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Independent MP Tony Windsor has described the interim appointments to a scientific committee that will advise on new mining and coal seam gas projects as a good "first step".
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Credit rating agency Fitch has downgraded its ratings on five eurozone countries, citing their poor finances and vulnerability to sharp changes in market sentiment.
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Spain's unemployment rate reaches a 17-year high of 22.85 per cent - the highest in the industrialised world.
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The Darwin Port Corporation says a cargo ship ordered to anchor four nautical miles off the city's East Point Reserve has been leaking gas.
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The Australian share market has closed the session on a seven-week high after soaring prices for metals and gold boosted mining stocks.
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The reopening of the Northern Territory rail line has been delayed.
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Income inequality has come under the spotlight as the world's billionaires and business leaders gather for the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland.
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The Maritime Union of Australia has described BlueScope Steel's decision to sell its cargo ship the Iron Monarch as a "kick in the guts".
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In a stock exchange announcement, Woodside says it is assessing the potential sale of a minority portion of its 50 percent stake in the Browse Basin LNG development.
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The French founder of PIP faces a charge of causing bodily harm for selling substandard breast implants.
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South Australian Greens MP Mark Parnell says more train services should have been put on to cater for cricket fans travelling to Adelaide Oval on Australia Day.
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The Australian share market is rising in morning trade as strong commodity prices boost mining and gold stocks.
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BP has been ordered to cover some costs for the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people in 2010.
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Twitter has announced it will begin restricting tweets in certain countries, marking a policy shift for the social media platform that helped propel the popular uprisings recently sweeping...
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The International Monetary Fund has reduced its forecasts for economic growth in Australia this year amid the ongoing debt woes in Europe.
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Stocks in the United States eased overnight on weaker home sales figures and mixed profit results, as yesterday's euphoria about near-zero interest rates until late 2014 faded.
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The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union wants to meet Opposition Leader Tony Abbott over his stance on car industry subsidies.
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British prime minister David Cameron has accused eurozone leaders of doing nothing but "tinkering around the edges" to solve the region's debt crisis.
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Retailers and the South Australian Government have declared Australia Day shopping in Rundle Mall a success.
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Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has returned from leave to take a swipe at new Opposition Leader Mark McGowan, saying he is making policy via thought bubbles.
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The weather bureau says a tropical low and monsoon trough are still causing heavy rain and strong winds in most parts of the Top End of the Northern Territory.
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Billionaire investor George Soros compared the global economy to a car spinning out of control, as business leaders and politicians met for the 42nd World Economic Forum.
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Expectations of ultra-low interest rates for longer by the US central bank have driven stocks on Wall Street higher.
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Tasmania's peak business lobby wants a halt to the forest peace deal until the State Government conducts a cost-benefit analysis of the proposal to protect almost all native forests from...
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The US Federal Reserve will keep interest rates at record lows until at least 2014, signalling its fears about the fragility of the economy.
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Geoffrey Rush wants to use his Australian of the Year award to "put an arts perspective" on social issues and encourage people to see local films.
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A rally in banking stocks helped the local share market close higher today after tame inflation numbers indicated interest rates could be on the way down next month.
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Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has stirred debate within Opposition ranks, saying a future Coalition government would support coal seam gas extraction "under the right circumstances".
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Japan has announced its first annual trade deficit for more than 30 years, after a devastating earthquake and the strong yen hit exports while high fuel costs pushed up import bills.
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The RACQ's annual fuel price report has revealed far north Queensland motorists had the biggest rise in fuel prices across the state last year.
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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade figures show Western Australia's export revenue grew by more than 30 per cent in the 2010-11 financial year.
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The company that provides the only Aboriginal guided cultural tours at Uluru in Central Australia has confirmed it is suspending operations indefinitely.
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The Top End is bracing for more wild weather over the next few days after heavy rain and strong winds caused power failures and airline and traffic problems in Darwin overnight.
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Consumer prices were unchanged in the December quarter, official inflation figures show, leaving room for the Reserve Bank to ease interest rates at its first meeting of the year.
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Australian investors dismiss worries that Greece could default and instead focus on record profits for technology giant, Apple, thanks to strong sales of its iPhone and iPad.
