FED:News Diary for Friday, Aug 26

AAP General News (Australia)
08-25-2011
FED:News Diary for Friday, Aug 26

Good evening news editors and chiefs of staff. Here is AAP's preliminary news diary
for Friday (not for publication).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
THOMSON - Outwatching Craig Thomson's union credit card saga.

RBA - Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens appears before House of Reps economics committee.

COURTS
ADELAIDE
- Supreme Court trial continues for Luka Kageregere, accused of murdering his wife and
trying to disguise her death by burning down their flat. (Cover on merit)
- SA deputy coroner to open an inquest into the deaths of two babies who died during childbirth.

Both deaths involved the same midwife.

- Jason Lee Gardiner, charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a car,
to appear before the Adelaide Magistrates Court.

- Jason Daniel Smout to face sentencing in the District Court for attempting to light a bushfire.


SYDNEY
0930 - Sebathy Chandranasan, filmed up women's skirts, sentencing, Downing Centre Local Court 4.6.

1000 - Suresh Nair, brain surgeon, manslaughter, sentence, Downing Centre District Court, LG 4.

1200 - Sentence for Frank Vellar, developer , "Gong, lying to ICAC, Downing Centre Local Court, 4.6.

HOBART
- Jury in murder trial against Nour Assafiri, charged with stabbing a man to death near
Hobart, set to retire to consider its verdict. Tasmanian Supreme Court, Hobart. (Assafiri)


MELBOURNE
- Sentence for a triple murderer who strangled then dismembered a Melbourne teacher, Supreme
Court, 10am (Coombes)
- Inquest continues into the hit run death of a country Victorian man 25 years ago. A
police officer who it has been alleged may have been involved in his death will be giving
evidence, Coroners Court, 10am (Wilson)

PERTH
- A man arrested over the violent deaths of a man and a woman in a Perth unit is expected
to appear in court. (Brown)


OTHER STORIES
ADELAIDE
- Premier Mike Rann to speak to a Property Council lunch.


BRISBANE
- 0900 Health Minister Geoff Wilson inspects the Royal Flying Doctor Service's new plane,
Brisbane Airport
- 0945 Premier Anna Bligh launches $20 million Sheraton hotel renewal plan, Sheraton Mirage,
Gold Coast.

- Annual Camooweal Drover's Camp Festival starts (26-28 August)

MELBOURNE
- Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens appears before House of Reps economics committee. 0930
- Funeral for dog attack victim, four-year-old Ayen Chol. 1300
- Cancer Council Victoria launches first epidemiological-based research project in the
world focusing on less common cancers, 1130


CANBERRA
0915 - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, International child abduction
to and from Australia.
- Political reaction to RBA governor's testimony in Melbourne to the house economics committee.

- Julia Gillard in Tasmania


SYDNEY
1130 - Memorial service for Paul Lockyer at St Ignatius Chapel, Riverview.

1230 - Stop The Intervention Collective Sydney (STICS) holds a rally to coincide with
anti-intervention protests marking Gurindji Freedom Day. Tanya Plibersek's office, 150
Broadway Road, Broadway. Contact: 0407 209 520.

1000 - Australian Father of the Year 2011 and NSW Community Father of the Year winners
announced. Exchange Square, Ground Floor, 20 Bridge Street, Sydney. Contact: Lauren Sharkey
0439 404 200, Amy Medcalf 0434 437 867.

1700 - NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge joins a Refugee Action Coalition protest against
the federal government's Malaysian refugee swap deal. Outside Sydney Town Hall. Contact:
Nick Riemer 0435 533 027, Mark Goudkamp 0422 078 376.

PERTH
- Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens appears before House of Reps economics committee
in Melbourne, 9.30am
- Funeral for dog attack victim, four-year-old Ayen Chol. 1300.

- Cancer Council Victoria launches first epidemiological-based research project in the
world focusing on less common cancers, 1130
- Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing over environment groups' appeal
against a new coal-fired power station in the Latrobe Valley, 1415.


HOBART
- Prime Minister Julia Gillard to visit Tasmania. Speaking to ABC Radio at 0830, outwatching
other movements.


FINANCE

Melbourne - RBA governor Glenn Stevens to appear before the House of Representatives
Standing Committee on Economics at the Melbourne Town Hall.

Sydney - Minister for Finance and Deregulation Senator Penny Wong to address American
Chamber of Commerce luncheon

Sydney - Fairfax Media Ltd full year results

Sydney - Lend Lease Corp full year results

Sydney - Sims Metal Management Ltd full year results

Sydney - Perpetual Ltd full year results

Sydney - GPT Group first half results

Sydney - Spark Infrastructure Group full year result

Sydney - Challenger Infrastructure Fund full year results

Sydney - Automotive Holdings Group full year results

Brisbane - Progen Pharmaceuticals full year results

Perth - Orbital Corporation Ltd full year results


SPORT

AFL

MELBOURNE - Wrap of AFL news

PERTH - AFL match: Fremantle v Coolingwood, Patersons Stadium, 2040AEST.

MELBOURNE - Preview Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs.

MELBOURNE - Preview Geelong v Sydney.

MELBOURNE - Preview St Kilda v Melbourne

BRISBANE - Preview Brisbane v West Coast.

LEAGUE

SYDNEY/BRISBANE - Wrap of NRL news

SYDNEY - NRL match: 2nd-placed Manly v ladder leader Melbourne, Brookvale Oval, 1935.

SYDNEY - NRL match: Parramatta v Sydney Roosters, Parranatta Stadium, 1935

SYDNEY - Preview Bulldogs v Newcastle.

BRISBANE - Preview North Queensland v Cronulla.

CANBERRA - Preview Canberra v Penrith.

RUGBY

BRISBANE - Preview Tri Nations decider Wallabies v All Blacks: new Wallabies captain
James Horwill in media conference at Sofitel Hotel, 0930 before training run; All Blacks
captain Richie McCaw media conference after 1430 training run at Suncorp Stadium.

GOLD COAST - Australian Barbarians v Canada, Skilled park, 1930.

ATHLETICS

DAEGU, South Korea - Preview Australians at world athletics championships starting Saturday.

CRICKET

COLOMBO - three-day tour match: Australia v Sri Lankan Board XI, day two.

COLOMBO - Holding story from Australian player interview.

TENNIS

NEW YORK - US Open draw and news from the Australians ahead of the year's final grand slam.

GOLF

EDISON, New Jersey - US PGA TOur's play-off series gets underway with Barclays tournament
1st round

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