FED:News Diary for Tuesday, Aug 16

AAP General News (Australia)
08-16-2011
FED:News Diary for Tuesday, Aug 16
Good Morning news editors and chiefs of staff

Here is AAP's preliminary news diary for Tuesday (not for publication).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

TOP STORIES
CLIMATE/BOAT/CSG - Carbon tax, Malaysia asylum seeker solution and coal seam gas mining
are among issues on the agenda as federal parliament resumes after the winter recess;
two protests in Canberra today - one anti-climate tax, one pro-gay marriag;
BOMB - Arrest made in the US over Maddy Pulver collar bomb hoax; police presser at 0900
in Sydney; more to come.

ZENTAI - Ruling due in the Federal Court on Perth resident Charles Zentai, who is fighting
extradition to Hungary as an accused Nazi war criminal.

COURTS
ADELAIDE
- Luka Kageregere in Supreme Court charged with murder of his wife in a house fire on
New Year's Day, 2009.

- Supreme Court trial continues for Angelika Gavare, charged with murdering a pensioner
and cutting up her body. (On merit)
- District Court trial continues for Fabian Francis, charged over the abuse of his ex-wife
(On merit)
BRISBANE
- Coroner to consider submissions on application to revoke non-publication order issued
on the defendant's name during the Daniel Morcombe inquest. 1600
MELBOURNE
1000 - Sentence for a man who king hit and killed a dual Australian and Canadian citizen
outside a Melbourne pub in 2009
1030 - Trial expected to begin for Fergal Downey, accused of bashing a close friend to
death with a hammer
PERTH
- Full court of Federal Court due to deliver judgment on Charles Zentai, who has been
fighting extradition to Hungary to face war crime allegations.

SYDNEY
0930 - Ahmadi v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; challenge to Malaysian solution,
before High Court.

0930 - Commonwealth DPP v David Matthew Hicks. Directions Supreme Court.

1000 - Frank Cammareri v Dr Satya Pal Bhatia, medical negligence against plastic surgeon.

Recently prosecuted by Health Care Complaints Commission. District Court.

OTHER NEWS
BRISBANE
- Outwatching developments in the Daniel Morcombe case as search continues near Beerwah
on Sunshine Coast for clues to the missing teenager's whereabouts and court hears application
on non-publication orders.

- Aussie orange farmers rally in Brisbane as part of Aussie Orange Week.

- Senior resource company executives and mayors from areas of high unemployment will attend
Work for Queensland summit on the Gold Coast.

SYDNEY
- Two senior NSW police officers and an AFP officer have been suspended after allegedly
returning positive drug tests.

1800 - Former NSW premier Kristina Keneally, Marrickville Labor MP Carmel Tebbutt and
Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham to attend community meeting with DART Energy on coal seam
gas. St Peters Town Hall.

CANBERRA
- Expected joint presser for Wayne Swan and World Bank boss Robert Zoellick. 1030, Blue
Room, Parliament House.

1000 - National Marriage Day Rally, Great Hall, Parliament House, Canberra, Presser 1230
Committee Room 1R6.

1100 - High Commissioner for Sri Lanka, Thisara Samarasinghe, to address journalists about
Sri Lanka's post-conflict reconstruction. Room 2R1 Parliament House.

1200 - Anti-carbon tax rally. Parlt House lawns, Organisers Consumer and Taxpayers Association.

1200 - Inquiry into Registration Process and Support for Overseas Trainied Doctors. Committee
Room 1R3.

- Parliament resumes.

1230 Senate sits.

1400 House of Reps.

1900-2200 - Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network, Room
2S3 Parliament House.

MELBOURNE
- Outseeking more on light plane crash that killed two, left one critical.

- State parliament resumes after winter break
- State memorial service for Labor stalwart Clyde Holding; PM Julia Gillard to attend. 0900
- Victoria's politicians will get the same pay rises that the Baillieu government has
given to other public servants - a 2.5 per cent increase.

PERTH
- Professor Tim Flannery and other members of the Australian Climate Commission join a
panel discussion with members of Western Australia's Chamber of Minerals and Energy.

- Offenders who engaged in a bribery scam involving English Language Tests at Perth's
Curtin University are sentenced in the District Court.

MEDICAL
SYDNEY - Australian scientists have made a breakthrough in how cancer is passed on in some families.

FINANCE
ECONOMIC NEWS
Sydney - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) publishes meeting minutes of its August 2 board
meeting and interest rate decision

EQUITIES

Sydney - Westpac Banking Corp Q3 trading statement

Sydney/Dublin Ireland - James Hardie Industries SE annual general meeting

Sydney - OneSteel Ltd full year results

Sydney - Primary Health Care Ltd full year results

Sydney - Carsales.com Ltd full year results

Brisbane - GWA Group Limited full year results

Brisbane - Echo Entertainment Group full year results

Melbourne - TABCORP Holdings Ltd full year results

Melbourne - OZ Minerals half year results

Perth - Atlas Iron managing director David Flanagan to address Australian British Chamber
of Commerce luncheon on "Increased Iron Ore Tariffs"

SPORT

LEAGUE

SYDNEY - Wrap of NRL news.

WOLLONGONG - St George Illawarra players Matt Cooper and Jason Nightingale for interview
at training at WIN Stadium, 1100.

SYDNEY - Teams named for NRL round 24.

BRISBANE - Brisbane Broncos training at 0830 and team announcement.

AFL

MELBOURNE - Wrap of AFL news.

MELBOURNE - Media conference with Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse, 1200 Westpac Centre.

CRICKET

SYDNEY - Pace bowler Trent Copeland interview as Australian Test players fly out to
Sri Lanka tour, 1300, Sydney Airport.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI: Australia v Sri Lanka, 1900AEST.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka - Interview/news from Aust. tour to Sri Lanka.

BOXING

SYDNEY - Anthony Mundine in 1130 media conference at Tony Mundine's gym in Redfern
re his next fight.

RACING

SYDNEY - Weights for Saturday's Warwick Stakes meeting at Warwick Farm.

MELBOURNE - Weights for Moonee Valley Saturday featuring the Mitchell McKenzie Stakes.

SYDNEY - Previewing Wednesday's Randwick meeting.

BRISBANE - Previewing Wednesday's Eagle Farm meeting.

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