National Newslist for Wednesday, August 20, 2008

AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2008
National Newslist for Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff
AAP's National Newslist for today (not for publication). This is a guide only and stories
are subject to change.

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NATIONAL
OLYMPICS (AAP's Olympic desk can be contacted on +86 10 666 27002 or +86 10 666 27004)
BEIJING - AOC team press conference with AOC boss John Coates, 1100 AEST
BEIJING - Taekwondo - M -58kg (Ryan Carneli), from 1100 AEST
BEIJING - Swimming - W open water (Melissa Gorman), 1100 AEST
BEIJING - Cycling - BMX qtr-finals M - Jared Graves, Kamakazi, Luke Madill; W - Tanya
Bailey, Nicole Callisto, from 1100 AEST
BEIJING - Wrestling M Freestyle 74kg - Ali Abdo, from 1130 AEST
BEIJING - Triathlon presser with Emma Snowsill, 1130 AEST
BEIJING - Table Tennis - W Singles Rnd 3 - Miao Miao, Stephanie Sang, Jian Fang Lay, M
Singles R 2 - William Henzell, from 1200 AEST
BEIJING - IOC/BOCOG presser, 1300 AEST
QINGDAO - Sailing events, from 1500 AEST

W Windsurfer -RS:X - Race 11(Medal Race) - Jessica Crisp

Tornado - Race 9, 10 - Glenn Ashby, Darren Bundock

Star - Race 9, 10 - Iain Murray, Andrew Palfrey
BEIJING - Softball - Semifinals - Australia v Canada, 1600 AEST
BEIJING - Synchronised Swimming - Duet Final, from 1700 AEST
BEIJING - Canoeing heats, from 1730 AEST

M K1 1000m Semifinals - Ken Wallace

M C1 1000m Semifinals - Torsten Lachmann

M K4 1000m Semifinals - Clint Robinson, Tony Schumacher, Dave Smith, Tate Smith
BEIJING - Diving: W 10m platform prelim - Alexandra Croak, Melissa Wu, from 2100 AEST
BEIJING - Softball - preliminary final - ???? Australia ????, 1900 AEST
BEIJING - Athletics events from 2100 AEST

M 800m Round 1 - Lachlan Renshaw

M 5000m Round 1 - Collis Birmingham, Craig Mottram

M Pole Vault Qualifying Round - Group A/B - Paul Burgess, Steve Hooker

W Hammer throw final, M 200 final, W 400 hurdles fina;

M 800 rd 1, W 200 semis, M 110 hurdles semis
BEIJING - Basketball: M qtr/final Aust v USA 2200 AEST

OTHERS
Various sports previews of Thursday action

ROUTINERS
OLY08 MILESTONES - Milestones of the day
OLY08 QUOTES - Quotes of the day
OLY08 BRIGHTS - Brights of the day
OLY08 SCHEDULE - Daily Schedule
OLY08 ACTION - Aussies in Action
OLY08 FARED - How the Aussies fared
OLY08 MEDALS - Australian medallists
OLY08 VIEW - Daily Olympic comment piece

FORUM

ECONOMY
- DEEWR releases skilled vacancies report for August.

OTHERS
SYDNEY - Julia Gillard giving keynote speech at Industrial Relations Summit.

SYDNEY - Joel Fitzgibbon welcoming USS John McCain at commemoration of Great White Fleet
visit in 1908.

SYDNEY - Malcolm Turnbull speaking at financial advisers association lunch.

MELBOURNE - Brendan Nelson in electorate of La Trobe.

BRISBANE - Fed govt hearing into aged care to be held.

CANBERRA - Stephen Smith insist it's in Australia's interest to be engaged in the Afghanistan
conflict.

CANBERRA - Greens say they'll respect govt's right to govern and legislate, but insist
they also have a mandate.

CANBERRA - Public service union tells Senate hearing ongoing budget cuts will force some
of the country's most important cultural sites to shed basic services.

CANBERRA - Retiring High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson addresses National Press Club.

CANBERRA - Launch of report looking a reducing Aboriginal imprisonment.

CANBERRA - Asia-Pacific update starts at ANU.

CANBERRA - Australian military historian discovers body of lost soldier from WWI Battle of Messines.

MEDICAL
- AIHW report on the eye health of Australians.

- International research shows stress in pregnancy increases the risk of a baby growing
up to develop schizophrenia.

ENTERTAINMENT
- Interview with Australian rock singer Diesel about his new album.

- Launch of Royal Randwick's search for the Prince and Princess of the 2009 Autumn Carnival.

COURTS
MELBOURNE - Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby, former police media
chief Stephen Linnell and former police union boss Paul Mullett to appear in Melbourne
Magistrates Court.

