News Diary events for Wednesday, April 16, 2008

AAP General News (Australia)
04-16-2008
News Diary events for Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff

Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for today Tuesday 16 April (not for publication).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
- Water Down Under conference.

BRISBANE
- Local Government Association of Queensland symposium.

- State Parliament sits.

- Federal Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop to address Queensland Media Club.

- Funeral for shark attack victim at Alstonville, NSW. Pix.

CANBERRA
0900 - Senate Standing Committee on Mental Health Services in Australia, Parliament House
1200 - Centre for the Digital Future USC Director Dr Jeffrey Cole will address the press
club, Barton
1230 - Launch of ANU Opinion Poll ahead of 2020 Summit, Parliament House.

KATHERINE
- Closing of inquest into death of near blind elderly Aboriginal patient, left alone at
a remote NT airstrip.

MELBOURNE
1000 - Trial of Abdul Nacer Benbrika and 11 others charged with terror offences.

1000 - Trial continues of Evangelos Goussis, charged with murder of underworld figure Lewis Moran.

1000 - Three-day inquest begins into a bus crash in Egypt which killed five Victorians in 2006.

1400 - Parliament question time.

Auction of art works from the estate of Pro Hart, expected to fetch up to $10 million.

PERTH
0730 WST - Memorial over site of HMAS Sydney wreckage; then another service over German
raider Kormoran.

SYDNEY
0900 - Senate Standing Committee on Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2008. Bayview
Boulevard Grand Ballroom, 90 William Street, Sydney.

0900 - Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek among the speakers to address day three of A Climate
for Change conference. Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour.

0930 - Judgment Mamdouh Habib v The Commonwealth. Federal Court, Room 14B, Level 14, 80
William Street.

0945 - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and rugby union player Nick Farr-Jones launch a new campaign
for homelessness. Wesley Mission's Edward Eader Lounge, 148a Bourke Street, Surry Hills.

1000 - Robert Farmer trial continues. NSW Supreme Court 5, Darlinghurst.

1000 - National Skills Policy Collaboration (Industry, Unions and Education groups) releases
its ten-point plan to address the skills crisis. Australian Industry Group, Ground Floor,
51 Walker Street, North Sydney.

1045 - Green groups picket the office of the World Wildlife Fund. 235 Jones Street, Ultimo.

1830 - Kevin Rudd addresses the Sydney Institute. (Black Tie) Grand Harbour Ballroom,
Star City, Sydney.

FINANCE
ECONOMICS NEWS:
SYDNEY - Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity for February due.

EQUITIES NEWS:
SYDNEY - Woolworths Ltd Third Quarter results due.

SYDNEY - Oxiana Ltd First Quarter report due.

SYDNEY - Australian Institute of Company Directors lunch with Greig Gailey MAICD, President,
Business Council of Australia and Director, Caltex Limited.

MELBOURNE - Rio Tinto Ltd Production report due.

MELBOURNE - AXA Asia Pacific annual general meeting.

SYDNEY - The Australian Property Institute (API) releases its 20th Property Directions Survey.

SPORT
BRISBANE - Three codes luncheon with Lions, Broncos and Reds.

AFL
MELBOURNE - Wrap of AFL news
MELBOURNE - Reaction to AFL Tribunal decision on Barry Hall
MELBOURNE - AFL weekly Column
MELBOURNE - Carlton coach Brett Ratten presser, 1000
MELBOURNE - Bulldogs presser 1215
MELBOURNE - Tasmanian premier Paul Lennon presser ahead of meeting with AFL boss Andrew
Demetriou, Medallion Club, 1500
BRISBANE - Lions player Luke Power presser for 200th AFL game

LEAGUE
SYDNEY - Wrap of NRL news
SYDNEY - Penrith Training 1100
SYDNEY - Dragons training 1115
SYDNEY - Cronulla training 1430
SYDNEY - Judiciary hearing for Matt Rogers, 1830

RUGBY
SYDNEY - Waratahs and Brumbies news
BRISBANE - Reds and Force news

GOLF
SYDNEY - Golf Australia presser on the 2008 Australian Open, Royal Sydney GC, 1300

TENNIS
LONDON - Davis Cup draw for World Group play-off in September, 2000AEST

RACING
SYDNEY - Looking ahead to Golden Slipper day at Rosehill on Saturday.

SYDNEY - Review of Wednesday's Randwick meeting.

MELBOURNE - Wrap-up of midweek Sandown program.

BRISBANE - Coverage of Doomben fixture on Wednesday.

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