National Newslist for Tuesday Aug 24

AAP General News (Australia)
08-24-2010
National Newslist for Tuesday Aug 24
AAP's National Newslist for Tuesday (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories
are subject to change. AAP's news editors can be contacted on 02 93228611/8610.

POLL10
- Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott in Canberra.

- Four seats still in doubt as counting continues.

- Three country independents expect long first face-to-face meeting since election, expect
to talk to Gillard and Abbott on Wednesday.

- New Greens MP Adam Bandt plans to meet independents.

- Australian Industry Group keen to chat with the three independents.

- Constitutional law experts say concerns over GG's family link to Bill Shorten are inflated.

- Greens candidate in Denison says he still has small chance to win the Tas seat.

- Counting continues in crucial seat of Hasluck which could determine who form government.

US JOHNSON AUST
- Australians who wear a brand of contact lenses manufactured by J&J being urged to discontinue
use in a worldwide recall.

COURTS
BRISBANE
- Inquest to begin into death of girl, 4, in remote north-west Queensland Aboriginal community.

EDS: Unfortunately, due to cost, we are not there.

- Court case continues for man accused of helping his friend commit suicide.

MELBOURNE
- Mention for Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton charged over a burnout he performed outside
the Australian Grand Prix
- Application by Omar Chaouk, whose father Macchour was gunned down this month.

- Pre-sentence hearing for a couple who carjacked a vehicle with three children inside.

SYDNEY
- Trial of Keli Lane for murder of her newborn baby continues.

- Probable committal hearing for Hassan Sam Ibrahim, charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old boy.

ADELAIDE
- Man found guilty of manslaughter for killing a person at a New Year's Eve party to be sentenced.

- Sentencing submissions for a man who went on the run with his dog to avoid having his
pet put down.

PERTH
- Alcoa appears in court on a charge of causing harmful pollution in a WA town.

- State coroner investigating deaths of four men in police chases after records showed
officers broke pursuit speed guidelines.

- High-profile Dutch crime journalist Peter de Vries appears in court on charge of failing
to obey a police move-on order after he tried to talk to an alleged murder suspect in
Perth.

CANBERRA
- GG hosts group training apprentices 1030.

SYDNEY
- Checking reports police investigating a series of alleged unexplained payments made
into the bank accounts of missing 6yo Kiesha Abrahams' mother and stepfather in the weeks
before she disappeared.

- Two security guards stabbed in an attack in Sydney's south-west may have been robbed;
another has his a pistol and cash stolen at St Marys.

- Body discovered on the NSW far north coast may be that of an 85yo man missing for over a month.

- Protest to coincide with High Court challenge to asylum seeker exclusion zone.

- Launch of Foodbank Australia distribution of 800 tonnes of pasta and 100,000 cans of
pasta sauce to families in need.

- Pilots call for Jetstar boss to stand down over plans to outsource pilot jobs to Singapore.

MELBOURNE
- Attempted abduction of 11yo boy from the front yard of his Melbourne home.

- Vic Premier John Brumby to take part in Principal for a Day - doorstop.

BRISBANE
- Bligh's ministers to face more questions about her future amid new calls for rethink
on assets sale.

- Treasurer Andrew Fraser presser. 1030.

- Some mining operations to be banned on Qld's best agricultural land under state govt plan.

- Police chiefs from across the Pacific meet in Brisbane to discuss disaster response
and transnational crime. Presser with AFP commissioner Tony Negus.

- Jessica Watson to be named Tourism Queensland's sailing ambassador.

- Police investigate sexual assault of woman in north Queensland.

ADELAIDE
- 33yo woman charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed at hotel.

- SA govt to shorten the rock lobster fishing season to ensure the fishery is sustainable.

- Riverland communities to receive $12 million to help overcome the impacts of the drought.

HOBART
- Tasmanian parliament resumes.

MEDICAL
- Major study of the impact of alcohol misuse in Australia has put the annual cost of
excessive drinking at $36 billion, along with a massive human toll.

- Launch of cervical cancer screening initiative.

- An Australian academic and anti-tobacco campaigner has called out Bill Gates for his
"inconsistent" philanthropic partnership with a tobacco company executive, who is also
the world's second richest man. (Embargoed to 1000 AEST, Wednesday).

