International Dateline: Nuclear Renaissance
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This week's episode of International Dateline is divided into three segments:

 

At Home with Mrs. Haneef
How many more twists and turns can there be in the case of Dr. Mohamed Haneef? Material just released by Kevin Andrews justifying his revoking of Haneef's visa has been rubbished overnight by his legal team. But now, Australian federal police commissioner, Mick Keelty said further charges could yet be made against Dr Haneef, and then another Indian doctor who was interrogated last month remained a person of interest to investigators. Back in his home town of Bangalore, Haneef himself is now openly campaigning to get his visa back, holding press conferences and accusing Australia's Howard Government of a conspiracy against him. As the story developed in Australia over the past month, spare a thought for Haneef's wife, Firdous back in India with a new born baby and wondering what might become of her husband. Dateline journalist David O'Shea was with Mrs. Haneef in Bangalore. Apart from meeting the family, David came across an intriguing document.

David O'Shea Interview
Prior to airing in Australia, Dateline contacted Peter Russo, Mohamed Haneef's lawyer who is in India. Dateline asked him if he was aware of the purported police document used in the David O'Shea's report. He said he had no knowledge of it. We put the dossier comment of "after his education in the Karnataka state, Mohamed Haneef must have come into contact with members of the terrorist entities and assisted". Mr Russo said there had been a story going around that Haneef had associations with a terrorist organisation. That was "simply untrue," he said.

      
The Nuclear Renaissance
About 20 years ago, it would have been almost impossible to imagine nuclear reactors being seen as potential world savers. Back then, of course, the catastrophies of Chernobyl and Three Mile Island were fresh in our minds, and concepts like global warming certainly weren't. Now there is a nuclear plant building boom under way and Australian Prime Minister John Howard of course is highly enthusiastic about the nuclear option. That said, even with the newest technology, nuclear is hardly fail-safe. Just a few days ago the nuclear research reactor at Lucas Heights in Sydney was shut down for repairs after three uranium fuel plates came loose. For the latest on the pros and cons for the still contentious nuclear option, Dateline sent reporter Aaron Lewis off on a whip around the world.

 


 

About International Dateline 

SBS Dateline, which began in 1984, is Australia's longest-running international current affairs program. It has a well-earned reputation for authoritative and incisive reporting. Dateline has taken the traditional way of producing TV current affairs and turned it on its head. Reporters who used to travel with a cameraperson and sound recordist now travel alone and have the responsibility of both filming and reporting their stories. The reporters became video-journalists, gaining access to people and places that the conventional camera crews cannot.