News Diary events for Friday, August 1, 2008

AAP General News (Australia)
08-01-2008
News Diary events for Friday, August 1, 2008
GOOD MORNING NEWS EDITORS AND CHIEFS OF STAFF




Here is AAP's preliminary newslist for today Friday 1 August (not for publication).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.

OLYMPICS
BEIJING - Aust team press conference with AOC boss John Coates and kayaker Clint Robinson
0900 (1100 AEST).

BEIJING - Olympic organisers/IOC presser, competition organisation 1100
BEIJING - Olyroos get their Olympic uniforms, 1200 (1400 AEST)
BEIJING - Kookaburras get their Olympic uniforms, 1600 (1800 AEST)
HONG KONG - News as Australia's track and field team starts its camp in Hong Kong
KUALA LUMPUR - News from Australian swim team as they prepare to head to Beijing
NANJING, China - Boomers in final men's basketball Diamond Ball tournament match. Opponent
and time TBA
BEIJING - Hopefully for Australia's Olympians, the years of hard work are about to pay
off. (Oly08 Aust Sportsfeature) by John Coomber, about 800 words, to come Friday lunchtime.

BEIJING - Some days the smog is so thick you can't see a kilometre in front of you. But
Olympic organisers call it haze or mist, not pollution. (Oly08 Pollution Sportsfeature)
by Charisse Ede, about 800 words, to come.

ADELAIDE
- Aboriginal leader Bernard Singer assault trial due to continue in Coober Pedy.

- River Murray support rally on Parliament House steps, 1130

BRISBANE
- World's oldest active ship MV Doulos media welcome.

- Seeking update on Cairns investigation into dead baby.

CANBERRA
- Press conference on senate committee report on Australia's involvement in peacekeeping. 1030.

MELBOURNE
0930 - Accused terror suspect Jack Thomas to seek leave to appeal against a decision to retry him.

PERTH
- No items listed.

SYDNEY
1000 - Sentencing submissions for DL (teenager who cannot be named) found guilty of murdering
school girl Tanya Burges in stabbing frenzy on Central Coast. NSW Supreme Court King Street
2
1000 - Decision on whether prosecution will tell judge whether they are proceeding with
the Jeffrey Gilham retrial on charge of murdering his parents. NSW Supreme Court 13A.

1310 - The NRMA appears before the Senate Inquiry into the FuelWatch scheme. Jubilee Room,
Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney.

FINANCE
ECONOMICS NEWS:
SYDNEY - Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing
Index (Australian PMI) for July
SYDNEY - TD Securities/Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for July
SYDNEY - RBA commodity price index for July

SPORT
AFL
MELBOURNE - AFL match: Collingwood v Hawthorn, MCG, 1940.

MELBOURNE - Preview Geelong v Richmond match Saturday.

MELBOURNE - Preview Melbourne v Essendon match Saturday.

GOLD COAST - Preview North Melbourne v Brisbane match Saturday.

PERTH - Presser for coaches ahead of West Coast v Fremantle derby match.

LEAGUE
SYDNEY - Coach Ricky Stuart to name 40-man squad for World Cup 1100.

CANBERRA - Raiders expect to learn whether wayward star Todd Carney will accept the strict
terms of their ultimatum if he's to stay at the club, 1400 presser.

SYDNEY - NRL match: Melbourne v Gold Coast, Olympic Park, 1945.

SYDNEY - NRL match: Manly v Penrith, Brookvale Oval, 1945.

SYDNEY - Preview Cronulla v St Geo-Illawarra match Saturday.

BRISBANE - Preview North Queensland v Sydney Roosters match Saturday.

SYDNEY - Preview South Sydney v NZ Warriors match Saturday.

RUGBY
AUCKLAND - Preview Tri Nations and Bledisloe Cup Test Australia v New Zealand on Saturday.

MOTORSPORT
WINTON, Vic - V8 Supercar round at Winton gets underway.

GOLF
AKRON, Ohio - Cover of Aussies in WGC Bridgestone Invitational first round
SUNNINGDALE, England - Aussies in Women's British Open first round.

COLORADO SPRINGS - Greg Norman in US Senior Open first round.

RACING
MELBOURNE - Preview of Saturday's Caulfield meeting.

BRISBANE - Preview of Saturday's Doomben meeting.

SYDNEY - Preview of Saturday's Rosehill meeting.

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