National Newslist for Monday, August 21

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2006
National Newslist for Monday, August 21
Good Morning News Editors and Chiefs of Staff.

AAP's National Newslist for today (not for publication).

This is a guide only and stories are subject to change.

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NATIONAL:
AJAX:
MELBOURNE - Talks fail to stop redundancies at major car part manufacturer
MELBOURNE - Carmakers likely to face major standdowns.

STEMCELL:
CANBERRA - Abbott says researchers peddling false hope over stemcell research.

SYDNEY - Prominent researcher Ian Frazer says scientists are forced to do so to get necessary
funding.

CANBERRA - Lib backbencher accuses Abbott of spreading misinformation in stemcell debate.

CANBERRA - Howard refuses to condemn Abbott; says he has the right to express his views.

INTERNATIONAL:
AUCKLAND - Funeral for Maori queen; son named as new Maori King.

COURT:
SYDNEY:
- Two men in court charged with helping 110 Chinese gain Australian citizenship in exchange
for bribes.

- Eddie Obeid defamation damages hearing continues.

- Patrick Keating, son of former PM Paul Keating, to appear in court on an assault charge.

MELBOURNE:
- Committal hearing continues for 13 men accused of being members of a Melbourne terror cell.

- Supreme Court trial starts for a Melbourne chemist accused of killing murdering his wife.

BRISBANE:
- Dumped Broncos forward Neville Costigan in Brisbane Mags Court on drink drive charge.

- Wildlife protection groups appealing federal government's approval of harvesting and
export of wallabies and pademelons in Tasmania.

- Gold Coast Deputy Mayor David Powell in court over allegedly misleading Crime and Misconduct
Commission.

PERTH:
- Directions hearing for rebel potato grower Tony Galati who is challenging the authority
of the West Australian potato board.

HOBART:
- Human rights campaigner to appeal anti-discrimination tribunal decision not to investigate
Liberal Party advertising, which she claims incited hatred against same-sex couples.

LAUNCESTON:
- Judge sums up in the trial of man charged with murder and arson following a fire at
backpacker hostel.

MEDICAL:
SYDNEY - Researchers show just one fatty meal damages the cardiovascular system.

SYDNEY - New guidelines being drafted to deal with meningococcal disease in Australian hospitals.

CANBERRA:
- Howard blames state governments, not rising interest rates, for increase in housing
unaffordability.

- Howard rejects claims that high fuel prices stemmed in part from Iraq war.

- Howard non-committal on whether the government's remaining stake in Telstra should go
into Future Fund.

- Attorney-General Philip Ruddock on terror laws, David Hicks.

- Australian Strategic Policy Institute report on Darfur (embargo 11am)
- Territories Minister Jim Lloyd to meet with Norfolk Island Chief Minister and members
of the NI government to hold press conference after talks on the island's future governance.

- Federal parliamentary terms would be extended to four years under a proposal to be considered
by cabinet.

SYDNEY:
- Howard in Sydney.

- Kovco inquiry continues.

- Fossilised remains hailed as a previously unknown species of miniature human probably
belonged to a disabled caveman, new study
- Parents will have to disclose any history of violence and sign permission forms for
background checks when enrolling their children in school, under reforms to be considered
by the NSW cabinet.

- Soon-to-be-completed Lane Cove Tunnel could provoke community outrage because of planned
surface road changes.

- Two former executives BHP executives could face prison terms for refusing to give evidence
to the Cole inquiry: report.

- Heroin with a potential street value of $3.5 million has been found by police inside a car.

- Woman caught driving in northern NSW with a blood alcohol level almost five times the legal limit.

MELBOURNE:
- New poll shows state opposition gaining ground on Bracks government.

- Hundreds of workers cleared to continue working in airports, despite convictions for
drug crimes, burglary or theft, report.

- National Health and Medical Research Council to launch new guide on ethics of indigenous
health research.

BRISBANE:

- Campaigning continues for September 9 state election. Beattie in Innisfail and later
Cairns, Springborg in central Queensland.

- Beattie says he'll examine parliamentary rules that allow retiring MPs to keep thousands
of dollars in allowances; Springborg says allowances should be repaid pro rata.

