Parliaments Sitting: Federal, WA

today - National Press Club address by Chief Executive Medicines Australia Dr Brendan Shaw "Where do your medicines come from and why should you care"

today - Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition (Oct 24 - Nov 20) Western Broadwalk and Western Foyer, Sydney Opera House. Contact: Brooke Devereux 02 8383 5730.

today - Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) & Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM) Season - Contemporary Plays (Oct 27-Nov 4) Studio 45 and Grant Street Theatre, School of Performing Arts, 28 Dodds Street, Southbank. Contact: Kara Cutajar 03 9663 3222/0406 173 993. Website: www.vca.unimelb.edu.au

today - NSW teachers go on strike, statewide

Contact: NSW Teachers Federation Bob Lipscombe 0418 216 427, or Sally Edsall 0407 424 820.

today - NSW Auditor-General Peter Achterstraat will release his report on the financial audits of government agencies in the NSW electricity sector

Contact: Barry Underwood 02 9275 7220/0403 073 664.

today - NSW Auditor-General, Peter Achterstraat, will release his 2011 report on the financial audits of government agencies in the NSW electricity sector

Contact: Barry Underwood 02 9275 7220/0403 073 664, or barry.underwood@audit.nsw.gov.au

08:00 - Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon, and ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Health Katy Gallagher will turn the first sod of the Capital Region Cancer Centre Canberra Hospital campus, outside the existing Radiation Oncology building. Contact: Minister Roxon's Office: 0409 945 476, or  ACT Chief Minister's Office: 0478 472 039.

08:00 - Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters to hear from GetUp! for its inquiry into the funding of political parties and election campaigns Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: Secretary 02 6277 2374.

09:00 - House of Reps sits

Parliament House, Canberra.

09:00 - NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson, joined by Transport staff, will hold a doorstop

16-18 Wentworth Street, Parramatta (outside Department of Transport offices), Sydney. Contact: Alan Mascarenhas 0408 819 025.

09:30 - Senate sits

Parliament House, Canberra.

09:30 - `Julia Gillard' takes aim at poverty A fibreglass `big head' caricature of the PM dressed as Robin Hood armed with bow and arrow, will take aim at a poverty branded target. Lawns of Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: Reece Kinnane 0420 525 526.

09:30 - High Court of Australia Hearings ACN 078 272 867 (IN LIQUIDATION) (FORMERLY ADVANCE FINANCES PTY LIMITED) & ANOR V THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION & ANOR.

BINETTER V THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION & ANOR.

10:00 - The Future of Manufacturing in the Albury-Wodonga Region Invite only - a workshop held by the NSW Business Chamber. Albury Rydges (formerly Chifley), Carlton Room 648 Dean St Cnr Elizabeth St ALBURY 2640 NSW.

10:30 - Plan to launch 2011 global report on the State of the World's Girls New report examines the role of men and boys in achieving gender equality Senate Courtyard, Parliament House, Canberra.

10:30 - Major report, developed by Deloitte Access Economics, will be released to reveal stroke burden in wake of Government intransigence The alarming number of strokes that will either devastate or claim the lives of the many elderly Australians with an irregular heartbeat denied access to a new stroke prevention therapy will be revealed. The report follows a decision by the federal government to delay the PBS listing of a 21st Century stroke prevention therapy for many thousands of senior Australians with atrial fibrillation - despite a recommendation from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) in March 2011 that the medicine is cost-effective and should be reimbursed. Contact: John Morton 0416 184 044.

10:30 - First Holden sold in Australia back in working order National Museum Store, 90 Vicars St, Mitchell, ACT. Contact: Dennis Grant 02 6208 5351/0409 916 481, or Caroline Vero 02 6208 5338/0438 620 710, or media@nma.gov.au

11:00 - Member for Shepparton Jeanette Powell will announce funding to Greater Shepparton City Council and Berry Street Victoria Floods Community Recovery Grant of $56,000 to Greater Shepparton City Council. KidsTown, The Causeway, Mooroopna.

Ms Powell will also announce the Capacity and Innovation Fund Grants of $95000 to Berry Street Victoria (12:00pm).  Berry Street Victoria, 110 Wyndham Street, Shepparton VIC 3630.

Contact: 03 5831 6944 Lindsay Dann.

11:00 - Plan International releases state of the world's schools report Parliament House, Canberra. Details TBA.

11:00 - Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Public Hearing Inquiry into Australia's trade and investment relationship with Japan and the Republic of Korea Committee Room 1R2, Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: Secretary 02 6277 2313.

11:30 - ABS: Building Approvals, Australia, September 2011 Provides the number and value of dwelling units approved by sector (public/private) and by state, number and value of new other residential dwelling units approved by type of building, and the number and value of non-residential building jobs approved by type of building (i.e. by function such as 'retail and wholesale trade', 'offices') and value ranges. State data includes the number of private sector houses approved; number and value of new other residential dwellings by type of building such as flats, units or apartments in a building of one or two storeys; number and value of non-residential building jobs by type of building and sector; and for Capital City Statistical Divisions/Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, the total number of dwelling units approved broken down by Houses, Other Dwellings and Total Dwelling Units. Seasonally adjusted and trend estimates by state are included for the number of dwelling units and value of building approved. The quarterly value of building

11:30 - Opening of The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) - ACT node Tea rooms, Oliphant Building (bldg 60) Mills Road, ANU, ACT. Contact: Lucy Wedlock 02 6125 3549/0424 016 978.

11:30 - Australia Tibet Council and Sydney Tibetan community to rally on 'Stand up for Tibet' global day of action Chinese Consulate, 39 Dunblane St, Camperdown, Sydney. Contact: Dorji Dolma 0418 264 468.

12:00 - NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian will address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AMCHAM) Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney. Contact: 02 8031 9000.

12:00 - AFGC Tasting Showcase and State of the Industry 2011 report launched by Senator Joe Ludwig

12:00 - Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit Public Hearing Inquiry into the findings in the ANAO Audit Report No.30 Digital Education Revolution - More than just a computer Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: Secretary 02 6277 4615.

12:15 - ACT Minister for Police and Emergency Services Simon Corbell will reveal the ACT Government's strategy to manage emergency services delivery for a growing city Mr Corbell will be joined by the ACT ESA Commissioner, Mark Crosweller, and representatives from the ACT Transport Workers Union and United Firefighters Union. Contact: Patrick Cronan 02 6205 0401/0432 758 224.  Belconnen Ambulance and Fire Station, Lathlain Street, Belconnen, ACT.

12:30 - Sydney Festival 2012 preview

Carriageworks Bay 17, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh, Sydney. Contact: Sarah Wilson 0405 364 643, or Charlotte Grieg 0404 111 919.

18:00 - Lyndon Terracini will deliver Peggy Glanville-Hicks address The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney. Contact: 0411 606 077.

19:00 - Professor Noam Chomsky will deliver the City of Sydney Peace Prize lecture Town Hall, Sydney. Contact: Melissa McCullough 0432 861 653.

20:30 - CNN's Anna Coren sits down with Prime Minister Julia Gillard for a half hour "Talk Asia" interview

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