News Diary for Friday, April 3, 2009

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2009
News Diary for Friday, April 3, 2009
Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff

Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for Friday (not for publication).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.

RUDD
- PM talks with China's President Hu Jintao before heading home Friday with a brief stopover
in Singapore, to meet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

COURTS
CANBERRA
1015 - High Court decision on challenge to tax bonus payments.

ADELAIDE
- Two men charged over bikie extortion racket due in court.

MELBOURNE
- Sentence of man who fled Australia after raping a woman while she was asleep.

PERTH
1000 - Indonesian people smugglers up for sentence in District Court.

SYDNEY
1000 - Sentencing of Daniela Beltrame for forging her father's will and trying to get
her daughter to change her evidence. Supreme Court 5, Darlinghurst.

1000 - Resumption of former NSW Crime Commission employee Mark Standen's committal hearing.

Central Local Court.

1400 - Police officers Brendan Ritson and Tyrone Stacey to be sentenced for unlawfully
telling a man his girlfriend used to be a man. Downing Centre Local Court, 4.7.

BRISBANE
- Pacific Adventurer captain to appear in court over oil spill.

ENTERTAINMENT
- Interview with director Adam Elliot about his new film Mary and Max
- Interview with actors Joel Edgerton and Shane Connor about the upcoming ABC series Dirt Game

ADELAIDE
- National car sales figures for March expected to be released.

- Adelaide Zoo to open $4m envirodome, hailed as one of the world's most advanced interactive,
environment-focused learning centres.

- AFL, Adelaide v St Kilda (1940 CDT start).

- International Rugby Sevens opening night (1730 CDT start).

BRISBANE
- Tourism Minister to unveil final candidates for Best Job in the World.

- Seeking final election count results.

- World Vision chief Tim Costello lunchtime address.

- Reunion of Kokoda track trekkers to raise funds for charity.

- Seeking update on storms.

CANBERRA
0920 - Federal government to make statement of support for the United Nations Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

1030 - Federal government to release two reports detailing the performance of Australia's
urban and rural water utilities.

MELBOURNE
- Victoria Police Museum to launch national exhibit: In The Line of Duty

PERTH
1200 - Public protest at death in custody of Mr Ward, Aboriginal man who died in the back
of a police paddy wagon near Kalgoorlie.

SYDNEY
- Seeking reaction to swift passing of new bikie laws in state parliament.

- Search continues for Comanchero bikie chief Mahmoud "Mick" Hawi over brawl at Sydney airport.

0900 - ACOSS National Conference 2009 - "Building A Fair Australia in Tough Economic Times".

Australian Technology Park, Sydney.

1000 - Launch of national recycling initiative involving green groups, local government
and industry. Visy Glass Recycling Plant, cnr Baker and Moore Sts, East Botany.

1100 - The Australian Law Reform Commission releases a briefing about the Royal Commissions
Act Issues Paper. ALRC offices, Level 25, 135 King Street.

1230 - Capital City Lord Mayors meet to discuss clean energy solutions. Workplace6, Pirrama
Road, Pyrmont.

- Reports NAB set to reduce its branch staff numbers by 113.

FINANCE
ECONOMIC NEWS
CANBERRA - Australian Office of Financial Management holds tender for $600 million May 2013 bonds
SYDNEY - Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services
Index for March
SYDNEY - AAP interest rates survey for April

EQUITIES NEWS
SYDNEY - CMA Corporation Ltd extraordinary general meeting
PERTH - Modena Resources Ltd general meeting
PERTH - Focus Minerals Ltd general meeting
SOUTHPORT, Qld - Pacific Environment Ltd general meeting

SPORT
AFL
ADELAIDE - AFL match: Adelaide v St Kilda, AAMI Stadium, 2010AEDT
MELBOURNE - Preview Geelong v Richmond
MELBOURNE - Preview Collingwood v Melbourne
MELBOURNE - preview Carlton v Brisbane
SYDNEY - Preview Sydney v Hawthorn

LEAGUE
BRISBANE - NRL match: Brisbane v St George Illawarra, Suncorp Stadium, 1935AEDT
SYDNEY - NRL match: Sydney Roosters v Parramatta, SFS, 1935
SYDNEY - Preview Penrith v Wests Tigers
MELBOURNE - Preview Melbourne v Gold Coast

RUGBY
Super 14
CHRISTCHURCH - Crusaders v Bulls, 1735AEDT
PERTH - Western Force v Queensland Reds, 2205AEDT
SYDNEY - Preview NSW Waratahs v Stormers
SYDNEY - Preview Cheetahs v Brumbies
ADELAIDE - IRB Sevens, Adelaide Oval, day 1

CRICKET
DURBAN - Ist ODI: Australia v South Africa, Sahara Stadium, start 2330AEDT

NETBALL
SYDNEY - Feature preview of trans-Tasman netball competition starting Saturday with team
by team factbox

GOLF
CARY, NORTH CAROLINA - Feature on Greg Norman's return to the Masters next week, with factbox
HUMBLE, Texas - Greg Norman among many Aussies in Houston Open first round
RANCHO MIRAGE, California - Karrie Webb among Aussies in first major of 2009 Kraft Nabisco
Championship, 1st round

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