1.  An Australian opposition leader complained that the captain of the warship endangered the Great Barrier Reef by allowing his vessel to run short of fuel there.

2.  Evans said statements by French Minister for European Affairs Michel Barnier that the number of tests may be cut from eight to seven would not alter Australian opposition.

3.  The Australian opposition critcized the decision.Malaysian criticism was muted, but the impediment to Australian-Malaysian relations is undoubted.

4.  The Australian opposition said the government should have asked questions about probity earlier, as allegations of corruption involving Japanese broking houses had been around for years.

5.  The Australian opposition said Saturday the Keating-Suharto meeting would fail unless Keating could get a promise from Suharto on his appointment of a new ambassador to Canberra.

6.  Former Australian opposition leader and foreign minister Andrew Peacock has been appointed ambassador to the United States, Prime Minister John Howard announced Friday.

7.  Australian opposition leader John Howard suffered a major election setback Monday as he stumbled badly over his own policy amid renewed claims that he cannot meet election commitments.

8.  Australian opposition leaders faced new pressure Tuesday to sack a right-wing candidate over a remark which has outraged Aboriginals four days before the general election.

9.  Australian opposition parties have dismissed the commission as being a political stunt aimed at voters who will go to the polls here by late May.