MELBOURNE - Committal mention for Leigh Robinson, accused of shooting dead a Melbourne
mum in her street.

MELBOURNE - Judge in terror trial to continue summing up.

PERTH - Accused Nazi war criminal Charles Zentai to learn whether he's eligible for extradition
to Hungary.

SYDNEY - Belal Khazaal terrorism trial continues.

SYDNEY - ICAC inquiry into NSW Fire Brigades continues.

CANBERRA - Lesbian parents of IVF twins who lost damages claim against their doctor succeed
in having a suppression on their names continued.

CANBERRA - Committal hearing for Sydney man accused of hit-and-run murder of his girlfriend.

CANBERRA - Trial continues of former public servant accused of leaking confidential material.

SYDNEY
- Masked man shot in the chest by security guards during bungled cash van hold-up in Sydney's
west dies after being dumped at hospital; outseeking more.

- Police try to find three young children who may have been sleeping rough in a dumpster.

- Sydney the only Australian city to be included in first international version of Monopoly.

- Outwatching plight of baby whale abandoned in Pittwater.

- Report children searching for their favourite pop music using popular download software
LimeWire were sent graphic pornographic images of children.

- Report Sydney girls' school will let student use iPods, internet and mobile phones during exams.

MELBOURNE:
- Vic Parly sitting; question time from 1400 AEST.

- TAFE teachers to attend stopwork meeting to campaign for better pay and conditions;
outseeking more.

- Govt releases list of security tips to assist people to protect their privacy on online
social networking sites.

BRISBANE
- Premier Anna Bligh releases details on freedom of information overhaul.

- Quarantine placed on SEQ vet clinic after Hendra virus outbreak will continue indefinitely;
outseeking more.

- WWII medals awarded to man's father and uncle who served on the hospital ship the Centaur
have been stolen.

- Electoral commission to release final report on state redistribution.

- Batch of garlic bread which turns blue in the oven sparks national recall.

- Thirteen people escape unharmed after hot air balloon crashes south-west of Brisbane.

ADELAIDE
- SA Aboriginal Affairs Minister Jay Weatherill in the APY lands.

- Govt says overloading at Royal Adelaide Hospital proves the need to build a new central hospital.

- Man arrested after pursuit with police while his unrestrained two-year-old son was in the vehicle.

- Expert calls for tighter controls on rainwater tanks to reduce risk of young children drowning.

- Convicted murderer Shane Andrews, who shot dead a man outside a primary school, continues
his bid to be released on parole.

PERTH
- PollWA developments.

- Man charged with the murder of a 48yo woman at Port Kennedy.

DARWIN
- Coastal climate change conference; file on merit.

SPORT:
AFL
MELBOURNE - Western Bulldogs assistant coach Peter Dean and players Robert Murphy and
Mitch Hahn available to media, about 1015 AEST
MELBOURNE - Carlton coach Brett Ratten to speak to the media, 1130 AEST
MELBOURNE - Collingwood forward Paul Medhurst available, 1330 AEST
MELBOURNE - Weekly AFL column
ADELAIDE - Crows coach Neil Craig presser
ADELAIDE - Power training
PERTH - Fremantle coach Mark Harvey presser
PERTH - Eagles coach John Worsfold presser
BRISBANE - Lions full-forward Daniel Bradshaw speaking with media ahead of his 200th AFL
match, 1430 AEST

RUGBY LEAGUE
SYDNEY - Roosters available ahead of Friday's key clash with Cronulla, 0800 AEST
SYDNEY - NRL Judiciary: Tom Learoyd-Lahrs faces a ban of up to seven weeks for a dangerous
throw, 1800 AEST
SYDNEY - Parramatta and Bulldogs joint presser at Children's hospital Westmead, 1300 AEST
SYDNEY - Tigers training at Concord Oval, 1400 AEST
SYDNEY - Manly training at Narrabeen, 1300 AEST
BRISBANE - Joint presser between Broncos CEO Bruno Cullen and Titans counterpart Michael
Searle ahead of local darby on Friday, 1100 AEST

SOCCER
LONDON - Socceroos play South Africa in friendly at Loftus Road, 0500 AEST
GOSFORD - Mark Bosnich to announce his short-term A-League contract with Central Coast, 1000 AEST

CRICKET - Latest on Australia's position on Champions Trophy

RUGBY UNION
CAPE TOWN - Latest from Wallaby camp as they prepare for Tri Nations clash with South
Africa on Saturday
CAPE TOWN - Update from South Africa after they named their team to play the Wallabies
SYDNEY - Waratahs Super 14 announcement, 1300 AEST

RACING
MELBOURNE - Review Sandown races Wednesday.

SYDNEY - Review of Sydney Turf Club meeting at Gosford.

BRISBANE - Review of Doomben races on Wednesday.

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