005 is getting worse every year. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the peak national body representing workers in Australia. ...

27 September 2005 (Tuesday)

• Australian State and Territory leaders agree to implement the Commonwealth Government's tough new anti-terrorism laws with a sunset clause. The new laws allow police to detain terrorism "suspects" without charge for up to two weeks, and electronically tag them for up to a year. The measures have been attacked by civil libertarians and Muslim groups. (ABC) (ABC)
• The Australian Government dismissed a suggestion from former Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke that Australia should store the world's nuclear waste. The Labor Party said Mr Hawke's view did not reflect party platform. (ABC)
• The Premiers and Chief Ministers of the Australian States and Territories will meet in Canberra today for a Council of Australian Governments meeting to consider the Commonwealth Government's proposed new anti-terror laws. (ABC)

September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian States and Territories comprise the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ... // Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation and a parliamentary democracy. ... Anti-terrorism is a philosophical antithesis that emerges from a thorough examining of the concept of terrorism as well as an attempt to understand and articulate what constitutes terrorism. ... A sunset clause is commonly a provision of a law passed by a legislature which causes that law to, in effect, repeal itself automatically as of a given date in the future, unless it is extended by another act of legislature. ... // Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation and a parliamentary democracy. ... The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Robert James Lee Hawke (born 9 December 1929), Australian trade union leader and politician and the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. ... A Russian fissile material storage facility Radioactive waste is waste material containing radioactive chemical elements that does not have a practical purpose. ... The Premiers of the Australian states are the heads of the executive governments in the six states of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... The Australian States and Territories comprise the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ... Canberra is the capital city of Australia and with a population of just over 323,000 is Australias largest inland city. ... The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) is an organisation consisting of the Australian Federal Government and the governments of the six states and two territories. ... // Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation and a parliamentary democracy. ... Anti-terrorism is a philosophical antithesis that emerges from a thorough examining of the concept of terrorism as well as an attempt to understand and articulate what constitutes terrorism. ...

25 September 2005 (Sunday)

• New Zealand Green MP Keith Locke walks down Broadway wearing only socks, shoes, a G-string, and body paint, to fulfill a promise he rashly made during the election campaign. (NZ Herald)

September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand logo The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ... Keith Locke (born 1944) is a New Zealand MP representing the Green Party. ... Just south-east of the city centre of Auckland, New Zealand, on the way to Remuera, lies the suburb of Newmarket. ... See Thong for other meanings. ... Two children with painted faces. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Results of the 2005 New Zealand General Election The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005. ...

24 September 2005 (Saturday)

• The Sydney Swans win the 2005 AFL Grand Final, defeating the West Coast Eagles by 4 points. (News.com.au)
• A flotilla of 100 boats meets the Interisland ferry Kaitaki protesting the speed it travels through the Marlborough Sounds. Protesters claim the ferry's wake damages the shoreline. (Stuff) (TVNZ)

September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... The Australian Football Leagues 2005 Finals Series began on the weekend of September 2, 2005 and ended with the 109th AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 24 September 2005, won by the Sydney Swans. ... Classic West Coast Eagles logo The West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club that is a member of the Australian Football League. ... A view of from the summit of Mount Victoria, Wellington - Cook Strait stretches to the right (west). ... Sea kayakers in the Marlborough Sounds. ...

22 September 2005 (Thursday)

• Australia agrees to fund Indonesia's response to avian influenza by providing anti-viral drugs to protect health workers in the event of a pandemic and contributing to a World Health Organisation team being sent to Jakarta. The Federal Opposition foreign affairs spokesman, Kevin Rudd, urged the Australian Government to further co-operate with regional states by calling for a regional summit on the issue. (ABC) (ABC)

September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Avian influenza (also known as bird flu, avian flu, influenzavirus A flu, type A flu, or genus A flu) is a flu (influenza) due to a type of influenza virus that is hosted by birds, but may infect several species of mammals. ... For other meanings of the acronym WHO, see WHO (disambiguation) WHO flag Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Health Organization (WHO) is an agency of the United Nations, acting as a coordinating authority on international public health. ... Motto: Jaya Raya (Indonesian): Prosper and Great Founded 22 June 1527 Governor Sutiyoso Area 661. ... The Opposition in Australia fulfils the same function as the official opposition in other Commonwealth of Nations monarchies. ... Kevin Rudd in London at the time of the 7 July 2005 bombings Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), Australian politician, has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1998, representing the Division of Griffith, Queensland. ... // Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation and a parliamentary democracy. ...

20 September 2005 (Wednesday)

• Helen Clark orders an inquiry into Associate Justice Minister Taito Phillip Field's assistance to a Thai overstayer's work permit application. The Thai man retiled the roof of Field's house in Samoa. (NZ Herald)
• Susan Crennan is appointed to the High Court of Australia, to become only the second woman on the High Court in its history. (Herald Sun)

September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article discusses the New Zealand Prime Minister. ... Taito Phillip Hans Field, a New Zealand politician, currently represents the Labour Party in the New Zealand Parliament. ... Justice Susan Crennan (1945 – ), Australian judge, is a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, and is scheduled to replace Justice Michael McHugh on the bench of the High Court of Australia from 1 November 2005. ... High Court entrance The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. ...

