National Newslist for Monday, Aug 17, 2009

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08-17-2009
National Newslist for Monday, Aug 17, 2009
AAP's National Newslist for Monday (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories
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NATIONAL
BUSHFIRES VIC
- Royal Commission's interim report on Vic bushfires which killed 173 people in February.

CUBBIE
- Cubbie Station up for sale but fed govt won't reveal whether it intends buying the $450m
Qld property.

- Oppn says the govt could be buying "phantom" water.

- Milne, Xenophon, Heffernan to come
- Wetlands scientist Richard Kingston to come.
CLIMATE
- Negotiations begin between govt, oppn and Greens on renewable energy targets legislation.

- Oppn wants govt to talk about rejected ETS bills.

- Turnbull uses YouTube to seek positive talks.

- Green's Christian Milne to come
FIRE
- More on woman and four young children killed in Vic house fire; husband in hospital
in a stable condition.

RFDS
- Future of the RFDS hangs in the balance as private operators swoop in to win lucrative
government contracts.

COURTS
ADELAIDE
- Two men in Adelaide Magistrates Court over bEating death of 60yo man.

- Trial of champion cyclist Chris Jongewaard on charges of causing harm by dangerous driving;
leaving accident scene.

MELBOURNE
- Committal mention for Brendan Sokaluk, charged with arson causing death in the Black
Saturday bushfires and one charge of possessing child porn. Suppression orders apply.

- Pre-sentence hearing for sham "healer" Stawingua Dresen who used herbal potions to drug
women and has pleaded guilty to indecent assaults, County Court.

- Committal mention for a man charged over the bashing of prominent doctor Mukesh Haikerwal,
Melbourne Magistrates Court.(AZZOPARDI)
- Supreme Court sentence for Jamie Leigh Gill, charged with manslaughter after the stabbing
of a youth after a party.

SYDNEY
- Special hearing for Craig James Grant, found mentally unfit to stand trial for murder
of 17yo pregnant girlfriend.

- ABC Learning administrators application to Federal Court.

- Sentencing for brothers Abraham and Ahmed Hzaife, convicted after trial for series of
armed robberies and sexual assaults.

PERTH
- Everett James Tyson, on trial in the WA Supreme Court charged with the murder of a Maori
man during a brawl in Perth's eastern suburbs.

- Sudanese immigrant Cosmas Bundu, to be sentenced in the WA Supreme Court for repeatedly
stabbing his pregnant former wife in the street.

BRISBANE
- Max Sica triple murder committal hearing continues.

- Final submissions in LNP candidate challenge to Chatsworth state election result.

CANBERRA
PARLY
- Reps sits from 1200; Senate from 1230.

- Treaties committee hearing.

- Reps education committee hearing on study and work
- Senate committee delivers findings of inquiry into proposed healthcare laws which could
see up to 200 midwives deregistered.
OTHERS
- Turnbull, Ken Henry address AiGroup forum.

- Ellis meets ANU vice-chancellor as Senate begins debate on whether university students
should be required to pay $250 a year to help fund campus services such as child care.

- Macklin meets UN investigator here to examine human rights in remote Aboriginal communities.

- Two young Tamils complete walk to raise awareness about the plight of about 300,000
of their people detained at military controlled camps in Sri Lanka.

- Govt to spend $2 million attempting to turn Australia's high school students into science nerds.

- Memorial hall honouring Australian soldiers who died on the infamous Sandakan death
marches more than 60 years ago opens.

SYDNEY
- Consumer watchdog investigating St Vincent's Private Hospital anaesthetists over cartel.

Seeking more.

- Search resumes for man missing while swimming at Lake Jindabyne.

- Richmond Football Club's Kayne Pettifer's father killed in double fatality car crash
in Wagga Wagga. Seeking more.

MELBOURNE
BUSHFIRES VIC
- Bushfires Royal Commission's interim report to be tabled at 1430 AEST. AAP in lockup.

- First story to be filed at 1430 with factboxes and possible quick sidebars.

- Press conference at 1430 with John Brumby, Bob Cameron, Bruce Esplin, Simon Overland,
Russell Rees.

- Wrap on political aspect; analysis/feature, snapshots of each recommendation - 100 word summaries.

- Plus reaction from experts, survivors, on the ground firefighters and other stakeholders
eg Forest industry, farmers.

