FED:News Diary for Thursday, Feb 2

AAP General News (Australia)
02-01-2012
FED:News Diary for Thursday, Feb 2

Good evening news editors and chiefs of staff. Here is AAP's preliminary news diary
for Thursday (not for publication).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
- Fallout from community sector pay decision. - Ongoing speculation over Labor leadership.



COURTS
ADELAIDE
- Man in court after being charged with weapons offences for having a rocket launcher
mounted on a wall in his shed.

- Sentencing of a former police officer accused of corruption.

- Hearing of a youth accused of the Waterloo Corner market gardener murder.

- Doctor on trial accused of indecent assault.

MELBOURNE
- Mention for Sami Gures for allegedly holding a loaded shotgun to his girlfriend's head
and threatening to expose their sexual relationship to her conservative Muslim family,
Melbourne Magistrates Court.

OTHER NEWS
CANBERRA
1100 - Release of preliminary investigation report into the foundering of the general
cargo ship Tycoon at Christmas Island on January 8.
1900 - Keating Media launches its flagship publication Inside Canberra, after taking over
the vehicle from Rob Chalmers, who died in 2010.


SYDNEY

MELBOURNE
- Annual health weigh on for four giant tortoises at Melbourne Zoo. 1100.

BRISBANE
- Wivenhoe dam's senior flood operations engineer Robert Ayre to give testimony at reopened
floods inquiry hearings. Begins 9am AEST.

- Anna Bligh, Wayne Swan, Campbell Newman due in Tully to mark first anniversary of Cyclone Yasi.


ADELAIDE
- No items listed


PERTH
- Check on condition of ship that sank at Christmas Island.


HOBART
- No items listed

DARWIN
- No items listed


MEDICAL
- No items listed

INTERNATIONAL
- Outwatch on call for international observers to be allowed into Papua to monitor the
trial of five activists.

- Julian Assange hearing in London


ENTERTAINMENT
- No items listed

FINANCE
ECONOMICS

AOFM to issue $1 billion of Treasury Notes maturing on April 27 2012 and $1 billion
of Treasury Notes maturing on May 11 2012.

ABS International Trade in Goods and Services for December

ABS Building Approvals for December


EQUITIES

Wesfarmers Ltd Q2 sales results

Credit Corp half year results


SPORT
CRICKET

MELBOURNE - Preview 2nd T20 International Australia v India on Friday; Australian player
in 1300AEDT media conference at Quay West Suites, Southbank.

CANBERRA - Preview Sri Lanka v PM's XI match on Friday.

ADELAIDE - Sheffield Shield, SA v Vic, Adelaide Oval, day one.

SOCCER

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE - A-League news.

LAUNCESTON - Follow up from Melbourne Victory v Gold Coast.

MELBOURNE - Preview panel for rest of A-League round.

ADELAIDE - Preview Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix.

GOLF

GOLD COAST - Australian Ladies Masters, Royal Pines, round one.

RUGBY LEAGUE

GOLD COAST - News and interviews ahead of Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars match.

SYDNEY - Preview NRL trial match Cronulla v Manly on Friday and other NRL trials news
including Dragons media opportunity.

RUGBY

MELBOURNE - Preview opning Super REugby tral match Melbourne Rebels v Chiefs on friday;
Rebels coach Damien Hill in 1220 media conference at Visy Park.

MOTORSPORT

MELBOURNE - Australian F1 Grand Prix launch, 1100, Docklands - Rob Grant

TENNIS

SYDNEY - Feature on men's tennis' new great rivalry.

BASKETBALL

AUCKLAND - NBL top of table match: NZ Breakers v Perth Wildcats, 1730AEDT - NZN

BASEBALL

MELBOURNE - ABL post-season round 2 game 2 - Melbourne Aces v Sydney Blue Sox, 1905AEDT

RACING

MELBOURNE - Preview Saturday's Caulfield feature meeting.

SYDNEY - Preview Warwick Farm Saturday.

BRISBANE - Peview Brisbane races Saturday.



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