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Technology giant Apple has posted a record quarterly net profit driven by a surge in iPhone sales, more than doubling the previous quarter's result and beating expectations.
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Stocks in the US and Europe have finished mostly lower on worries that Greece could default on its loans while disappointing profit results concerned US investors.
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A tiny fold-up car designed in Spain's Basque country as the answer to urban stress and pollution has been unveiled before it hits European cities in 2013.
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The IMF slashes its forecast for global economic growth this year but says Australia would be shielded from the impact of another recession.
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Official inflation data is expected to show price pressures eased in the December quarter, giving the Reserve Bank more room to lower interest rates.
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Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd says Australia will follow the European Union's lead in banning Iranian oil imports - but admits the scale of those imports at present is "negligible".
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Western Australia's acting Commerce Minister Troy Buswell says the Government will not be pursuing laws that would allow retail employees to refuse to work on Sundays.
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The Australian share market pulled back late in the session after seeing solid gains through the day amid fears that Portugal will need a second bailout.
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SA's Employment Minister Tom Kenyon has been criticised for choosing an imported four-wheel-drive instead of a locally made Holden as his ministerial vehicle.
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Orica has delayed the restart of its ammonia plant in Newcastle for several weeks because of equipment problems at the facility.
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As IMF chief Christine Lagarde delivers a blistering warning to European leaders, analysts say that hedge funds are trying to push countries such as Greece into default.
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The Australian share market is in positive territory amid higher commodity prices and hopes of a deal between Greece and its creditors.
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Negotiators delay the deadline for a massive Greek debt write-down as IMF chief Christine Lagarde warns that failure could spark a 1930s-style financial crisis.
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The battle lines have been drawn over uranium mining in Western Australia after the new state Labor leader Mark McGowan announced a backflip on the party's policy.
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An industry analyst warns that Australia's natural gas boom may be about to bust.
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Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has accused airport security officials of being part of a "police state" after his son, senator Rand Paul, was stopped for triggering an alarm and...
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As struggling car manufacturers announce lay-offs and seek subsidies to stay afloat, a study shows new car prices have reached their lowest level in more than 30 years and competition is fierce.
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The Federal Government says there was nothing it could have done to prevent job losses at Toyota, because it doesn't "do bailouts".
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Stocks in the United States closed little changed while European markets saw moderate gains overnight as investors eyed negotiations between Greece and its creditors and awaited profit...
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A liquefied natural gas (LNG) proponent says its massive gas project off Gladstone, in central Queensland, will create about 9,000 jobs during construction.
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Australian boxed beef appears to be losing its competitive edge due to the weak American dollar.
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A mayor in Tasmania's south is lobbying the Federal Government to make the Pontville Detention Centre a permanent fixture to secure local jobs.
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The Federal Government is using Toyota's decision to slash 350 jobs in Melbourne to put pressure on the Coalition over its plan to cut car industry subsidies.
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US warships steam towards the Strait of Hormuz as the European Union slaps a ban on billions of dollars worth of Iranian oil exports.
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Worries that Greece will not be able to refinance its debts sent local stocks lower today.
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Health experts say a growing shortage of a number of drugs in the US will start to affect patients in Australia.
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Toyota says it has been forced to slash 350 jobs in a round of compulsory redundancies due to manufacturing costs and the strong Australian dollar.
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The workplace umpire has approved a pay deal struck by Qantas and the licensed engineers' union last month, marking an end to one of several long-running industrial battles the airline has...
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Northern Territory businesses are bracing for an increase in workers taking sickies after Australia Day.
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Western Australia's environmental watchdog has given conditional approval for a multi-million dollar harbour development in Port Hedland.
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You do not need to tell first home buyers that Australian housing is expensive, but the eighth annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey confirms it.
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Meat and Livestock Australia has released its forecast for the cattle industry this year - saying businesses in northern Australia will suffer from an expected 31 per cent decline in live...
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Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, could see her fortune nearly double to $20 billion after South Korean steel giant Posco moved to increase its stake in a joint iron ore project.
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Chinese oil company Sinopec has finalised a deal to boost its stake in a major liquefied natural gas project in Queensland, in the largest gas supply agreement in Australian history.
