CHECKPOINT - IRANIAN AMBASSADOR ON IRAQ/UNIONS/TOXIC WASTE/AUSTRALIA TAX

CHECKPOINT - 16/08/1990 IRANIAN AMBASSADOR - IRANS POSITION TOWARD GULF
CRISIS.
1: Eric Frykberg reports on Iran's stance concerning Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the continued build-up of troops and weaponry in the Persian Gulf. Report features Mohammad O Taheri, the Iranian Ambassador. UNIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
2: Patricia Herbert speaks with Valerie Irvine, spokesperson for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, USA. They discuss how unions have few rights in the United States compared to unions within New Zealand.
JOHNSTON ATOLL - DISPOSAL OF TOXIC WASTE.
3: A report by Al Hulsen and Patricia Herbert that reveals U.S. plans to use Johnstone Atoll as a disposal site not only for chemical weapons but also for toxic wastes and commercial rubbish. Report features political leaders from Hawaii, American Samoa and Guam.
AUSTRALIA - PROPOSED CONSUMPTION TAX.
4: Martin Gibson reports that a consumption tax is back on the political agenda in Australia with the Federal opposition promising to introduce a goods and services tax should they gain power. Report features Peter Reith, Shadow Treasurer and Paul Keating, Treasurer.