HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:45, Sep 16.

(From AAP News)

NEW YORK - Iraq does not appear willing to allow United Nations weapons inspectors the unfettered access they are seeking to suspected weapons sites, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today. CANBERRA - International debate over what to do about Iraq's failure to comply with United Nations resolutions was moving in a very positive direction, Prime Minister John Howard said. CANBERRA - Iraqi officials resisted using the wheat trade to dissuade Australia from backing a potential war with Iraq, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said. CANBERRA - NSW Premier Bob Carr today said his state was going it alone on climate change initiatives, as the federal government continued to resist signing the Kyoto Protocol. CANBERRA - NSW Premier Bob Carr's decision to go it alone on climate change placed industry in an unacceptable position, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) said today. CANBERRA - Conservationists today urged other states to follow NSW's example and fight climate change despite federal government opposition to the Kyoto pact on global warming. CANBERRA - Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock's daughter, Kirsty, feels her father's tough stance on asylum seekers is partly her fault because she could not change his mind, an ABC documentary will reveal tonight. SYDNEY - Kids - who'd have 'em? All …