FED:News Diary for Thursday Dec 1

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2011
FED:News Diary for Thursday Dec 1
Good morning news editors and chiefs of staff. Here is AAP's preliminary news diary for
Thursday (not for publication).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.

TOP STORIES
BOAT BOWEN - Chris Bowen to propose nearly doubling the refugee intake to 20,000 at ALP
national conference to win backing for offshore processing; outwatching reaction
ECONOMY - ABS retail trade figures and building approvals for October at 1130 (AEDT)
QANTAS - Pilots Association v Fair Work Australia, first directions hearing in Sydney.

AIDS - World AIDS day.

COURTS
CANBERRA
0900 - Court Martial hearing into allegations a naval officer spanked a fellow female
sailor continues. Fyshwick Court Martial Facility.

1015 - High Court full bench hearing continues on Roadshow Films versus iiNet and others,
related to digital downloads.

ADELAIDE
- Kathy and Phillip Roberts in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on 60 counts of ill-treating cats.

- Teenager in the Youth Court on attempted murder charge after a woman was bashed and
dumped in a shopping trolley.

- Manual Anthony Kriticos to be sentenced in the Supreme Court for murder.

- Inquest continues into the deaths of two people found gassed in a car on New Year's Day, 2009.

MELBOURNE
0930 - Judgment in appeals by a Queensland man and his lover who plotted to kill the man's
wife by drowning her during a romantic stroll, Court of Appeal.

1030 - Pre-sentence hearing for would-be underworld hitman Sean Sonnet who has pleaded
guilty to conspiring with Carl Williams to murder a rival, Supreme Court.

1530 - Procedural hearing relating to the takeover of Foster's by London-based brewer
SABMiller, Supreme Court.

SYDNEY
1000 - Sam Ibrahim, sentence or subs for kidnapping teenager, District Court.

PERTH
- Two Perth men, aged 71 and 57, in court on charges of child sexual abuse dating back to the 1980s.

- Sentencing of a Perth man convicted over an ecstasy drug conspiracy valued at up to $6 million.

GENERAL
CANBERRA
1030 - Media preview of the latest Australian War Memorial exhibition, "Nurses: from Zululand
to Afghanistan". Australian War Memorial.

SYDNEY
0730 - Release of the Law Society of NSW Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession
report. Establishment Ballroom.

0900 - NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner to open Victor Chang/St Vincent's Hospital
13th International Symposium.

0900 - Federal Attorney General Robert McClelland opens two-day international conference
on Dispute Resolution. Faculty of Law Building, UNSW Kensington Campus.

0930 - Pilots Association v Fair Work Australia, first directions hearing..

1000 - Premier Barry O'Farrell to attend opening of new Youth Off The Streets centre,
86 Parliament Rd, Macquarie Fields.

1015 - Federal Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor warns holiday travellers about seized
prohibited imports
1030 - NSW Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts releases results of pre-Christmas checks
on toys and electrical products. Parliament house media room.

1030 - Lord Mayor Clover Moore to make two music-related announcements about New Year's
Eve. Outdoor terrace, Level 28, 1 Bligh St.

1100 - Budget estimates hearing into environment and heritage, Robyn Parker to appear.

1145 - Premier Barry O'Farrell and Tourism Minister George Souris to make tourism/investment
announcement, Museum of Contemporary Art, 140 George St, Sydney.

1200 - Cleaners to rally outside Centrepoint Tower over pay and wages.

1200 - Fiscal debate between Finance Minister Penny Wong and shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey.

UBS Offices, Level 4 Chifley Tower.

1215 - NSW Treasurer Mike Baird addresses a lunch hosted by the Australia-Israel Chamber
of Commerce.

MELBOURNE
0900 - Simon Crean to announce carbon farming initiative at Clayton LFG Power Station,
Ryans Road, Clayton.

- Continuing watch on shooting of Bandidos enforcer Toby Mitchell

BRISBANE
- Outwatching reaction to Qld parliament's passing of same sex civil unions legislation
- Last sitting day of parliament for the year.

- Gold Coast Health and Medical Research Conference. Griffith Health Institute Development
Board chairman Clive Palmer to attend.

0900 - Qld Institute of Medical Research outlines trials of new malaria drugs on human volunteers.

ADELAIDE
- Australian Conservation Foundation CEO Don Henry presser on the Murray-Darling Basin
plan. Also includes farmers and scientists. 1230.

- State parly sits.

PERTH
- No items listed.

HOBART
- Outwatching reaction to Beaconsfield mine closure.

DARWIN
- No items listed.

INTERNATIONAL
- Outwatching rallies in Papua being held to mark an unofficial independence day and the
50th anniversary of the first raising of the Morning Star flag, a symbol of Papuan independence.

- Outwatching 14yo Australian boy expected to return home by week's end after being convicted
of buying drugs in Bali.

FINANCE
ECONOMY
Sydney - Australian Bureau of Statistics (ASB) retail trade for October
Sydney - ABS Building approvals for October
Sydney - The Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse performance of manufacturing (PMI)
index for November
Sydney - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) index of commodity prices for month just ended

EQUITIES
Melbourne - Nufarm Ltd annual general meeting: off speeches
Perth - Wheatstone gas project ground breaking event.

SPORT

CRICKET
BRISBANE - First day of the first Test between Australia and New Zealand at the Gabba.

MELBOURNE - Preview of Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and Queensland at the MCG.

Bushrangers presser at indoor nets at 11.45am.

MELBOURNE - Melbourne Renegades to announce their final signing for the upcoming Big Bash
League season. Etihad Stadium 2pm.

SOCCER
MELBOURNE - A-League preview panel round 9.

SYDNEY - Latest A-League news.

ADELAIDE - A-League preview, Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners/Adel Utd coach Rini
Coolen presser 1000

RUGBY UNION
CARDIFF - News ahead of Wallabies' Test against Wales on Sunday (AEDT).

SYDNEY - Wallabies forwards Dan Vickerman and Sekope Kepu return to training for the NSW Waratahs.

BOXING
SYDNEY - Update on health of boxer Shannan Taylor.

PERTH - Follow-up after Danny Green fight with Krzysztof Wlodarczyk at Challenge.

MOTORSPORT
SYDNEY - V8s pre-event breakfast ahead of the Sydney 500 starting Friday.

SWIMMING
SYDNEY - James Magnussen, Libby Trickett, Geoff Huegill, Eamon Sullivan, Leisel Jones
and Yolane Kukla available at swimming costume launch.

SHOOTING
SYDNEY - Oceania Championships continue.

RACING
SYDNEY - Preview Saturday's Festival Stakes meeting at Rosehill.

MELBOURNE - Preview Caulfield races on Saturday.

BRISBANE - Preview Saturday's Eagle Farm races featuring Listed Travel Associates Classic.



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