News Diary events for Wednesday, December 3, 2008

AAP General News (Australia)
12-03-2008
News Diary events for Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff

Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for today (not for publication).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

QANTAS
- Qantas and BA in talks about potential merger via a dual-listed company structure.

ECONOMY
- Release of September quarter growth (GDP) figures.

CUP
- Melbourne Cup runner-up, English horse Bauer, could be stripped of second place under
a Racing Victoria investigation.

RIGHTS
- Australia may be a step closer to gaining a bill of rights.

COURTS
SYDNEY
1000 - Inquest continues into carpark death of Thomas Lee. Glebe Coroners Court.

1000 - Inquest into death of Emma Hansen continues. Glebe Coroners Court.

1000 - Publicans v State of NSW over new late night drinking conditions. Supreme Court 12C.

MELBOURNE
0930 - Sentence of a man found guilty of murdering a cabbie while trying to car-jack his taxi.

1000 - Appeal judgment for police killer Bandali Debs who has appealed his conviction
and sentence for the cold-case murder of a teenage prostitute.

ENTERTAINMENT
- AFI Awards preview.

- UncharTED band competition.

- TiVO launch for 2009.

CANBERRA
- Federal govt to take control of Murray-Darling Basin from the states after overnight
oppn backflip.

0745 - Australian Federal Police's Bomb Data Centre's annual conference, Hotel Realm Barton.

Contact: 6223 0900 - House of Reps sits.

0900 - Senate sits.

SYDNEY
0900 - Australian Tourism Export Conference. The Hilton Hotel, Sydney.

1030 - Australia's only disabled crew for the Sydney to Hobart announced. Cruising Yacht
of Australia, Beach Road, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney.

1740 - Ian Macfarlane delivers the 2008 Lowy Lecture on Australia in the World. Sofitel
Wentworth Hotel, Sydney.

- 3yo boy critical after balcony fall, Checking.

- Motorcyclist and pillion passenger shot while riding a western Sydney highway.

MELBOURNE
0730 - Flight carrying Aussies stranded in Thialand arrives.

0930 - New grants for research into depression announced at beyondblue.

- Toddler critical after three-car collision. Watching.

- Rare Harley Davidson motorcycle, worth $38,000, stolen.

BRISBANE
0650 - Qantas flight from Thailand via Singapore arrives in Brisbane.

0830 - Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson to open Australian Institute of Criminology International
Conference on Homicide, Gold Coast.

0900 - Send-off for Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin. Ships leaves 1300 AEST.

0930 - State parliament sits.

1100 - Jetstar executive Unni Menon media doorstop to mark departure of Jetstar's inaugural
daily Brisbane-Darwin-Denpasar service.

FINANCE:

Sydney - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) commodity price index for November

Sydney - Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) business indicators data for September quarter

Sydney - Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of
Manufacturing Index for November

Sydney - TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for November

Sydney - Quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey

Sydney - 25th national Chartered Secretaries Australia conference (day 1 of 2)

Sydney - 10th Papua New Guinea Mining & Petroleum Investment Conference (day 1 of 3)

SPORT:
CRICKET

ADELAIDE - Second Test: Australia v New Zealand, Adelaide Oval, day 4.

BRISBANE - Sheffield Shield: Qld v SA, Gabba, Day 4.

SYDNEY - Preview of Sheffield Shield match between NSW and Tasmania at Bellerive Oval
starting on Tuesday.



GOLF

MELBOURNE - Latest after players go from the Australian Masters to prepare for the
Australian PGA in Coolum.



RUGBY

CARDIFF - Latest on Matt Giteau investigating a release to play in France, look forward
to Barbarians match/tour analysis.

SYDNEY - NSW Waratahs announcement.



AFL

SYDNEY - New Swans draft picks Lewis Johnston and Dan Hannebery available, along with
coach Paul Roos.

ADELAIDE - Power media session.



RUGBY LEAGUE

WOLLONGONG - New St George coach Wayne Bennett conducts first media session at the
Dragons. Club CEO Peter Doust and selected players also available.

MELBOURNE - Storm coach Craig Bellamy available for his first training session back with club.



SURFING

SUNSET BEACH - Roxy Pro at Sunset Beach continues.



RACING

SYDNEY - Entries taken for Saturday's Festival Stakes at Rosehill.

MELBOURNE - Nominations for Caulfield Saturday.

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