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Episode of news and current affairs programme 'Checkpoint' from 9 November 1989.
Presented by Jonathan Schwass.
Hewett Humphrey reads the day’s news headlines prior to the Checkpoint stories.
EAST GERMANY: East Germany's going through some important changes, following major political convulsions over the last 48 hours.
Report by Diana Burns
Clive Freeman, Time Magazine Correspondent, East Germany
Dr. Rolf Poser, East German Embassy, Canberra.
COT DEATHS: In the past few years there have been many theories put forward to try and explain the mysterious phenomenon of sudden infant death syndrome...those theories include baby’s sleeping positions...vaccination stress and selenium levels in the soil.
Report by Sue Rhodes
Dr Karl Bettelheim, Microbiologist
Dr Shirley Tonkin, Child Health Foundation
MEAT CLOSURES: The redundancy package negotiated for the 2000 meat workers who will lose their jobs in the latest industry rationalisation has attracted some criticism.
Report by Patricia Herbert
Ken Findlay, Meat Workers Union
Anne Knowles, Meat Industry Assoc.
Hewett Humphrey wraps up with the day’s financial news. Jonathan Schwass concludes the programme, theme music plays.