December 2005 in Australia and New Zealand

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[edit] 27 December 2005

• The Treaty House at Waitangi New Zealand is superficially damaged when a man drives a car into it. The Treaty House is the location where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, and has been the focus of protests over recent decades. (Stuff)

[edit] December 26, 2005

• Kerry Packer, Australia's richest man, died at the age of 68. His family reports he died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family. (NineMSN)

[edit] 21 December 2005

• The minimum wage in New Zealand will increase from NZ$9.50 to $10.25 per hour for adults, and from $7.60 to $8.20 for under-18 year olds. The increases take effect on March 27, 2006. (NZ Herald)
• The New Zealand Government abandons the proposed carbon tax after the New Zealand First and United Future parties opposed it. The tax was supposed to help New Zealand meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. (NZ Herald)

[edit] 19 December 2005

• Air New Zealand makes 110 staff redundant in Auckland as it prepares to outsource most of its heavy maintenance. A further 507 staff will find out the status of their jobs in February 2006. (NZ Herald)

[edit] 18 December 2005

• Air Nauru's only passenger jet is seized by creditors in Melbourne, leaving the island nations of Nauru and Kiribati without air transport to the rest of the world. (ABC)

[edit] 15 December 2005

• Bob Clarkson keeps his electoral seat, after the High Court of New Zealand rejects Winston Peters' petition alleging he had spent more on campaigning for the seat of Tauranga than is allowed under the Electoral Act. The Act prescribes a campaign spending limit of $20,000 per local candidate. Peters' petition alleged that Clarkson had spent more than $100,000. The High Court found that he had spent only $18,159. (NZ Herald)

[edit] 14 December 2005

• King Kong, Peter Jackson's remake of the classic movie about a giant ape, premiers in Wellington. King Kong was filmed in New Zealand. (NZ Herald)

[edit] 11 December 2005

• Australians Professor Barry Marshall and Doctor Robin Warren have accepted the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their ground-breaking research into stomach ulcers in Stockholm. (ABC)
• Racially-motivated violence erupts in the suburbs of Sydney, leading authorities to condemn the incidents as "shameful" and "un-Australian". (ABC)

[edit] 9 December 2005

• To restrict the spread of the Didymo algae, the whole of the South Island of New Zealand is declared a controlled area. All items, such as boats, fishing gear, clothing, and vehicles, that have been in a stream, river or lake, must be cleaned before they enter another waterway. (NZ Herald)

[edit] 8 December 2005

• One year after the Smokefree Environments Amendment Act was passed in New Zealand, the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation releases a report showing that there has been no reduction in the number of bar patrons or bar takings. There has been an increase in the number of non-smokers at bars and cafes. Rural pubs may have suffered a loss of patronage. (NZ Herald) (Stuff).

[edit] 6 December 2005

• The Howard Government has successfully passed its "welfare-to-work" and anti-terrorism legislation after forcing a vote in the Australian Senate. (ABC)

[edit] 2 December 2005

• The Howard Government has forced its controversial industrial relations changes through the Australian Senate as 'urgent legislation', preventing debate. (ABC)
• Van Tuong Nguyen is executed by hanging in Singapore for drug trafficking. (AP via Yahoo)

[edit] News collections and sources

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

[edit] See also

• 2005 in New Zealand
• 2005 in Australia