OTHERS
- Outseeking more on discovery of what police believe is a woman's leg on a Victorian beach.

- 13yo dies after stealing his father's car in the middle of the night and crashing into a pole.

BRISBANE
- Peter Garrett opens the 10th International Ecology Congress in Brisbane.

- Search for 26yo man missing in Fitzroy River near Rockhampton.

- Police questioning several people over the shooting death of a man on a footpath at
Burleigh Heads.

- State cabinet meets.

- Preview of state parliament sitting this week.

- Seeking Hendra update.

GOLD COAST
- Update on fatal shooting of a man on a footpath at Burleigh Heads.

- Tourism Futures Forum.

CAIRNS
- Update on Yarrabah Aboriginal community CDEP funding cut.

ADELAIDE
- Two men charged with the murder of a 60-year-old man in his Adelaide home.

- Criminal trials could be filmed and photographed under a proposal by SA Premier Mike Rann.

ENTERTAINMENT
- Preview of Kyle and Jackie O's return to the airwaves tomorrow.

- Opening night of the Sydney Fashion Festival, with pics.

- Interview with singer John Paul Young about his induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

MEDICAL
- It's one of life's simplest pleasures, but even a kiss is not immune from a health warning.

- Chasing new research on breast cancer ahead of McGrath Foundation event tomorrow.

INTERNATIONAL
BALI - Schapelle Corby and Renae Lawrence expected to be handed sentence cuts as part
of Indonesian Independence Day celebrations.

WELLINGTON - Travelling to Australia could be almost as domestic air travel by Christmas, NZ PM.

PORT MORESBY - PNG's transport minister's 100 per cent election has been found null and void.

FINANCE
EQUITIES NEWS
Sydney - BlueScope Steel Ltd has reported an annual loss after a challenging year marked
by heavy falls in export demand, sales and prices.

Sydney - Rubber gloves and condom maker Ansell Ltd says it expects sales in the first
half of 2009/10 to be lower due to a subdued economic outlook as it prepares for a decline
in annual earnings.

Melbourne - MAC Services Group Ltd says it is continuing to eye acquisitions after posting
a 29.7 per cent jump in full year profit.

Sydney - NIB Holdings Ltd annual results
Sydney - Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund annual results
Perth - iiNet Ltd annual results
Brisbane - Austin Engineering Ltd annual results
Auckland, New Zealand - Fisher& Paykel Appliances Ltd annual general meeting

Also Dollar, Stocks, Finance Briefs

SPORT
ATHLETICS
BERLIN - Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt demolishes his own world record to win the 100m title.

BERLIN - Australian action on day three of the world athletics championships including
Women's 800m semi-finals, Men's 1,500m semi-finals and Men's 10,000m final.

BERLIN - Update on the fitness of Australian pole vaulter and team captain Steve Hooker,
who is battling a thigh injury.

GOLF
CHASKA, Minnesota - South Korea's Y E Yang becomes first Asian golfer to capture a men's
major title.

CRICKET
CANTERBURY, England - Spinner Nathan Hauritz and seamer Stuart Clark kept their chances
alive of selection for the Ashes decider following the tour match in Canterbury on Sunday.

LONDON - Australian coach Tim Nielsen talking at 2230 AEST.

LONDON - Clive Stephens, Operations Director of The Oval talking about 2100 AEST.

LONDON - Brett Lee has always been a bit of a hit with the birds.

AFL
MELBOURNE - Wrap of AFL news, including match video review outcomes
ADELAIDE - AFL, Adelaide and Port Adelaide media conferences.

MELBOURNE - Hawthorn presser 1000.

LEAGUE
NEWCASTLE - NRL match: Newcastle Knights v Melbourne Storm at EnergyAustralia Stadium 1900 AEST.

SYDNEY - Rugby league news/citings from weekend matches.

SOCCER
SYDNEY - Latest A-League news.

RUGBY UNION
SYDNEY - Wallabies media session ahead of Saturday's Tri Nations clash against NZ featuring
Matt Giteau, Nathan Sharpe, Drew Mitchell and Luke Burgess.

SYDNEY - All Blacks available after their first training session in Sydney.

BASKETBALL
GEELONG - Opals play China in the second game of their international series.

RACING
MELBOURNE - Nominations for Crocket Stakes meeting at Moonee Valley.

SYDNEY - Entries taken for Saturday's Warwick Stakes meeting at Randwick.



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