National Newslist for Thursday, April 2, 2009

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04-02-2009
National Newslist for Thursday, April 2, 2009
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NATIONAL
RUDD/G20
- G20 must end with agreement or global economy will suffer the consequences by the end
of the year, PM.

- Final G20 press conference/communique about 1600/1630 local time. (About 0200/0230 AEDT Friday).

ECONOMY/BUDGET
- Reports May federal budget will contain a massive new round of fiscal stimulus.

- Acting PM Julia Gillard says she won't comment on next month's budget.

- Stimulus packages have done nothing to boost the economy, oppn.

- Australia's growth will be slower and unemployment higher than forecast, Treasurer Wayne
Swan says.

- ABS release international trade report for February 1130 (AEDT)
- Survey of CEOs expects worst of global economic crisis to be over by end of 2010

FITZGIBBON
- Report Joel Fitzgibbon failed to mention trip to China in 1993, before he was an MP,
paid for by Chinese-born businesswoman Helen Liu,.

- Oppn says it intends to Fitzgibbon and his relationship to Ms Liu when parliament resumes.

- Julia Gillard says politicians do not need to declare gifts received before entering parliament.

JOB NETWORK
- Acting PM Julia Gillard defends overhaul of employment services, saying govt inherited problems.

- Joe Hockey calls for independent examination of $4 billion overhaul of employment services.

- Tony Abbott says 1,000 people will be made redundant.

- Union reaction.

OTHERS
- Taxpayers will receive cash bonus payments even if the High Court rules stimulus measure
invalid; legal expert.

- Nurses have called for reinstatement of racial Discrimination Act in the NT on "close
the gap day".

- Govt on Friday will officially support a UN declaration on indigenous rights.

- Large numbers of teenage girls are using homeless shelters, a new report shows.

- Explosives sniffer dog to check out Canberra school as part of launch of new educational
book about animals in war and peace.

- Senate committee hearing on fuel and energy.

COURTS:
BRISBANE
- Committal hearing for mother charged over death of twins.

- Court mention for former Solomons attorney-general Julian Moti.

MELBOURNE
- Accused Black Saturday bushfire arsonist in court for a committal mention, Melbourne Magistrates.

- Sentencing of a man charged with the stabbing murder of his girlfriend. Supreme Court
PERTH
1000 - Lloyd Rayney, charged with tapping phone of his estranged wife Corryn, who was
murdered in 2007. Rayney is not required to appear in District Court.

SYDNEY
- Jury to continue deliberating at trial of Alex Cittadini over yacht manslaughters. Downing
Centre District Court.

- Man charged with attempted murder of doctor to appear at Downing Centre Local Court.

- Man accused of raping and murdering student who plunged from balcony in Central Local Court.

- Tenth mention of drugs and weapons charges against Olympic swimmer Scott Miller.

ADELAIDE
- Man in Port Pirie Magistrates' Court charged after two women stabbed and two men run down by 4WD.

ENTERTAINMENT
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine leaked online almost a month before cinema release.

- Network Ten half-year results briefing.

INTERNATIONAL
LONDON - G20 in London.

AUCKLAND - Tahiti's new tourism statistics the lowest recorded in more than a decade.

AUCKLAND - Update on an influenza outbreak that has hit one of the South Pacific tiniest
islands, Tokelau.

MELBOURNE
- 81yo old woman killed when hit by a train at Melbourne railway station.

- Announcement of the Barnardos Australia's Mother of the Year Awards.

- AG Rob Hulls launches family violence campaign roadshow.

- Internet surfing during office hours could be boosting productivity; study.

- Vic parly sitting - question time 1400.

- Lawyers called in after split in Choir of Hard Knocks - some members say they haven't benefited.

SYDNEY
RTA
- Treasurer Eric Roozendaal and Sydney Metro Authority chief Les Wielinga should be stood
down AS icac investigates alleged corruption inside the RTA.

- Govt says it's common for departments to forward FoI requests to ministers' offices
before release.

OTHER
- Prison officers rally outside state parliament to protest against privatisation plans.

- Premier Nathan Rees and senior ministers a report back meeting for the NSW Jobs Summit.

