FED:News Diary for Friday, Dec 9

AAP General News (Australia)
12-09-2011
FED:News Diary for Friday, Dec 9

Good morning 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for Friday (not for publication).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
COWEN - Sir Zelman Cowen, Australia's 19th governor-general, has died, aged 92.

NBN - Federal government dismisses report the NBN could be anti-competitive.

PNG - Supreme Court of PNG expected to hand down decision into the constitutionality of
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's election. Security bolstered in Port Moresby.

COURTS
MELBOURNE
- Appeal by a career criminal sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1987 shooting murder
of a Melbourne couple, Court of Appeal, 10.30am
- Sentence for a Bendigo man who stabbed a child sex offender, Supreme Court, 9.30am
SYDNEY
1000 - Luke John Cotterill, sentencing subs, pleaded guilty to murder of Mudgee teenager.

Supreme Court.

ADELAIDE
- SA MP on child porn charges to face Adelaide Magistrates court.

OTHER NEWS
CANBERRA
1000 - Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network. Evidence to
be taken from immigration department heads.

- The Business Council of Australia (BCA) says it is not too late for the government to
undertake a cost-benefit analysis of the $35.9 billion national broadband network (NBN).

SYDNEY
0815 - International Anti-Corruption Day briefing. Hosted by Transparency International
Australia. Grosvenor Place.

0830 - Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese to launch Holden's first electric car.

Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh.

0900 - Premier Barry O'Farrell, Police Minister Mike Gallacher and Police Commissioner
Andrew Scipione announcement and update on the NSW Police Force's crackdown on gang crime.

hurstville Police Station.

0900 - Sydney Aquarium to unveil critically-endangered Sawfish.

1130 - Health Minister Jillian Skinner announcement on elective surgery over Christmas-NY.

Royal North Shore Hospital, Reserve Road.

1200 - John Della Bosca, Graham Richardson, John Hewson, Bob Carr and others to speak
at the Great Christmas Debate: Is it better to be naughty or nice? Westin Hotel.

1200 - Australian Human Rights Commission to host 24th annual Human Rights Awards. Sofitel
Sydney Wentworth Hotel.

1545 - Cate Blanchett to announce the finalists and winners of the Oasis Homeless Short
Film Competition. Richard Wherrett Studio, Sydney Theatre.

MELBOURNE
- PM Gillard in Melbourne. Details TBC.

- Federal government's food labelling proposals to go before state ministers at Legislative
and Governance Forum on Food Regulation

BRISBANE
- Private funeral for league legend Artie Beetson
- Outwatching flooding in inland parts of state.

- Outwatching for developments in missing plane story.

ADELAIDE
- No items listed.

PERTH
- No items listed.

HOBART
- No items listed.

DARWIN
- No items listed.

MEDICAL
- Aust scientists join the race to develop a vaccine to help stop the progression of Alzheimer's
disease.

INTERNATIONAL
LONDON - Twelve months ago Brian Schmidt was living a routine life, working Monday to
Friday in Canberra and trying his hand at winemaking after hours. (Schmidt will collect
his Nobel Prize for Physics in Stockholm on Saturday).

ENTERTAINMENT
- No items listed.

FINANCE
ECONOMICS:
- Nil items listed.

EQUITIES:
Sydney - TEN Network Holdings Ltd annual general meeting
Sydney - Newspaper Works Chairman and Fairfax Media CEO Greg Hywood and The Newspaper
Works CEO Tony Hale to make an announcement

SPORT
CRICKET
HOBART - Second Test: Australia v New Zealand, Bellerive, day one
CANBERRA - Sheffield Shield: NSW v Tas, Manuka Oval, day 4
PERTH - Preview one-dayer WA v SA

SOCCER
BRISBANE - A-League match: Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Heart, Suncorp Stadium, 2000AEDT
WELLINGTON - Preview Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory
SYDNEY - Preview Central Coast v Newcastle Jets
MELBOURNE - Preview Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United; assistant coach Kevin Muscat
media conference, 1015, Etihad Stadium
SYDNEY - Interviews with Sydney FC players and coach Vitezslav Lavicka before training, 1000

HOCKEY
AUCKLAND - News from Kookaburras at Champions Trophy on rest day

SAILING
PERTH - World sailing championships, day 6

TENNIS
MELBOURNE - Day three of the Australian Open wildcard playoff

RACING
BRISBANE - Preview of Saturday's Doomben meeting featuring the Group Three George Moore Stakes.

SYDNEY - Preview of Saturday's Christmas Cup meeting at Rosehill.

MELBOURNE - Preview of Saturday's Flemington meeting.

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