FED:News Diary for Tuesday, Dec 19

AAP General News (Australia)
12-19-2011
FED:News Diary for Tuesday, Dec 19

Good evening news editors and chiefs of staff. Here is AAP's preliminary news diary
for Tuesday (not for publication).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
INDON SHIP - Fallout from sinking of an asylum seeker boat off Indonesia.

COURTS
ADELAIDE
- A former bus driver charged with abusing two intellectually disabled children to appear
in the Christies Beach Magistrates Courts (eds note: the charges are expected to be dropped).

- A husband and wife to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court charged with the murder
of their 27-year-old intellectually disabled daughter.

MELBOURNE
- Judgment in an appeal by a man jailed for kidnapping his girlfriend while they were
on a romantic picnic. He then fled Australia while awaiting sentencing, Court of Appeal,
10.15am (Buchwald)
- Change of plea application continues for Tony Mokbel, Supreme Court, 10.30am (Mokbel)
- Judgment in an appeal by a man who killed his roommate before chopping him up, Court
of Appeal, 10am (Butler)
- Committal mention for a man charged with attempted murder after allegedly being involved
in a carjacking where a woman was stabbed, Melbourne Magistrates Court, from 9.30am (Yammouni)

SYDNEY
1000 - Inquest continuing into death of Sarah Waugh, who died in horse riding accident
while during a jillaroo course in western NSW. Glebe Coroners Court.

OTHER STORIES


BRISBANE
- VNE Aviation launches plans to build an airport in the Lockyer Valley


MELBOURNE
- Outwatching Molly Meldrum's condition



FINANCE

ECONOMY

Sydney - Minutes of Reserve Bank of Australia December board meeting published

Sydney - Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator for November



EQUITIES

Melbourne - Incitec Pivot Ltd annual general meeting

Adelaide - Elders Ltd annual general meeting: off speeches



SPORT
CRICKET

CANBERRA - Day two of three-day game between India and the Chairman's XI.

MELBOURNE - Australian head coach Mickey Arthur speaks at start of Australian batting
camp ahead of first Test against India, 1430.

BRISBANE - Cover of BBL match between Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars.

HOBART - Preview of BBL match between Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers.



SOCCER

MELBOURNE - Media conference with Melbourne Heart striker Mate Dugandzic ahead of Friday's
derby against the Victory, 1200 Latrobe Uni.



TENNIS

GOLD COAST - Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic trains with the Gold Coast Titans
ahead of summer season, 1030AEDT Robina.



AFL

MELBOURNE - Media conference with St Kilda coach Scott Watters and Saints player Jason
Blake, 0915 Moorabbin.

MELBOURNE - Media conference with Collingwood star Scott Pendlebury, 1400 Royal Childrens
Hospital.



RUGBY LEAGUE

MELBOURNE - Media conference with Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy, 1515 Goschs Paddock.



GOLF

NEWCASTLE - Wrap of news from Jack Newton Celebrity Classic.



RACING

SYDNEY - Weights for Saturday's Christmas Eve meeting at Canterbury.

MELBOURNE - Weights for Saturday's Sandown meeting.

MELBOURNE - Previewing Wednesday's Sandown meeting.

BRISBANE - Weights for Saturday's Lough Neagh Stakes meeting at Doomben

BRISBANE - Previewing Wednesday's midweek meeting at Eagle Farm.


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