ENTERTAINMENT
- Outwatching for more on Matthew Newton
- Kylie Minogue livens up sleepy English village by putting on a surprise gig at a pub.

- Melbourne restaurant Cutler & Co named restaurant of the year at Gourmet Traveller Restaurant
Awards.

- Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas.

INTERNATIONAL
AUCKLAND - Fiji has made ground restoring sacked judiciary, but Australia and NZ are slowing
down process, says Fiji's Chief Justice.

AUCKLAND - Australia should follow NZ's lead and get tough on alcohol restrictions, head
of Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia David Templeman.

AUCKLAND - Seeking update on Chaudhry case in Fiji.

HONIARA - Australian police officer working in the Solomon Islands has been fined for
dangerous driving but his drink driving charges were dropped through lack of evidence.

HONIARA - Military and police forces in the Solomon Islands are preparing for a major
operation on Wednesdays when the tiny Pacific country learns who will be the new government
and prime minister.

FINANCE
ECONOMICS:
SYDNEY - The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) plans to issue $200 million
of August 2020 Treasury Indexed Bonds.

EQUITIES:
SYDNEY - Perpetual Ltd full year results
MELBOURNE - Foster's Group Ltd full year results
MELBOURNE - Ridley Corporation Ltd full year results
SYDNEY - Origin Energy Ltd full year results
SYDNEY - Whitehaven Coal Ltd full year results
SYDNEY - Mirvac Group full year results
SYDNEY - Aevum full year results
SYDNEY - Oil Search Ltd first half results
SYDNEY - Australian Worldwide Exploration Ltd full year results
SYDNEY - Seek Ltd full year results
SYDNEY - Macquarie Radio full year results
BRISBANE - Flight Centre Ltd full year results
SYDNEY - Sonic Healthcare Ltd full year results
SYDNEY - Aristocrat Leisure Ltd first half result
SYDNEY - Charter Hall Group full year results
SYDNEY - GPT first half results

Also Stocks, Dollar and Finance Briefs to come.

SPORT
AFL
MELBOURNE - Wrap of AFL news.

MELBOURNE - Wrap of news from the AFL Tribunal.

MELBOURNE - Media conference with Carlton coach Brett Ratten, 1245 Visy Park.

MELBOURNE - Media conference with St Kilda coach Ross Lyon, 1350 Moorabbin.

LEAGUE
MELBOURNE - Melbourne Storm CEO Ron Gauci, head coach Craig Bellamy and captain Cameron
Smith at 1015 presser, AAMI Park, for "major announcement".

SYDNEY - NRL teams named for penultimate round.

SYDNEY - Follow up from Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast.

SYDNEY - Manly media interviews for Jason King, Brent Kite and Matt Cross and coach Des
Hasler, 1100, Narrabeen.

RUGBY
CAPE TOWN - Wallabies centre Matt Giteau says the battle for second in the Tri-Nations
series will be the furthest thing from players' minds during the Test against South Africa.

SOCCER
MELBOURNE - Media conference with Melbourne Heart striker John Aloisi, 1130 Scotch College.

MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City recorded its biggest victory over Liverpool in 73
years by winning 3-0 on Monday in the English Premier League.

CRICKET
BRISBANE - Australian cricket team news.

CYCLING
MELBOURNE - Cycling Australia national performance director Shayne Bannan names the men's
team for the upcoming world road cycling championships in Geelong, 1600.

BASKETBALL
VILLEURBANNE, France- Matt Nielsen helped Australia edge France 67-66 in a warm-up game
on Monday ahead of the world basketball championships in Turkey next weekend.

GOLF
PANAMA CITY, Florida - Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods was divorced from his Swedish wife
Elin Nordegren on Monday.

YOUTH OLYMPICS
SINGAPORE - Cover of Aussies at Youth Olympics.

TENNIS
MONTREAL - Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki easily beat Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 on Monday
in the final of the rain-hit WTA Rogers Cup, one of the final tune-up events for the US
Open.

RACING
SYDNEY - Final field for Saturday's $1 million Golden Rose at Rosehill.

SYDNEY - Cover of AJC meeting at Hawkesbury.

MELBOURNE - Preview Sandown races Wednesday.

BRISBANE - Preview Eagle Farm races Wednesday.

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