FED:News Diary for Friday, Aug 19

AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2011
FED:News Diary for Friday, Aug 19
GOOD MORNING NEWS EDITORS AND CHIEFS OF STAFF

Here is AAP's preliminary news diary for Friday Aug 19 (not for publication).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
- Government circles the wagons around Dobell MP Craig Thomson as it's revealed he is
being investigated by Fair Work Australia for giving misleading evidence.

- Hot debate likely at Canberra COAG meeting on carbon and mining taxes.

- Dog laws again under attack in fallout from fatal Melbourne pit bull attack.


COURTS


ADELAIDE
- Supreme Court trial continues for Angelika Gavare, charged with murdering a pensioner
and cutting up her body.
- Supreme Court trial continues for Luka Kageregere charged with the murder of his wife
in a house fire on New Year's Day, two years ago. (Cover on merit).

- Jury continues deliberations in the District Court trial of former AFL footballer Fabian
Francis, charged over the abuse of his ex-wife.


MELBOURNE
0930 - Sentence for an Indian man who falsely threatened to have a woman deported unless
she paid him money
1030 - Pre-sentence for John Leslie Coombes who was on parole for his second murder when
he strangled and dismembered a Melbourne teacher
1030 - Pre-sentence hearing for a man who fatally stabbed a guest outside an 18th birthday party


PERTH
- The murder trial continues of a 24-year-old man who is claiming self-defence after fatally
stabbing his housemate with a kitchen knife. (Dolbey on merit)
- The murder trial continues of a 24-year-old man accused of stabbing another young man
to death during a street brawl in Perth. (Noor on merit).


SYDNEY
0930 - Kristi Anne Abrahams and Robert Smith, charged over murder of Keisha Abraham, Penrith
Local Court, mention.

1000 - Robert Blanshard, elderly "society" stockbroker ripped off posh friends, $3.9 million,
sentence District Court.

1400 - Carnita Matthews, alleged burqa woman, possible costs ruling. Downing Centre District
Court LG2.

OTHER NEWS
ADELAIDE
- Offloading starts for 67,000 sheep stranded at Port Adelaide.


SYDNEY
0900 - Mining magnate Andrew Forrest to address GenerationOne forum on skills and training
for indigenous Australians. Sir Ian & Nancy Turbott Auditorium, Building EE, University
of Western Sydney, Parramatta.

1000 - Lock the Gate Alliance to hold a strategy breakfast at Sydney Town Hall hosted
by Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore, with Lock the Gate president Drew Hutton to announce
the next steps of its coal and coal seam gas campaign. Town Hall House.
1045 - NSW Auditor-General to appear before a federal parliamentary Audit Committee public
hearing. Macquarie Room, NSW Parliament House.

1100 - Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland to attend announcement of Australia's
Homeless World Cup team. Football Federation Australia, 22/1 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst.

CANBERRA
0930 - COAG meeting
0900 - Interactive and online gambling and gambling advertising and Interactive Gambling
and Broadcasting Amendment (Online Transactions and Other Measures) Bill 2011. Committee
Room 2S3.

0900 - Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement
Integrity, Integrity Testing. Committee Room 2S1.

0930 - Aust Medical Council and Medical Board of Australia to appear before Health and
Ageing, Inquiry into Registration Processes and Support for Overseas Trained Doctors.

Committee Room 1R6.


MELBOURNE
0900 - Melbourne Spring Fashion Week open model call for members of the public
1215 - Federal Minister for Regional Australia, Simon Crean, to address Rural Press Club
of Victoria on the impact of the carbon tax for regional Australia.


FINANCE
ECONOMIC NEWS

Sydney - RBA payments system board meeting

Sydney - Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI)

EQUITIES

Melbourne - ANZ Banking Group Ltd third quarter trading update

Brisbane - QBE Insurance Group Ltd first half results

Perth - Fortescue Metals Group full year results

Adelaide - Santos Ltd first half results

Sydney - Billabong International Ltd full year results

Perth - Boart Longyear Ltd first half results

Brisbane - Duet Group full year results

Melbourne - Spotless Group Ltd full year results





SPORT

AFL

MELBOURNE - Wrap of AFL news.

MELBOURNE - AFL match: Carlton v Hawthorn, Etihad Stadium, 1940.

BRISBANE - Preview Gold Coast v Adelaide.

PERTH - Preview West Coast v Essendon.

MELBOURNE - Preview North Melbourne v Fremantle.

MELBOURNE - Preview Collingwood v Brisbane.

RUGBY LEAGUE

SYDNEY - Wrap of NRL news.

MELBOURNE - NRL match: Melbourne v St George Illawarra, AAMi Park, 1935.

SYDNEY - South Sydney v North Queensland, ANZ Stadium, 1935.

BRISBANE - Preview Gold Coast v Canberra.

SYDNEY - Preview Penrith v Warriors.

SYDNEY - Preview Sydney Roosters v Cronulla.

CRICKET

COLOMBO - Captains' media conferences and preview 4th ODI Australia v Sri Lanka.

MOTORSPORT

BRISBANE - V8 Supercars round at Queensland Raceway starts with qualifying.

RUGBY

PORT ELIZABETH - Preview Tri Nations Test South Africa v New Zealand early Sunday AEST

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