Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) sends Premier Bob Carr a summons to appear before the commission on a charge of contempt. The Opposition called for his resignation. 29 August – John Howard announces that the 2004 federal election will take place on 9 October September 1 September - Senator George Brandis presents telephone records to the Senate Inquiry into the "Children Overboard" affair in a bid to discredit claims by former government adviser, Michael Scrafton, that he told Prime Minister, John Howard, that there was no evidence to support claims made about asylum seekers throwing their children into the sea. Prime Minister John Howard denies having lied to the Australian public about "children overboard". Australian Olympic athletes returned from the Athens Olympic Games. 8 September - British Airways announces that it is selling its $1.1 billion stakes in Qantas in order to cut debt and fund possible acquisitions. The sale ends an 11-year relationship between the two airlines. 9 September – A bomb blast outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, kills eleven people and injures up to 100 people. 17 September - Federal Treasurer Peter Costello unveils the updated estimate of the national GST revenue. Prime Minister John Howard says the States will receive $3 billion more revenue than expected as a result. 29 September - Mark Latham officially launches the Labor Party's election campaign. 30 September - The President of Nauru, Ludwig Scotty, declared a state of emergency, dissolved Parliament and set an election date of 23 October. October 9 October – The Liberal Party of Australia government of John Howard is returned for a fourth term at the 2004 federal election. 12 October – Simon Crean resigns from the position of Shadow Treasurer, requesting a lesser portfolio, and John Faulkner resigns as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate in the aftermath of the Australian Labor Party's election loss. Numerous Australians visit Kuta, Bali, to commemorate the second anniversary of October 2002 Bali bombing, with services being held across the nation. 14 October – Annette Ellis stands down as Shadow Minister for Ageing, Seniors, and Disabilities. The successful tenderer for Melbourne's Mitcham-Frankston Freeway is announced, with tolls due to be set at $4.43 for a one-way trip. November 15 November - The Cairns Tilt Train derailment occurred at 11:55pm, when the City of Townsville diesel tilt train derailed north of Berajondo, approximately 342 km (213 mi) north-west