The United States has warned Indonesia that it will lose economic aid if it does not disband militias operating in West Timor. US Defence Secretary William Cohen also warned President Wahid his country could also face diplomatic isolation if it failed to end militia violence. Today men seem to be getting the anti-tobacco message while many women, especially young women are ignoring the advice. Federal Health Minister Dr Michael Wooldridge admits he has had little success trying to get young women to stop smoking. Behind all the glamour, the glitz, there is the machinery of the Olympics that must be oiled.
Transport is still a problem but today, it eased a little.
The Defence Department is sending in troops to bolster Sydney's struggling Olympic bus network. The opening ceremony ends the Olympic flame's odyssey, which began 100 days ago at Uluru. A senior Indonesian minister today indirectly accused Australia of being behind that deadly attack. Tony Jones interviews Merrill Lynch currency analyst David Mozina. He talks with Tony Jones.