News Diary events for Thursday, Aug 16, 2007

AAP General News (Australia)
08-16-2007
News Diary events for Thursday, Aug 16, 2007
Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff

Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for today Thursday 16 August (not for publication).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.

ADELAIDE
- Man charged over UK child porn network due in court.

BRISBANE
- Seeking reax to tabling of Senate inquiry report into Qlds controversial Traveston Crossing
Dam (report due Thurs morning)
- A 24-year-old Murrumba Downs man due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court Thursday
on an attempted murder charge in relation to an incident which occurred overnight at Wavell
Heights
- Seeking further details on Brisbane man who died BASE jumping in Norway

CANBERRA
0900 - House of Representatives sits.

0930 - Senate sits.

1100 - Council of Capital City Lord Mayors' Partners in Prosperity launch, Parliament House.

1130 - Opening of the Spanish Expeditions to the South Pacific exhibition by the Ambassador
of Spain, National Museum of Australia, Canberra.

1200 - Former ministerial adviser Max Moore Wilton will address the 250 Club luncheon,
National Press Club.

1800 - Chairman of the International Crisis Group Gareth Evans will talk on Weapons of
Mass Destruction, Australian National University.

DARWIN
No items listed.

HOBART
No items listed.

MELBOURNE
1000 - VTHC (Victorian Trades Hall Council) ABCC (Australian Building Construction Commission)
Exposure rally with speakers including ACTU president Sharan Burrow.

1100 - Actor Robert De Niro and restaurant partner Nobu Matsuhisa launch Nobu Melbourne at Crown.

1100 - Premier John Brumby makes water announcement in Morwell.

PERTH
- Inquest continues into the horse drug death of a Perth teenager.

SYDNEY
0715 - The Bulletin APEC Business Breakfast. Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer
and Consul General of Canada Richard Kohler will be keynote speakers. Est. Restaurant,
Level 1, 252 George St, Sydney.

1000 - Sentencing submissions for Motekiai and John Taufahema, convicted over the death
of a police officer. NSW Supreme Court, Darlinghurst Court 6.

1200 - Wesley Mission LifeForce memorial service for families touched by suicide. Federal
MP Tanya Plibersek to attend. Northern Broadwalk, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point.

- Following up young workers rights at work meeting organised in the aftermath of the
Chilis Restaurant case. Illawarra Steelers Club, Wollongong.

FINANCE:
ECONOMICS NEWS:
SYDNEY - RBA releases its monthly bulletin publication (1130 AEST)
SYDNEY - ABS releases average weekly earnings data for May quarter (1130 AEST)
MELBOURNE - The Melbourne Institute index of consumer inflation expectations is due
MELBOURNE - Melbourne Institute quarterly wages report is due

EQUITIES NEWS:
SYDNEY - The Australian Securities Exchange Ltd releases its full year results (media
briefing 1400 AEST)
SYDNEY - Japanese property market investors Babcock and Brown Japan Property Trust releases
its full year results (media teleconference 1100 AEST)
SYDNEY - The Commonwealth Property Office Fund releases its full year results (media briefing
1000 AEST)
SYDNEY - The CFS Retail Property Trust releases its full year results (media briefing 0930 AEST)
SYDNEY - Qantas Airways Ltd releases its full year results (media briefing 1000 AEST)
SYDNEY - Tishman Speyer Office Fund releases it full year results
SYDNEY - Developer Multiplex Group release its full year results (media briefing 1300 AEST)
PERTH - Wesfarmers Ltd, which expects to take over Coles Group Ltd, releases its full
year results (media briefing 1200 AEST)
PERTH - Becton Property Group Ltd information session for Fincorp noteholders
PERTH - Copper and gold explorer Red Emperor Resources NL lists on Australian stock exchange.

SPORT:
AFL
MELBOURNE - Preview Collingwood v Melbourne match Friday; media conference with Magpies
assistant coach Guy McKenna, 1145
MELBOURNE - Media conference with Melbourne captain David Neitz ahead of his 300th AFL game, 0910
MELBOURNE - Media conference with Kangaroos coach Dean Laidley, 1100
MELBOURNE - Teams named for round 20
MELBOURNE - Preview panel for round 20

LEAGUE
BRISBANE - Preview Brisbane v Bulldogs match Friday
MELBOURNE - Preview Melbourne v Parramatta match Friday
SYDNEY - Preview panel for round 23

RUGBY
SYDNEY - Preview second round of Australian Rugby Championship.

NETBALL
SYDNEY - All four captains in 1400 presser to preview national league finals series in
Sydney starting Friday night.

SOCCER
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY - FFA board meeting to review disappointing Asian Cup campaign and plan
for World Cup qualifying.

MELBOURNE - Melbourne Victory coach and captain Ernie Merrick and Kevin Muscat speak after
training, 1130

MOTORSPORT
SYDNEY - Preview V8 Supercar round at Oran Park.

RACING
SYDNEY - Looking ahead to Saturday's Premiere Stakes meeting at Rosehill.

MELBOURNE - Throw forward to the Liston Stakes program at Caulfield on Saturday.

BRISBANE - Preview of Doomben fixture on Saturday.

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