FED:News Diary for Wednesday, Dec 14

AAP General News (Australia)
12-14-2011
FED:News Diary for Wednesday, Dec 14

GOOD MORNING NEWS EDITORS AND CHIEFS OF STAFF.

Here is AAP's preliminary news diary for Wednesday Dec 14 (not for publication).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
PNG POLITICS
- PNG Governor General to meet Michael Somare and possibly announce his decision on how
to end leadership crisis.

MINISTRY
- New federal ministry to be sworn in Sydney (13.30 swearing in

COURTS
SYDNEY
- Sentencing of Justin Hugh O'Brien for insider trading.

- Teacher accused of molesting girls to appear in court.

MELBOURNE
- Serial killer Peter Dupas continues his bid to be allowed leave to appeal his conviction
for murdering Mersina Halvagis.

KATHERINE, NT
- Continuing inquest on Michael Condrick, teacher allegedly killed by a former student
he was paying for sex.

PERTH
- 27-year-old man on trial over the stabbing death of a teenager during a street fight.

- Man on trial for the murder of two young women whose bodies were found in a burnt-out
car in bushland.

OTHER NEWS
CANBERRA
- Parliamentary inquiry into illegal logging. Evidence from timber importers, Greenpeace,
Malaysian government and Forestry Department. (0830)

SYDNEY
- HSC results to be issued to students.

- NSW Family and Community Services Minister Pru Goward to host a Child Deaths seminar (1400 AEDT)
- Governor-General Quentin Bryce to swear-in new federal government ministers (1515 AEDT)
- NSW Auditor-General Peter Achterstraat to release two reports on the NSW Ministry of Health.

- Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson to announce a joint venture to develop for
an Australian invention to turn biomass into crude oil (1100 AEDT).

MELBOURNE
- No items listed

BRISBANE
- National Visitor Survey figures for the three months ending September 2011 to be released.

ADELAIDE
- No items listed.


PERTH
- No items listed


HOBART
- No items listed

DARWIN
- No items listed.

FINANCE
ECONOMIC NEWS:

Sydney - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Ric Battellino to deliver
speech to the 24th Australasian Finance & Banking Conference

Sydney - Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment for December



EQUITIES:

Sydney - Westpac Banking Corporation annual general meeting

Perth - The West Australian Leadership Matters breakfast briefing with Consolidated
Press Holdings deputy chairman James Packer




SPORT

CRICKET

CANBERRA/MELBOURNE - Wrap of news concerning Australian selection issues ahead of Test
series against India.

CANBERRA - Preview of first tour match between the Chairman's XI and India

CANBERRA - Indian batsman Rahul Dravid delivers the Bradman Oration, 1900

SYDNEY - First open training session for Sydney Sixers, 1530 SCG



GOLF

MELBOURNE - Media conferences with world No.1 Luke Donald, fellow Englishman Ian Poulter
and Robert Allenby ahead of Australian Masters starting at Victoria GC on Thursday



SOCCER

DUNEDIN, NZ - A-League: Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar



RUGBY LEAGUE

SYDNEY - Players available for interview at NRL Players' Charity Christmas Party, 1200
St Marys Leagues Club



SAILING

PERTH - Wrap of news from world sailing championships



SWIMMING

BRISBANE - Wrap of action from the Queensland swimming championships



RACING

SYDNEY - Looking ahead to Saturday's Villiers Stakes at Warwick Farm.

MELBOURNE - Review of Caulfield Wednesday.

BRISBANE - Looking ahead to Eagle Farm races Saturday.

MELBOURNE - Preview of Saturday's Flemington meeting.



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