- Labor's chances of winning election surge to 53 per cent on a two-party preferred basis, new poll.

- Armed man has been bitten by a police dog and subdued with capsicum spray during a siege
in Brisbane.

- Armed man holding police at bay after barricading himself in an industrial shed in far
north Queensland.

- Man charged after allegedly having two loaded guns at a football match in central Queensland.

ADELAIDE:
- Two people injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Adelaide's eastern suburbs.

- Minister warns next step in a plan to save the Murray River needs to be implemented.

- Australian women's touch football representative Bo de la Cruz has been named as an
Australian indigenous ambassador.

- Human Services Minister Joe Hockey in visit to SA.

- Seeking reaction to plan for rocket launches from Woomera.

PERTH:
- Perth bikie president is listed to appear in court charged with assault, deprivation
of liberty and making threats.

- Chasing further on convicted paedophile Paul Thompson deported from Thailand.

FINANCE:
PROFIT RESULTS:
SYDNEY - Australia's largest retailer Woolworths Ltd expects 16 to 21 per cent growth
in net profit this year, after posting its first billion-dollar profit.

MELBOURNE - Australia's largest steelmaker BlueScope Steel reports 66 per cent plunge
in net profit to $338 million for 2005/06.

MELBOURNE - Explosives group Dyno Nobel Ltd says it is on track to exceed its prospectus
forecast for the year, after posting a $US44 million first half net profit.

SYDNEY - Coates Hire Ltd sees the current growth trend continuing, after posting a 54
per cent jump in annual profit.

SYDNEY - The shift of job advertising from print to online will continue to drive growth
for several more years, online job advertiser Seek Ltd said today after reporting a 67
per cent jump in annual net profit.

SYDNEY - Gaming company SkyCity Entertainment Group believes it is well placed for further
growth this financial year, despite a challenging regulatory environment, after reporting
13 per cent increase in annual net profit.

SYDNEY - Pizza-maker Domino's Pizza Australia New Zealand Ltd is set to launch a new image
for its stores at the end of calendar 2006, posts 104 per cent increase in annual net
profit to $13.04 million.

SYDNEY - Challenger Financial Services Group annual results
SYDNEY - Macquarie Goodman Group annual results
SYDNEY - Bravura Solutions Ltd annual results (on merit)

OTHER EQUITIES NEWS:
BRISBANE - Unitab Ltd scheme meeting to vote on Tattersall's merger proposal expected
to be adjourned after companies reached a new merger agreement.

MELBOURNE - National Australia Bank cuts fees for concession card account holders

SPORT:
CRICKET
SYDNEY - News as Australian Darrell Hair at the eye of another international cricket row
after ball tampering decision leads to Pakistan forfeiting Test to England.

LEAGUE
SYDNEY - Injury update for Bulldogs with Roy Asotasi and Willie Tonga to have scans today
SYDNEY - Judiciary review of weekend matches, Newcastle Danny Budrus and Bulldogs Willie
Mason on report over high tackles
BRISBANE - Broncos news ahead of big clash with streaking Parramatta at weekend

AFL
MELBOURNE - Match review panel of the weekend's matches.

SOCCER
SYDNEY - A-League season launch

GOLF
CHICAGO - Tigers Woods storms to another major title
CHICAGO - Adam Scott improving in majors with another strong finish at US PGA Championship

SWIMMING
VICTORIA, Canada - Wrap of Aussies in action on final night of finals at Pan Pacific championships.

BASKETBALL
HAMAMATSU, Japan - Preview of Australia's third match at the men's basketball world championship
against Greece on Tuesday.

ROWING
ETON, England - Drew Ginn and Duncan Free secure place in the semifinals of the men's coxless pair.

ENTERTAINMENT:
SYDNEY - Interview with Melanie Hogan and Bob Randall, about their new Australian documentary
Kanyini.

SYDNEY - Cleo Bachelor of the Year finalists photo call.

SYDNEY - Interview with producer and director of documentary about the controversial picture
of the unidentified man falling from the World Trade Centre on September 11.

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