FED:National Newslist for Thursday, Dec 16

AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-2010
FED:National Newslist for Thursday, Dec 16

AAP's National Newslist for Thursday (not for publication).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.

TOP STORIES
BOAT CAPSIZE
- Government says up to 100 people could have been aboard boat which hit rocks on Christmas Island.

- 28 dead, 44 rescued including 11 children.

- Two injured young women flown to Perth hospital by RFDS. Decision to be made for other
injured who are in the Christmas Island hospital which is crowded but too stretched.

- Search to resume 0630 (WST); Bowen says conditions extremely dangerous.

- Chris Bowen says tragic accident won't change gov't border security policy.

- Julia Gillard and Bowen to be briefed later on Thursday morning.

- Oppn says it won't use deaths for political purposes.

- Refugee advocate calls for inquiry into how boat was allowed to reach the island without
being intercepted.

- Outwatching developments, further reax.

WIKILEAKS
- Secret US embassy cables have criticised the handling of asylum seekers by former prime
minister Kevin Rudd. Seeking comment from senior ministers.

SUPER
- Federal govt to unveil changes to superannuation. Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten presser
1030 in Melbourne.

COURTS
ADELAIDE
- Two boys in court over the murder of a woman in her Adelaide home
- Woman in court for killing her 2yo son because she believed he had been taken over by
an evil spirit.

- A refugee once tortured in Afghanistan to face sentencing submissions for indecently
assaulting a girl on a train in Adelaide.

- Well-known Adelaide busker to face sentencing over a sex charge.

- Victorian man jailed over the murder of Adelaide teenager Carly Ryan to appear before
an appeal court.

BRISBANE
- Man who told authorities he was involved in Daniel Morcombe's disappearance expected
to take stand at inquest.

- Former Qld government minister Gordon Nuttall to be sentenced for latest corruption,
perjury convictions.

- Inquiry into collapsed Gold Coast property group MFS, since renamed Octaviar, to hear
from David Kelleher, the chief of a major financer, Fortress Credit.

MELBOURNE
- Inquest resumes into police shooting death of Tyler Cassidy, County Court 1100.

- Pre-sentence of Gursewak Dhillon, who has pleaded guilty over the death of Indian toddler
Gurshan Singh, Supreme Court, 1030.

- A doctor and former Cleo bachelor of the year finalist appeals suspension by medical
board after he had sex with patients, 0930.

SYDNEY
- Final submissions expected in committal hearing for Suresh Nair, charged with murder
and manslaughter of two prostitutes.

- Judgment on sentence appeal by Rachel Pfitzner, jailed 19 years for convicted of murdering
her infant son Dean Shillingsworth.

- Judgment on appeal by Penelope Woodbridge, very drunk driver who killed a woman and
severely injured the woman's husband, and cross-appeal by crown.

CANBERRA
- Australian War memorial offered another Victoria Cross (video available).

- Burke releases governments sustainable population issues paper 1100.

SYDNEY
- 33 guns stolen from a workshop in Sydney's west, sparking concerns they could now be
on sale in the community. Police presser at 0900.

- Kristina Keneally announcements on Metropolitan Plan for Sydney, and affordable housing (1000).

- Keneally announcement on Barangaroo (1230).

- World-famous architect Frank Gehry displaying his vision for the new UTS building in
Ultimo (1030).

- Preview of Powerhouse Museum's Abba exhibition (1100)

BRISBANE
- Warren Snowdon launches groundbreaking research on jet fuel exposure syndrome, resulting
from working with aviation turbine fuels and F-111 deseal/reseal agents.

- More potentially damaging storms predicted for southeast, as mop-up after yesterday's
super-cell storm continues; Watching flood waters in Rockhampton.

- Search continues for man who failed to surface after kayaking over far north Qld waterfall.

- State opposition says overhaul of parliamentary committe system could pave way for fixed,
four-year terms in Qld.

- Motoring group RACQ releases long-term research on performance of electric cars, including
reliability, range, recharing convenience, and running costs.

ADELAIDE
- Govt to release its mid year budget review.

MEDICAL
- Chasing Australian experts in HIV medicine, to comment on developments in Berlin in
which a HIV-positive man was cured via a blood transplant.

ENTERTAINMENT
SYDNEY - Keith Urban interview.

INTERNATIONAL
AUCKLAND - Knife-wielding man commandeered a Mr Whippy van and hurled icecreams at passersby,
NZ court.

AUCKLAND - More than 100 of the rarest gulls in the world massacred while nesting on NZ
South Island.

AUCKLAND - Fiji will be getting a dose of Oprah fever on Thursday, when the screen queen jets in.

FINANCE
ECONOMICS:
Sydney - RBA December Quarter Bulletin
Sydney - Westpac-Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Unemployment Expectations
Sydney - Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Inflationary Expectations
Canberra - Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Westpac survey of industrial trends
Sydney - ABS detailed labour force data for November
Sydney - ABS international merchandise imports, Nov 2010

EQUITIES:
Sydney - National Australia Bank Ltd annual general meeting
Adelaide - Elders Ltd annual general meeting
Melbourne - Orica Ltd annual general meeting
Sydney - United Airlines chief executive Jeff Smisek speaks at a National Aviation Press Club lunch.

Also Stocks, Dollar, Finance Briefs and Finance Week to come.

SPORT
CRICKET
PERTH - Third Test: Australia v England, WACA, day one.

HOBART - Preview Sheffield Shield Tas v WA.

ADELAIDE - Preview Sheffield Shield SA v Vic.

SYDNEY - Discarded Test paceman Doug Bollinger interview, SCG nets, 0915.

SOCCER
ADELAIDE - Preview Adelaide United v Melbourne Heart.

BRISBANE/SYDNEY - A-League preview panel.

RUGBY
SYDNEY - Rugby Union Players Association medal for excellence award, The Ivy, Sydney.

LEAGUE
SYDNEY - New signing Mark Riddell and captain Braith Anasta at Sydney Roosters training, 1000.

AFL
SYDNEY - Collingwood star Dane Swann media opportunity, 1000, Essendon Hyundai.

BASKETBALL
SYDNEY - Preview top of the table NBL clash Wollongong v NZ Breakers on Friday.

SWIMMING
DUBAI - Australia claimed their first medal on the opening night of the world short course
titles in Dubai, finishing second behind world record-breaking China in the women's 4x200m
freestyle relay.

TENNIS
MELBOURNE - Australian Open wildcard playoff continues.

OLYMPICS
GENEVA - Olympic authorities are seeking clarification from Monaco after an American,
who claims to have been an employee of Prince Albert II, alleged breaches of the IOC's
ethics code.

RACING
SYDNEY - Preview Randwick races Saturday.

MELBOURNE - Looking at Saturday's Flemington meeting.

BRISBANE - Throw forward to the Doomben fixture on Saturday.

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