News Diary for Tuesday Aug 10

AAP General News (Australia)
08-10-2010
News Diary for Tuesday Aug 10
Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff

Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for Tuesday (not for publication).

This is a guide only and stories, local times and locations are subject to change. In
some cases times and locations may not be available. Story coverage is subject to staffing.

POLL10
- Julia Gillard in Adelaide. AAP covering with pix.

- Tony Abbott expected to start day at event in Sydney 0900. AAP covering with pix.

- Confidential Treasury analysis shows an $840 million hole in coalition's budget costings.

COURTS
SYDNEY
- First mention 29-year-old Chinese man, mortgage broker charged with $17 million fraud
on home loans, North Sydney Local Court.

- Maha Sayour, Ibrahim sister, re money in roof, Downing Centre Local Court.

- Continuation of Keli Lane murder trial, King Street.

BRISBANE
- Mention in Rockhampton Industrial Magistrates Court for Qld company charged following
death of 16yo insulation installer
MELBOURNE
- Sentence for a Melbourne primary school teacher who sexually abused two of her eight-year-old
pupils during a sleepover at her home in 1970s
- Committal begins for former AFL player Andrew Lovett who is charged with rape
- Sentence for four men who pleaded guilty over a murder in a fight at a Diggers Rest oval

ADELAIDE
- Checking story that SA govt has launched a campaign to poach stressed and bored Brits.

BRISBANE
- Greens leader Bob Brown to meet with Qld farmers against coal seam gas mining
- Tim Flannery to address environmental debate hosted by Meat and Livestock Australia
at University of Queensland

CANBERRA
- Australia will appeal a WTO ruling that tough restrictions on the importation of NZ
apples are trade restrictive.

- Medicines Australia launches federal election paper, 1000
- Debate between Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, opposition communications spokesman
Tony Smith and Greens communications spokesperson Scott Ludlam, National Press Club, 1300

HOBART
- Forestry contractors to meet in Launceston, possibly calling for more govt assistance

MELBOURNE
1015 - Science Minister Kim Carr visits RMIT in Melbourne CBD to outline Labor's plans
for the future of science and research in Australia.

1200 - Jenny Macklin in Melbourne to join with federal Labor candidate for Melbourne Cath
Bowtell to pledge their support for equal pay for community sector workers.

1100 - Agriculture Minister Tony Burke press conference.

- State parliament sitting

SYDNEY
- Thursday's rail strike postponed.

- Kristina Keneally and Oppn Leader Barry O'Farrell among guests evacuated after security
threat at a Sydney hotel.

- Outwatching investigation into disapperance of 6yo Kiesha Abrahams.

- ICAC inquiry into lobbying in NSW continues
- Winners of $300,000 Moran Prizes 2010 to be announced. 1100.

1130 - Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek in Gosford to visit National Rental Affordability
Scheme apartments with labor Candidate for Robertson Deborah ONeill.

1200 - Victorian Senate candidate and Australian Sex Party president Fiona Patten to launch
drugs policy, with criminologist Professor Paul Wilson attending
1230 - ABC election specialist Antony Green to discuss the election

DARWIN
1045 - Peter Garrett joins Member for Solomon Damian Hale for announcement about Kakadu.

MEDICAL
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre annual symposium, from 1015, including the
release of new statistics on problematic alcohol use and dependence in Australia.

FINANCE
ECONOMIC NEWS:
Sydney - National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for July

EQUITIES NEWS:
Melbourne - National Australia Bank Ltd trading statement for its third quarter
Sydney - Bradken Ltd full year results
Sydney - Cochlear Ltd full year results
Sydney - Alumina Ltd first half results
Sydney - Reckon Ltd first half results
Sydney - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel to address
Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon on `New competition & consumer regulations,
tougher sanctions & significant consequences for everyday business activity'

SPORT
LEAGUE
SYDNEY/BRISBANE - Judiciary update
SYDNEY - Manly player interviews (Brent Kite, Jason King and Kieran Foran), 0945, Narrabeen
SYDNEY - NRL teams named for round 23 matches

AFL
GEELONG - Media conference with Geelong coach Mark Thompson, 0950 Skilled Stadium
MELBOURNE - Tribunal news
BRISBANE - Media conference with Brisbane coach Michael Voss, 1300 Gabba

SOCCER
SYDNEY - Preview Socceroos v Slovenia in Ljubljana early Thursday AEST
SYDNEY - A-League news

SWIMMING
SYDNEY - Australian team departs for Pan Pacific Championships

NETBALL
MELBOURNE - Preview second Test Australia v Jamaica in Sydney on Wednesday

SQUASH
CANBERRA - Australian Open starts

RACING
SYDNEY - Cover Randwick races.

SYDNEY - Preview Canterbury Wednesday.

MELBOURNE - Preview Geelong Wednesday.

BRISBANE - Preview Eagle Farm races Wednesday.

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