September 18, 2005 (Sunday)

• Kiwi golfer Michael Campbell wins the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth in England to pocket the £1,000,000 richest prize in golf. He beat Irishman Paul McGinley 2 and 1 to add to his US Open title he won earlier in the year at Pinehurst.

September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kiwi is the nickname used internationally for people from New Zealand. ... Michael Campbell (born February 23, 1969 in Hawera, Taranaki) is a New Zealand golfer who is best-known for having won the 2005 US Open, and the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship the same year. ... The HSBC World Match Play Championship is the current sponsored name of a matchplay golf tournament played each September at Wentworth Club near London. ... Wentworth Club is a privately owned golf club and health resort in Virginia Water, Surrey on the south western fringes of London, not far from Windsor Castle. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Ireland is located west of the European landmass, which is part of the continent of Europe This page is about the Island of Ireland. ... Paul McGinley (born December 16, 1966 in Dublin) is an Irish golfer who plays on the PGA European Tour. ... The United States Open Championship is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... Pinehurst Resort is an upmarket spa resort in the U.S. state of North Carolina which is well known as a tournament golf venue. ...

17 September 2005 (Saturday)

• The Australian Labor Party rejected the view of former leader Mark Latham that the United States alliance should be abandoned, and reaffirmed the Party's commitment to the relationship and accused Latham of "rank hypocrisy".(ABC)
• In the New Zealand general election, the Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Helen Clark, seemed best placed to form a new government. Although the opposition National Party of Dr Don Brash made the greatest gains, these were mainly at the expense of minor parties. All the existing minor parties lost seats, with only the new Māori Party making gains. (Elections New Zealand)
• A light plane, stolen from Ardmore Airport in Auckland, crashes in the Waitemata Harbour near St Heliers, after the pilot threatens to crash into the Sky Tower. (TVNZ) (NZ Herald)

September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... Mark Latham Mark William Latham (born February 28, 1961), an Australian politician, was Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Results of the 2005 New Zealand General Election The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005. ... The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ... The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealands head of government and is the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand. ... This article discusses the New Zealand Prime Minister. ... Current National Party logo The New Zealand National Party (sometimes referred to as the Nats or even as Tories) currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party represented in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the Opposition. ... Dr Don Brash Dr Donald Thomas Brash (born 24 September 1940), New Zealand politician, has served as the Leader of the Opposition and parliamentary leader of the National Party, the countrys main opposition party since October 2003. ... The Māori Party, a political party in New Zealand based around Māori citizens, formed around Tariana Turia, a former Labour Party member who had been a New Zealand Cabinet minister in the current Labour-dominated coalition government. ... One of New Zealands busiest airfields is at the former RNZAF base at Ardmore, in the Papakura District in the southern quarter of the Auckland Region. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... Auckland Harbour Bridge crossing the Waitemata Harbour Waitemata Harbour is the main access by sea to Auckland, New Zealand. ... Auckland Sky Tower The Sky Tower is a tower located on the corner of Victoria and Federal streets in the central business district of Auckland, New Zealand From ground level to the top of the mast it is 328 metres tall, making it the tallest free-standing structure in the...

16 September 2005

• New Zealand prepares to go to the polls on Saturday. (New Zealand Herald)

September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Results of the 2005 New Zealand General Election The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005. ...

15 September 2005 (Thursday)

• The centre of Tauranga is shut down for 13 hours after a man threatens to blow himself up with a bomb in a hotel. The man, who was upset that he couldn't get a visa to stay in New Zealand, was arrested just after midnight. The bomb was fake. (Stuff)
• Australia: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation rushed to air its interview with former Labor Party Opposition leader Mark Latham after fending off legal challenges from News Corporation, publishers of The Australian and the Herald Sun. (The Age)

September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Introduction Tauranga (population 90,906 — 2001 census) is the major city of the western Bay of Plenty on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... Mark Latham Mark William Latham (born February 28, 1961), an Australian politician, was Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005. ... News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) NYSE: NWS is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ... The Australian is a national daily broadsheet newspaper published by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... The Herald Sun is a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that is published by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ...

September 14, 2005 (Wednesday)

• The New Zealand Ombudsman forces Treasury to release details of alternative costings for the Labour Party's proposed interest-free student loan scheme. Treasury estimated the scheme would cost NZ$390 million in its third year, but Labour's estimates put the cost at $300 million at that point. (NZ Herald)

September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Zealands Chief Ombudsman is appointed by the Governor-General of New Zealand to oversee investigation of complaints against government departments, and report, with recommendations, to parliament. ... The term treasury was first used in classical times to describe the votive buildings erected to house gifts to the gods, such as the Siphnian Treasury in Delphi or the many buildings put up in Olympia, Greece by competing city-states, to impress each other during the Ancient Olympic Games. ... The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ... Student loans are loans offered to students to assist in payment of the costs of professional education. ...

