AAP Backgrounders and Analyses for the weekend of August 8/9

AAP General News (Australia)
08-06-2009
AAP Backgrounders and Analyses for the weekend of August 8/9
AAP BACKGROUNDERS AND ANALYSES FOR THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 8/9
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SYDNEY - Mary MacKillop was the daughter of migrants, came from a broken home, struggled
financially and fought hard to achieve her ambitions. (MacKillop Newsfeature, By Stephanie
Gardner, 700 words, on file with timeline and factbox. File pix are available via AAP
Image.

CANBERRA - Malcolm Turnbull's week of misery is about to extended indefinitely courtesy
of Kevin Rudd and his senior ministers. (Federal Newscope, AAP Analysis, by Kate Hannon,
National Political Editor, about 800 words, to come Friday).

CANBERRA - The recovery story may be overdone with retail sales and business conditions
still on struggle street, prompting calls for the Reserve Bank to delay any rate rise.

(Economy, AAP Backgrounder, by Stephen Johnson, about 800 words, to come Friday).

MELBOURNE - Have disaffected African Muslims in Melbourne's north become the latest target
for terror cell recruiters? (Terror Somalis, AAP Newsfeature, by Edwina Scott, about 900
words. To come Friday)

MELBOURNE - A look at the issues and events surrounding the counter terrorism raids in
Melbourne. (Terror, AAP newsfeature, by Paul Mulvey, about 1,000 words. To come Friday)

SYDNEY - The latest foiled terrorist plot underlines how fortunate Australians have been
on home soil and how vigilant they must remain. (Terror Analysis, by Doug Conway, about
650 words, on file)

CANBERRA - Malcolm Turnbull's admission that he and his colleagues were duped by Treasury
official Godwin Grech may not be enough to get him off the hook in the OzCar fake email
affair. (Dealers, AAP News Analysis, By Kate Hannon, National Political Editor, about
520 words, on file)

DARWIN - Labor days in the Northern territory are numbered.(Anderson, AAP analysis, by
Tara Ravens, about 600 words, to come Friday)

ENTERTAINMENT
SYDNEY - Many Australians are in the dark when it comes to digital radio, but stations
are stepping up promotion of the technology, hoping to covert more than 100,000 listeners
by Christmas. (Digital, AAP radio feature, by Katherine Field, about 710 words, on file)

INTERNATIONAL
BRENTWOOD, California, AAP - Robert Southey, the 19th century English poet who famously
declared little girls are made of "sugar and spice, and everything nice", never met Esther
the nine-year-old psychotic killer.( US Orphan, AAP feature, by Peter Mitchell, about
1,000 words, on file)

SPORT
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LEEDS, London - Ashes series feature. (Cricket Aust, AAP Sportsfeature by Tom Wald to
come Friday am.)

BRISBANE - Rejects, misfits ... call them what you like. But the Australian men's four
crew have started to bring the "awe" back into the most famous rowing boat the country
has seen. (Rowing Aust, AAP Sportsfeature, 990 words, By Jim Morton, pix available, on
file)

LONDON - After coming so close to his first piece of club silverware, Everton star Tim
Cahill is determined to make the new English Premier League season one to treasure. (Soccer
English Aust AAP Sportsfeature, 900 words, by Valkerie Baynes, on file)

SYDNEY - Sydney's World Masters Games will feature more than 200 Olympians, and at least
one from each of the past 17 Olympics dating back to Berlin in 1936. (Masters Olympians,
sportsfeature, by Doug Conway, 600 words, file pix, to come Thursday

SYDNEY - So that's why they call it the world game. Australia's A-League launched its
fifth season this week looking like the UN general assembly. (Soccer AL World, sportsfeature,
by Doug Conway, about 550 words, on file)

MELBOURNE - Difficult as it is to believe, the only headlines now being made by Ben Cousins
concern his on-field exploits. (AFL Cousins, Sportsfeature, by Sam Lienert, about 700
words to come Thursday).

MELBOURNE - It's a novel and very welcome experience for rising Australian star Dani Samuels
- competing in a country where discus throwing is a mainstream event. (Aths World Samuels,
Sportsfeature, by John Salvado, about 600 words, to come Thursday)

ROUTINERS TO BE SENT FRIDAY
* The Week (includes * Milestones * Quotes * Oddities)
* Checkup medical column

* Postcards from London, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Auckland, Moresby and state based expected
Sunday, 1200.



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