- Federal Home Affairs Minister Bob Debus opens new Customs facility at Port Botany.

- Checking new bikie laws in state parliament on Thursday, earlier than expected.

- Watching flood situation in northern NSW with more rain forecast.

- Checking reports Aboriginal treasures being looted and sold online in NSWW.

- Federal Families Minister Jenny Macklin opening ACOSS national conference.

- Preview of Australian Museum's woolly mammoth exhibition.

BRISBANE
- Liberal National Party leadership vote, 1100. Media conference about 1200.

- Demographer Bernard Salt to report on Queensland growth at business breakfast.

- War veterans to address Gold Coast business breakfast.

- Captain of ship that caused oil spill to appear in court on Friday; also checking spill clean-up.

- Seeking update on election count.

- Strong winds cause damage cut power SE Qld.

ADELAIDE
- Transient charged after two women stabbed and two men run down 4WD.

- Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Adelaide.

- Six inmates at Adelaide's Mobilong Prison suspected of running drug operations.

- Teachers rally over ongoing pay dispute.

- More than 2,200 cars impounded under SA's hoon driving laws since July last year.

HOBART
- Oppn Leader Malcolm Turnbull continues his jobs forums tour of Tasmania.

- Scientists to announce major breakthrough in the treatment of the endangered Tasmanian devil.

PERTH
- Union delegates media conference following meeting on BankWest sackings.

FINANCE
ECONOMICS NEWS:

Canberra - Australian Office of Financial Management holds Treasury note tender

Sydney - ABS international trade in goods and services data for February

Sydney - Henderson Group Plc general meeting

Sydney - Hudson employment expectations survey for second quarter 2009

Sydney - Reserve Bank of Australia board member and former Woolworths Ltd chief executive
Roger Corbett addresses American Chamber of Commerce in Australia special event lunch
on business and social responsibility



EQUITIES NEWS:

SYDNEY - Bosses across Australia are confident the economy will rebound with 12 to
18 months, a new survey says.

Sydney - Ten Network Holdings Ltd interim results

Sydney - Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd extraordinary general meeting

Brisbane - KPMG's Bernard Salt speaks at Invest Brisbane breakfast briefing on "Beyond
the downturn: new opportunities for Brisbane in the coming decade"

Perth - Paydirt 2009 Australian Gold Conference (Day 2 of 2)



See also: Stocks, Dollar, Credit


SPORT
AFL

MELBOURNE - Wrap of AFL news.

MELBOURNE - Media conference with North Melbourne coach Dean Laidley ahead of weekend
clash with the Western Bulldogs.

MELBOURNE - Round two AFL preview panel.

MELBOURNE - Teams named for round two.

ADELAIDE - Preview Adelaide v St Kilda match on Friday.



LEAGUE

SYDNEY - Wrap of NRL news.

SYDNEY - Preview Sydney Roosters v Parramatta match on Friday; Roosters Brad Fittler
and Nick Kouparitsas presser 0930.

SYDNEY/BRISBANE - Preview Brisbane v St George Illawarra match Friday; Dragons captain
Ben Hornby interview at Sydney airport.

SYDNEY - Manly player interviews, 1130, Narrabeen.

SYDNEY - NRL preview panel for round 4 of NRL.

SYDNEY - Manly chief executive Grant Mayer has received a stay of execution following
a "civil" board meeting of the NRL club.



SOCCER

SYDNEY - Follow up to Australia's 2-0 win over Uzbekistan in World Cup qualifier.

SYDNEY - Socceroos fans ready to support their team at next year's World Cup in big numbers.



CRICKET

DURBAN - Preview 1st ODI Australia v South Africa on Friday night AEDT.



RUGBY

SYDNEY - ARU's David Nucifora doorstop 1200AEDT re Experimental Law Variations following
two day conference in London.

PERTH - Preview Western Force v Queensland Reds match on Friday.

SYDNEY/PERTH - Preview panel for Super 14 round

ADELAIDE - Previee IRB Sevens round in Adelaide.



TENNIS

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida - Top-ranked Serena Williams lost the first five games then rallied
to reach the semi-finals at the WTA tournament in Miami, where she awaited a possible
matchup against her sister on Wednesday.



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