September 12, 2005 (Monday)

• Zdravko Micevic, a former Melbourne hotel security guard, is acquitted on charges of manslaughter in the death of Test cricketer David Hookes. A jury at the Victorian Supreme Court finds Micevic atced in self-defence when he punched Hookes in January 2004, a blow which contributed to his death.

September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... David Hookes David Hookes (born May 3, 1955 in Adelaide; died January 19, 2004 in Melbourne) was an Australian cricketer and Victorian cricket coach. ... The Supreme Court of Victoria is located on the corner of Lonsdale and William Streets, Melbourne - the same intersection as the Melbourne Magistrates Court and the County Court of Victoria. ...

September 9, 2005 (Friday)

• The Howard Government's proposed new anti-terrorism laws are criticised as ineffective and extreme. The Federal Opposition and Muslim and civil libertarian groups allege the measures will lead to a "police state" and further radicalise young Muslims. (ABC)(ABC)

September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the countrys 25th Prime Minister. ... Anti-terrorism is a philosophical antithesis that emerges from a thorough examining of the concept of terrorism as well as an attempt to understand and articulate what constitutes terrorism. ... The Opposition in Australia fulfils the same function as the official opposition in other Commonwealth of Nations monarchies. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( ▶ (help· info)), the peaceful submission to the will of God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... A civil libertarian is one who is actively concerned with the protection of individual civil liberties and civil rights. ... A police state is a political condition where the government maintains strict control over society, particularly through suspension of civil rights and often with the use of a force of secret police. ...

September 8, 2005 (Thursday)

• The United Nations Human Development Index 2005 results are released with Australia retaining its third position behind Norway and Iceland, and with New Zealand slipping one place to 19.(TVNZ)
• Don Brash, leader of the New Zealand National Party, has admitted that he knew about anonymous pamphlets distributed by members of the Exclusive Brethren attacking the Labour and Green Parties. (NZ Herald)

September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map indicating HDI of UN member states, 2003. ... Dr Don Brash Dr Donald Thomas Brash (born 24 September 1940), New Zealand politician, has served as the Leader of the Opposition and parliamentary leader of the National Party, the countrys main opposition party since October 2003. ... Current National Party logo The New Zealand National Party (sometimes referred to as the Nats or even as Tories) currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party represented in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the Opposition. ... Until about 1960, the people now referred to as the Exclusive Brethren, EB, or sometimes the Closed Brethren, comprised a quiet, conservative, fundamentalist, Christian group who desired to remain spiritually separate from the world surrounding them, and also from the divisions and confusion they perceived in Christendom. ... The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ... Current Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand logo The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ...

September 6, 2005 (Tuesday)

• Australian telecommunication company Telstra's share price tumbles to a two year low of $4.32AU as Prime Minister John Howard condemns their new management team as disgraceful and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission launches a criminal probe of Telstra's leaked and negative statements. (The Australian)

September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Telstra Corporation ASX: TLS is an Australian telecommunications company under joint public/private ownership, holding a superdominant position in landline telephone services, large share of mobile phone services, domestic consumer (including dial-up access and broadband cable modem, satellite and ADSL services under the BigPond and Hypermax brands) and business... In economics and financial theory, analysts use random walk techniques to model behavior of asset prices, in particular share prices on stock markets, currency exchange rates and commodity prices. ... The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the countrys 25th Prime Minister. ... The Australian Securities and Investments Commission, commonly referred to as the ASIC, is the Australian governing body which has primary responsibility for enforcing and regulating company and financial services laws to protect consumers, investors and creditors. ...

September 4, 2005 (Sunday)

• The ACT New Zealand party kicks off its election campaign with Rodney Hide claiming that the only way National can form a government is with its help. (TVNZ)

September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ACT New Zealand is a free market liberal party in the New Zealand Parliament. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Results of the 2005 New Zealand General Election The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005. ... Rodney Hide Rodney Hide (born 16 December 1956), a New Zealand politician, became leader of the political party ACT New Zealand in 2004 and Member of Parliament for Epsom in 2005. ... Current National Party logo The New Zealand National Party (sometimes referred to as the Nats or even as Tories) currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party represented in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the Opposition. ...

September 3, 2005 (Saturday)

• The New Zealand All Blacks defeat Australia's Wallabies 34-24 in the final match of the 2005 Tri Nations Series, and win the title for the sixth time. (SMH)

September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Silver fern emblem was first used by the 1893 side that toured Australia. ... The Wallabies are the Australian rugby union national team. ... The Tri Nations Series is an annual international Rugby Union series held between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. ...

News collections and sources

• Wikipedia:News collections and sources.
• Wikipedia:News sources - This has much of the same material organised in a hierarchical manner to help encourage NPOV in our news reporting.

Wikipedia policy is that all articles should be written from a neutral point of view: without bias, representing all views fairly. ...

See also

• 2005 in New Zealand
• 2005 in Australia