National Newslist for Thursday, April 22, 2010

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04-22-2010
National Newslist for Thursday, April 22, 2010
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TOP STORIES
INSULATION
- Govt reported to have axed any new insulation scheme. Announcement expected.

- Oppn says businesses must be compensated if scheme is axed.

- Outwatching reax.

VOLCANO AUST
- Qantas flight departs Heathrow with CASA approval after long second delay.

- First flights by other airlines from Europe have landed in Australia.

- Qantas chief Alan Joyce says five planes have left Asia on time heading for London.

- Qantas applying for extra slots to try to clear backlog in Europe which may take 2/3 days.

- Qantas will not seek assistance from the fed govt, despite huge losses.

HOSPITALS
- PM selling his health reforms in Hobart.

- Former Vic premier and mental health advocate Jeff Kennett gives reforms thumbs down.

- Nicola Roxon expected to continue talks with WA premier in Perth.

BUDGET
- Tanner says govt will stick to its pledge of using better-than-expected tax receipts
to return its budget to surplus despite having to find $5.4 billion in health inducements
for the states and territories.

COURTS
BRISBANE
- Jayant Patel trial continues.

- Joint inquest into the deaths of three international tourists to hear final submissions.

MELBOURNE
- Committal mention for John Coombes, accused of murdering childcare worker Raechel Betts.

- Trial continues for man accused of murdering his elderly wife, Supreme Court.

SYDNEY
- Sarah May Ward to be sentenced for cheeseball rage death of pedestrian.

- Des Campbell trial continues with Professor Rod Cross - physics expert, about falling
from the cliff.

PERTH
- Michael Jecks in court over stealing copper plate from WA's war memorial in Perth. (On merit)
- WA premier Brian Burke and fellow lobbyist Julian Grill in Supreme Court on corruption charges.

ADELAIDE
- Man caught in global child porn sting to be sentenced.

LAS VEGAS
- Australian internet whiz kid Daniel Tzvetkoff given bail on charges of fraud, money laundering.

CANBERRA
- Tax commissioner fronts parliamentary hearing 1000.

SYDNEY
- Federal shadow cabinet may be meeting in Sydney. Details not yet known.

- State parliament sits. Question Time 14.15.

- Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek, NSW Housing Minister David Borger and Sydney
Lord Mayor announcing united offensive on homelessness in central Sydney (1000)
- Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese adressing National Road Summit (0930)
- Environmental activists protest with black balloons over coal-fired power stations (1300)

MELBOURNE
- WWII veteran pushed from his wheelchair and robbed just days before Anzac Day with pix.

- More on missing Melbourne six-year-old Reuben Bowman has been found unharmed.

- Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner doorstop on IMF world economic outlook.

- Vic Premier John Brumby to make announcement at local govt forum.

- Vic Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu doorstop near Sunshine rail station.

- Bushfires Reconstruction and Recovery Authority chair Christine Nixon to appear on Ten
Network's The Circle - More expected on Carl Williams' murder

BRISBANE
- Maritime Safety Qld pilots testing Shen Neng 1 before allowing it into Port of Gladstone.

- Coroner to talk to parents of Daniel Morcombe to decide on inquest.

- Seeking update on health payroll debacle.

- State Treasurer Andrew Fraser on trade trip to South America.

- Health workforce summit, Brisbane.

- Queensland Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Summit.

- 38yo man charged with attempted murder after 22yo man stabbed and in critical condition.

HOBART
- National tourism conference continues.

- PM visits Repatriation Centre, Royal Hobart Hospital. AAP covering.

PERTH
- Anzac March ban for veterans' partners sparks boycott.

- One man dead, another critical after Perth brawl.

DARWIN
- NT govt investigating industrial spill on Arnhem Land coast.

- Follow-up on expansion of Ranger Uranium Mine in Kakadu.

ENTERTAINMENT
SYDNEY - Interview with Spandau Ballet ahead of their Sydney shows
SYDNEY - Interview with former Nova breakfast host Tim Ross about his new projects

MEDICAL
ADELAIDE - Annual scientific meeting of Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australasia. AAP covering.

