FED:National Newslist for Wednesday, Dec 1

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2010
FED:National Newslist for Wednesday, Dec 1
Eds: Reissuing adding Melbourne item.

AAP's National Newslist for Wednesday (not for publication).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
GDP
- GDP figures expected to show a slowing in the economy. 1130 AEDT.

NUCLEAR
- Calls for nuclear energy to be debated at ALP national conference in 2011.

- Gillard agrees on debate, but remains opposed to nuclear.

MURRAY
- Scientists say public debate about restoring environmental flows to the Murray-Darling
Basin has been dominated by talk of job losses rather than the needs of the river system.

- Outwatching reax.

COURTS
HIGH COURT
- High Court decision expected on AidWatch tax case.

ADELAIDE
- Sentencing submissions of a taxi driver who ran down a teenage fare evader for $20
- Adelaide man in court for sentencing submissions after pleading guilty to unleashing
a global virus to capture bank details .

- Man in court charged with the theft of a prize winning Chihuahua.

- Coronial inquiry begins into the death of an 18yo man who died of hanging after sniffing
petrol and chasing his mother and partner with a knife.

BRISBANE
- Jury watch in case of former undertaker accused of murdering son in law.

- Scott Gregory Phillips in federal court over alleged dating scam.

MELBOURNE
- Appeal judgment for man jailed over plot to murder gangland figure Mario Condello, Supreme Court.

- Sentence for a man charged with culpable driving after he struck and killed a pedestrian
in February this year, County Court.

- Committal expected to begin for a man accused of drugs offences related to what police
allege is world's biggest ecstasy bust, Melbourne Magistrates Court.

SYDNEY
- Trial of Alfonso Ceniccola for murder of his neighbour in northern NSW continues.

- Committal hearing resumes for Terry Gregorioui, civilian police analyst charged with
leaking information to bikies.

CANBERRA
- Scientists say public debate about restoring environmental flows to the Murray-Darling
Basin has been dominated by talk of job losses rather than the needs of the river system.

- Business Council of Australia is tipping a wages blowout as employers face desperate
shortage of skilled workers.

- PM on future of health reforms; World Cup bid.

- Govt sets up a national food policy working group to advise on issues and policies affecting
Australia's food supply.

- Solar 2010 conference continues.

- Tourism Australia'S managing director Andrew McEvoy addresses National Press Club 1230.

- ACCI makes submission to Senate inquiry into banking competition.

MELBOURNE
- Outwatching new state government .
- Beer supplies may be affected by a workers strike at Visy plants in Victoria and NSW.

- Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to address eHealth conference.

- Seeking more on one of 43 men arrested in Victoria's biggest drug bust last week has
died in custody.
- Anglicare to launch Christmas appeal saying more people coming under financial stress.

- Attoreny-General Robert McClelland and Plastics and Chemicals Industry to launch a new
chemicals security code of practice.

- Youth Street Teams to be launched in Melbourne to monitor CBD streets from 11pm to 5am
on Friday and Saturday nights.

SYDNEY
- Young man dies after being stabbed in a Sydney street fight.

- Union confirms Qantas baggage handlers' go-slow over Christmas.

- Immigration Minister Chris Bowen to announce new biometrics requirements for visa applicants
(1030).

- NSW Auditor-General to release report on law and order and emergency services.

- Fair Trading Minister Virginia Judge and Emergency Services Minister to announce results
of electrical product safety blitz and deliver Christmas safety blitz.

- Federal Police media conference on break-up of international child porn website ring (1000)
- Police Minister Michael Daley to announce reward for information on double murder of
two women in 1987.

- Launch of Sydney New Year's Eve celebrations (1000)
- Checking on Belgian detaineewho escaped from Villawood.

BRISBANE
- Families Minister Jenny Macklin releases national figures on interest in paid parental
leave scheme.

- Macklin, Qld gaming minister attend national conference on gambling studies on Gold Coast.

- Indigenous consumers in remote Australia are losing up to a fifth of their income in ATM fees.

- Qld health workers strike
- ETU says it will continue campaign against Bligh govt's asset sales amid its ongoing
calls for leadership change.

- Bligh to attend AFR Outlook business lunch.

- Tough new pool laws come into force in Qld.

- Woman who called for help after being caught in flood remains missing in central Qld.

ADELAIDE
- Seeking more on South Australian Treasurer Kevin Foley.

- SA receives five consecutive months of above average inflow for the first time in more
than a decade as conditions continue to improve in the River Murray system.

ENTERTAINMENT
- 2010 BRW top 50 richest entertainers. (Embargoed 1300 AEDT Wednesday, Dec1 )
LOS ANGELES - Nicole Kidman has secured a best actress nomination for the grief drama
Rabbit Hole at next year's Spirit Awards
MELBOURNE - U2 kicks off its Australian tour (with pix)

INTERNATIONAL
AUCKLAND - A NZ breast cancer campaign asking women to post topless photos online has
been slammed as an offensive and gratuitous way for a website to gain traffic.

auckland - Fiji Water has re-opened in the Pacific nation which gave the popular drink
its name, less than 48-hours after announcing closure.

AUCKLAND - Outwatching NZ Mine.

AUCKLAND - Four people missing, feared dead, after their empty boat was found half submerged
in the open ocean in the Marshall Islands.

FINANCE
ECONOMICS:
Sydney - The Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse performance of manufacturing index
for November
Sydney - ABS national accounts including gross domestic product, September quarter
Sydney - RBA index of commodity prices for month November

EQUITIES:
Sydney - OrotonGroup Ltd annual general meeting
Sydney - TPG Telecom Ltd annual general meeting

Also Stocks, Dollar and Finance Briefs to come.

SPORT
CRICKET
ADELAIDE - News and interviews as Australia and England prepare for the second Test starting
on Friday.

ADELAIDE - Shane Warne believes Australia's bid to win the second Ashes Test in Adelaide
is Ricky Ponting's greatest challenge as captain.

PERTH - Sheffield Shield: WA v NSW, WACA, day 4.

SOCCER
ZURICH, Switzerland - Australia's World Cup bid has suffered a setback with Oceania not
expected to vote in Thursday's ballot (Friday AM AEDT) for the 2022 tournament.

SYDNEY - Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix, SFS, 1900.

GOLD COAST - Gold Coast United v North Queensland, Skilled Park, 2100AEDT.

MELBOURNE - The PFA to announce winner of Alex Tobin medal chosen by peers, 1400, PFA
offices. 833 Bourke St.

GOLF
SYDNEY - Pressers - John Daly 1100AEDT, Stuart Appleby 1300AEDT - plus other player interviews
and preview Australian Open starting on Thursday at The Lakes, with Factbox etc.

CYCLING
MELBOURNE - Australian team training and media conference 1215-1300 at Hisense Arena
ahead of the Dec 2-4 World Cup track cycling round in Melbourne.

RUGBY
LONDON - Australia's Matt Giteau will captain a Barbarians side dominated by Wallabies
and All Blacks in their match against world champions South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday.

GAMES
NEW DELHI - Indian police raided the homes of top officials who organised the Commonwealth
Games, as part of a probe into graft allegations that surrounded the event.

RACING
SYDNEY - Acceptances for Saturday's Festival Stakes meeting at Rosehill.

SYDNEY - Review of racing from Canterbury
BRISBANE - Review of racing from Doomben
MELBOURNE - Looking forward to Saturday's Caulfield meeting.

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