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The Australian share market is treading water in early trade, as investors await news on a deal between European officials and private investors on write-downs for Greek bonds.
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A new Access Economics report describes the Northern Territory as a "wallflower at the biggest resources party the world has ever seen".
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A six-year-old boy has been bitten on the finger by a stingray at a theme park on Queensland's Gold Coast.
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The union representing Toyota workers expects the company to announce today that it will cut more than 100 jobs.
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The latest outlook from Deloitte Access Economics warns that 2012 could easily bring a deep recession in Europe, pouring cold water on the Treasurer's plans for a budget surplus.
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The latest Commonwealth Bank State of the States report has ranked South Australia sixth out of the nation's eight states and territories in terms of economic growth.
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The latest reports on Tasmania's economy suggest the state is doing it tough.
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Santos says it is on track to start liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from Gladstone, in central Queensland, in 2015.
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Health experts say Queensland's population is getting fatter due in part to the mining industry.
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The Brisbane City Council says engineers have cleared gas powered buses to return to service today.
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New research shows the Reserve Bank is faced with an economy that is running at three different speeds, with resource-rich WA the standout.
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Roadworks have been completed on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, after two weekends of traffic chaos caused by its closure.
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Australia's corporate regulator issues an urgent warning to online share traders to upgrade their security after hackers broke into some accounts.
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The State Government has defended Aurora Energy's plans to send about 40 southern Tasmanian IT jobs offshore.
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A major dam and pipeline to support the coal industry in central and northern Queensland has won environmental approval.
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European safety authorities have ordered that one third of the Airbus A380 fleet be checked for wing cracks, but Qantas says that the order does not apply to its batch of planes.
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After the first successful Northern Territory trial rice harvest in many decades, a team of researchers aims to prove the grain can be grown even during the wet season without using paddies.
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The Australian share market has ended the week at a nearly six-week high after investors appeared optimistic about economic prospects for the United States and Europe.
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A building company that installed insulation in 2,000 SA homes without a licence has been fined.
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An Alice Springs woman has been given a reprieve from a ban imposed on her by the Alcohol Accord group last year.
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China's manufacturing activity contracted for a third consecutive month in January as the world's second largest economy slows, a private survey shows.
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The Northern Territory Opposition says the latest figures show Darwin still has the highest home rental rates of any capital city in Australia and people are being forced to leave because...
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The State Government is disappointed by the Federal Competition Tribunal's decision to allow Victoria's foreign-owned power distributors to increase prices.
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Scientists have genetically engineered microbes to process brown seaweed into biofuel.
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The Australian Automobile Association says the Stuart Highway between Darwin and Pine Creek is arguably the most dangerous stretch of highway in the nation.
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New research shows people with higher IQs are more likely to own shares and make better investment decisions than those with lower IQ scores.
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A Melbourne glass manufacturer is shutting one of its furnaces, resulting in the loss of 74 jobs.
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The Queensland Tourism Industry Council is siding with protesters against coal seam gas, demanding better industry consultation.
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The Australian share market is making strong gains after positive results across the board in the United States and Europe overnight.
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Stocks in the United States have closed higher on better than expected bank earnings and good economic data, with successful bond sales in Europe also boosting investor confidence.
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The high Australian dollar is taking its toll on the lucrative backpacker market, affecting backpackers' spending, their movements, and employment periods.
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New Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show positive growth in regional Queensland, the state's peak housing and construction body says.
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A Melbourne panel beater says illegal workers are being brought in from other countries to cope with the workload from the Christmas Day hailstorm.
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There is uncertainty over the Federal Government's commitment to a new power station planned for the Latrobe Valley.
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Rupert Murdoch's media empire has made huge payouts to 37 phone-hacking victims, including actor Jude Law.
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Eastman Kodak Co, which invented the hand-held camera and helped bring the world the first pictures from the Moon, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
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The Australian share market gave up early gains to end the session flat today, after weak December employment numbers disappointed investors.
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The Western Australian Opposition has called on the Government to comply with a Commonwealth investigation into the awarding of major resource contracts to Chinese companies.
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A new report by international accounting firm Ernst and Young says the world's steelmakers must cut output and restructure in order to remain profitable.
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Fitch Ratings has sounded a warning on the outlook for the Australian oil and gas industry as sector heavyweights announce falls in their quarterly production results.
