3 Oct 2013

Top Stories for Thursday 3 October 2013

From Morning Report, 6:00 am on 3 October 2013

Doctors and nurses call for urgent action over a big increase in assaults against staff and patients at mental health units. A campaigner against sexual violence calls for a senior police officer to step down and new Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott rebuffs any suggestion New Zealanders should be eligible for the same assistance as Australian citizens.