Highlights of Seven News 1800

AAP General News (Australia)
04-23-2006
Highlights of Seven News 1800

SYDNEY, April 23 AAP - Highlights of tonight's Seven News at 1800:

- More Australian troops and two patrol boats are being sent to The Solomon Islands.

- An official inquiry will be launched into the accidental shooting death of Private
Jake Kovco in Iraq.

- Sydney's weekend traffic is now so bad, it rivals weekday peak hours, prompting a
taskforce to examine the issue.

- Sutherland Shire residents have resumed protesting the possible building of a desalination
plant.

- Turkish authorities are on high alert at Gallipoli, ahead of Anzac Day, as soil erosion
hits the area.

- The NSW government will hand over $250,000 to help find missing WWII warship, the HMAS Sydney.

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