BRISBANE - Uni of Qld develops nanopatch to deliver vaccine more efficiently than needles.

INTERNATIONAL
AUCKLAND - Poverty in Fiji is much higher than new figures suggest, the nation's Council
for Social Services says.

AUCKLAND - New study into what Kiwi kids are worrying about (on merit)
LONDON - A promising Australian rugby union player was electrocuted and then hit by a
train in London after wandering onto a live railway line, an inquest has heard.

FINANCE
ECONOMICS:
Sydney - Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) sales of new motor vehicles for March
Sydney - AOFM to issue $600 million of July 23, 2010 Treasury notes, $600 million of
August 13, 2010 Treasury notes and $300 million of September 10, 2010 Treasury notes

EQUITIES:
Perth - Wesfarmers third quarter retail sales
Perth - Iluka Resources Ltd March quarter production and exploration report
Sydney - Caltex says it is cautious about is second half margins.

Melbourne - Gold producer Newcrest Mining Ltd has reduced its annual guidance, after slower
than expected commissioning and ramp up at its Hidden Valley project.

Sydney - Oil and gas producer Santos Ltd has posted a six per cent drop in production
in the March quarter, citing heavy rain and floods in Central Australia and Queensland
as a cause.

Also Stocks, Dollar, Finance Briefs and Finance Week to come.

SPORT
AFL
MELBOURNE - Preview Western Bulldogs v Adelaide on Friday; media conference with Bulldogs
coach Rodney Eade, 1120 Whitten Oval
MELBOURNE - Teams named for round 5 matches
MELBOURNE - match by match preview panel for round 5
MELBOURNE - Media conference with Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse, 1015 Westpac Centre
MELBOURNE - Media conference with North Melbourne coach Brad Scott, 1045 Arden St
MELBOURNE - Media conference with Richmond utility Richard Tambling ahead of his 100th
AFL game, 0950 Victoria Park
SYDNEY - Swans presser for coach Paul Roos and Nick Smith

LEAGUE
SYDNEY - Preview Bulldogs v Brisbane on Friday
BRISBANE - Preview North Queensland v Parramatta on Friday
SYDNEY - Wests Tigers presser coach Tim Sheens and captain Robbie Farah, 1420, Concord Oval.

SYDNEY - Match by match preview panel for round 7
BRISBANE - Broncos coach Ivan Henjak presser 11.15am.

GOLD COAST - Gold Coast Titans presser 0930

RUGBY
SYDNEY - ARU chief executive John O'Neill in presser re SANZAR broadcast rights, ARU HQ, 1000
BRISBANE - Preview Queensland Reds v Stormers on Friday
PERTH - Preview Western Force v Crusaders on Friday.

SYDNEY - News ahead of NSW Waratahs match v Brumbies on Saturday
BRISBANE - Super 14 match by match preview panel.

CRICKET
BRISBANE - Player interview, 1200, as Australian Twenty20 squad trains ahead of departure
for World T20 in Windies.

CYCLING
HUY, Belgium - Australia's world champion Cadel Evans won the Fleche Wallonne one-day
classic here on Wednesday ahead of Spanish duo Joaquin Rodriguez and Alberto Contador.

OLYMPICS
SYDNEY - AOC President John Coates presser 1030 following death of former IOC President
Juan Antonio Samaranch.

SWIMMING
SYDNEY - Preview Australian squad competing in two-day grand prix meet in Sydney starting on Friday.

ROWING
BRISBANE - Preview national selection trials at Penrith starting on Friday.

SOCCER
LONDON - The Socceroos' World Cup hopes could be handed a massive boost after Ghana's
midfield lynchpin Michael Essien admitted he is in danger of missing the tournament through
injury.

TENNIS
BARCELONA, Spain - Lleyton Hewitt has been bundled out in the second round of the Barcelona Open.

RACING
SYDNEY - Looking ahead to Saturday's Sydney Cup meeting at Randwick.

MELBOURNE - Preview Sandown Saturday.

BRISBANE - Looking at Saturday's Eagle Farm fixture.

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