News Diary for Thursday, April 21

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2011
News Diary for Thursday, April 21
Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff

Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for Thursday (not for publication).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
GILLARD
- PM Julia Gillard in Japan. AAP covering.

- Meets with parliamentarians mid-morning AEST.

- Meets Japanese emperor at 1300 AEST for pic/fac only.

- Meets with business leaders before speech scheduled for 1400 AEST.

- Joint media conference with PM Naoto Kan at 1900 AEST.

DETAINEE
- Immigration detainees torch a number of buildings inside Sydney's Villawood Detention
Centre. Centre surrounded by police and fire crews. AA covering.

MP
- A South Australian Labor politician charged with child pornography offences.

DOLLAR
- The Australian dollar has reached yet another post float high passing 107 US cents early
Thursday morning.

TIGER
- Discount airline Tiger Airways faces being grounded by the aviation regulator following
a series of serious safety and maintenance breaches.

COURTS
MELBOURNE
- Committal for a man charged with aiding and abetting his wife to commit suicide, Melbourne
Magistrates Court, 1000.

- Committal mention for a man charged with raping and bashing an 85-year-old woman at
a Melbourne train station, Melbourne Magistrates Court.

- Coroners' finding into the death of a man living in a Department of Human Services care
facility who drowned in the Yarra River during an outing with carers, Coroners Court,
1430 (Beacom)
SYDNEY
0930 - Anthony Watts, NRL player accused of assaulting a woman, first appearance, Waverley
Local Court.

1000 - Sentence hearing for David Scott Mathers, regarding "mercy killing" manslaughter,
King Street Court 5.

BRISBANE
- Queensland Court of Appeal hands down judgment on Jayant Patel.

- Accused triple murderer Max Sica mention - Supreme Court.

- Mention for former Solomons A/G Julian Moti, who has won special leave for a High Court
hearing against a Queensland court ruling that allowed a prosecution to proceed against
him - Supreme Court
PERTH
- Coronial findings delivered in the case of a malnourished baby boy in Perth.

- Coronial findings into a series of deaths in police pursuits.

- A man accused of sexually abusing boys at a boarding hostel in WA's south appears in court.

ADELAIDE
- District Court to hand down a verdict in the case of Peter James Herriot, charged with
hitting and killing a 12-year-old boy in a road accident.

- Teenager charged with attempted murder to appear in the Youth Court.

SYDNEY
1030 - Acting NSW president of the Returned and Services League of Australia Bob Crosthwaiteto
attend services at Kokoda memorial. Kokodo Track Memorial Walkway, Concord.
1130 - Reverend Bill Crews to wash the feet of the homeless at a traditional Maundy Thursday
service. Exodus Foundation, Ashfield.

MELBOURNE
- Health Minister David Davis to make announcement about Ambulance Victoria.


BRISBANE
- Outwatching river at Qld town of Taroom reaches major flood level.

ADELAIDE
- Outwatching more on MP charged with child porn offences.

CANBERRA
- No items listed

DARWIN
- No items listed

HOBART
- No items listed.

PERTH
- No items listed.

INTERNATIONAL
WELLINGTON - An executive at New Zealand's biggest online auction website says that it
can't comment on reports that parent company Fairfax may "float" a stake in its Trade
Me subsidiary.

FINANCE
ECONOMIC NEWS
Sydney - ABS Producer Price Indexes for March quarter

EQUITIES:
Sydney - Caltex Australia Ltd annual general meeting
Sydney - Macquarie Atlas Roads March quarter traffic results

SPORT
SYDNEY - Wrap of NRL news NRL.

SYDNEY - NRL Day at Royal Easter Show, 9.30am-4pm.

SYDNEY - Preview Wests Tigers v Brisbane.

SYDNEY - Preview Manly v Penrith.

MELBOURNE - Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy presser, Olympic Park, 11am.

AFL
MELBOURNE - Wrap of AFL news.

MELBOURNE - AFL teams announced.

BRISBANE - Brisbane v St Kilda, Gabba, 7.40pm.

MELBOURNE - AFL media conference with North Melbourne captain Brent Harvey and Richmond
captain Chris Newman, AFL House, 11.30am.

GEELONG - Geelong coach Chris Scott at Skilled Stadium, 9.45am.

RUGBY UNION
BRISBANE - News from Queensland and NSW camps ahead of Saturday night's Super Rugby derby.

MELBOURNE - Preview Blues v Melbourne Rebels in Auckland.

SURFING
BELLS BEACH, Vic - Day two of the Rip Curl Pro.

SOCCER
MELBOURNE - Follow up from Melbourne Victory v China's Tianjin Teda in ACL clash.

RACING
SYDNEY - Preview of the final day of the Sydney autumn carnival at Randwick on Saturday.

MELBOURNE - Preview of Saturday's Easter Cup meeting at Caulfield.

BRISBANE - Preview of the Eagle farm fixture on Saturday.

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