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The first red-light and speed camera in Alice Springs will begin operating on January 31.
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The Federal Opposition has ruled out more subsidies to the car industry, but the State Liberals are still deciding whether to support a planned payment to GM.
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Australia's unemployment rate was unchanged in December at 5.2 per cent but the result was driven by a drop in the participation rate.
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A company searching for the metal antimony in northern New South Wales has been fined.
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There have been solid gains on the Australian share market in early trade following strong leads from Wall Street overnight.
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Indonesian rights groups say a decision by state-run rail operator PT Kereta Api to hang concrete balls above tracks to deter train surfers "risks lives" and discriminates against the poor.
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The Master Builders Association says Northern Territory employers will find it difficult to provide competitive salaries for workers because of the Inpex gas project.
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The unemployment rate is expected to hold steady this month despite a slowdown in the global economy but analysts say outlook for jobs is weak this year.
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Wall Street closes higher on positive economic data from the United States but European markets finish the session with mixed results as Greece negotiates the terms of write-downs on its bonds.
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The Victorian Treasurer has rejected claims that the state's economy is lagging behind the rest of the country.
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The International Monetary Fund is looking for an extra $US500 billion to help ease Europe's debt crisis as the region faces the possibility of more bailouts.
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The Australian share market has closed flat following the release of positive global economic data and strong production numbers from BHP Billiton.
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Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has resigned from the internet company he started in 1995, two weeks after the company appointed a new chief executive.
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A mining company that ships hazardous substances through the ports of Darwin and Adelaide says it is spending $15 million to upgrade its transport infrastructure.
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The World Bank has slashed its global economic growth forecasts, warning of significant downside risks and fragility amid the eurozone's debt problems and weakening growth in emerging...
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Members of the African community in Darwin say they fear missing out on jobs for resources projects like Inpex, despite having gained Australian qualifications.
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Tourism NT says it is offering marketing support to Tiger Airways to try to coax the airline back to Alice Springs.
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Mining giant BHP Billiton says iron ore production jumped to record levels in the December quarter from the same time in 2010.
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Hobart's iconic Hadleys Hotel has called in receivers before the opening of its new multi-million dollar redevelopment.
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Advertisements for jobs in the resources and public service sectors in the Northern Territory have spiked.
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The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says the Oakajee Port and Rail development in Western Australia's Mid West should be the first project to be scrutinised by the World Trade...
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The Australian share market is lower in morning trade after posting strong gains yesterday despite positive leads from world markets overnight.
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SA citrus growers want federal authorities to increase their testing of imported orange juice after a potentially harmful fungicide was detected in the US.
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A union says there is some hope for the 50 workers who have been laid off at a Darling Downs tannery in southern Queensland.
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Consumer sentiment sees a moderate rebound according to a key monthly survey but economists are underwhelmed by the result.
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A military crackdown on protests in Nigeria has drawn harsh criticism after the country's unions ended a week-long strike over fuel costs following the president's decision to reduce petrol...
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ANZ Bank has confirmed the first round in a series of job cuts announced late last week, with 130 positions slashed in the bank's commercial and retail businesses.
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World share and commodity markets rallied overnight on hopes of more stimulus in China after official GDP figures pointed to a moderate slowdown in its economy.
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One man has been arrested after workers clashed with protesters at a coal seam gas blockade south-west of Brisbane.
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SA Premier Jay Weatherill says a planned assistance package to Holden's parent company will not be enough to prevent some job losses.
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Independent retailers in Canberra's city centre say they are being treated like second-class citizens.
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A report shows Queensland outperformed the broader Australian economy last year, but researchers say the resources-reliant state is still vulnerable.
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Silent film The Artist is making itself heard on the awards circuit, leading the BAFTAs field with 12 nominations.
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The local share market ended at its highest level this year after better-than-expected growth numbers out of China.
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Loans to consumers and businesses slumped in November while home loans saw a moderate rise, as borrowers took advantage of the Reserve Bank's first cut to the official cash rate.
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Northern Territory mango growers say they support an increase in the levy imposed on each box of fruit they sell.
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The Northern Territory Environment Department says some of the copper concentrate which contaminated the Edith River is being sent back to South Australia.
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Solid economic growth and strong demand in China helped mining heavyweights post record iron ore production results last quarter.
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The ANZ Bank is under pressure to reject Gunns' bid to extend its debt facility.
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China's gross domestic product grew at a faster pace than expected in 2011, as the economy remained resilient amid efforts to tame inflation.
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New Zealand apple growers are demanding the Federal Government force Tasmania to accept their imports.
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Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is investigating claims that glass was found in two cans of its infant formula in south-west Victoria's Wimmera region.
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Analysts say ratings agency assessments lack credibility as the downgrade of France's credit rating does little to dampen demand for its short-term debt at an auction overnight.
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The Federal Government says it will go to the World Trade Organisation if there is any evidence that local manufacturers are being locked out of major mining projects.
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Airnorth says it will rely heavily on Australian travellers and the business sector to fill seats on a new route between the Northern Territory and north Queensland.
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Electricity distributor ETSA says it is monitoring the weather to see if it will need to cut power to homes because of the threat of bushfires.
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The Australian share market has jumped in morning trade, as resources stocks were buoyed by a recovery in oil and metal prices and strong company production reports.
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The Queensland Treasurer says Mount Isa City Council appears to be deliberately delaying a major phosphate project in the state's north-west.
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A committee reviewing regional telecommunications services says there are widespread concerns about mobile phone blackspots in country Victoria.
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Around 7,000 jobs could disappear in the banking industry in the next two years as banks attempt to cut costs, according to a report by investment bank UBS.
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South Australian businesses pay more tax than their interstate counterparts, a report by free-market lobby group the Institute of Public Affairs has found.
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European stocks recovered from early losses in light trade overnight, shrugging off the investment ranking downgrades of nine eurozone nations by US credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's.
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The company at the centre of a coal seam gas protest south of Brisbane says it is not about to scrap the project.
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Ratings agency Moody's affirms its top AAA rating for France as Standard & Poor's makes further downgrades overnight, taking the eurozone bailout fund down one notch.
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Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has announced a cut in petrol prices in a bid to end strikes and unrest that has gripped the oil-producing nation.
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The local share market has closed lower after US ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit ratings of France and eight other eurozone nations.
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The union representing Qantas pilots has lodged a submission to the workplace umpire outlining its case for a new pay agreement with the airline.
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The SA Government will not say how much a deal to build jet fighter components in Adelaide will cost taxpayers.
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The number of job ads in newspapers and online fell nearly 1 per cent last month, new research shows, in a sign that employers are hiring fewer people.
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A survey of Tasmanian businesses shows confidence has picked up but only slightly.
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An Aboriginal leader in SA's far north says the aim of a Supreme Court challenge was to protect locals' rights, not to block mining.
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Home loan commitments gathered steam in November as first-home buyers returned to the market after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates for the first time in more than two years.
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The Real Estate Institute of the Northern Territory says there may not be a massive hike in property prices in Darwin after the signing of Australia's largest offshore gas project.
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The Australian share market has started the week lower after Standard and Poor's downgraded the ratings of nine eurozone nations including France, Austria, Italy, and Spain.
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Economists expect the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates in the coming months despite inflation ticking higher in December, according to a private measure.
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An increase in reports of caffeine poisoning in young people has led to calls for health warnings on energy drinks.
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Environmentalists urge the developers of the Icthys LNG project to increase their carbon offset program, with the plant expected to increase emissions in the NT by 30 per cent.
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Victoria's peak business lobby group says Melbourne will not cope without a third airport if the population continues to expand as rapidly as forecast.
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Tasmanian wine producers hope a three year study will help them add value to the state's globally renowned sparkling wine and pinot noir.
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German chancellor Angela Merkel says a ratings downgrade for nine eurozone countries highlights the need to quickly implement a new EU economic pact.
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Apple has admitted some of its suppliers continue to overwork and underpay employees, and is letting monitors into its factories after a spate of suicides at a Chinese plant.
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A transit officer has been injured at a Perth bus station after being dragged along the ground by a car.
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There are warnings that Australia is on the verge of a white-collar recession, with thousands of jobs at risk in the finance sector.
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The Town of Port Hedland has rejected an application by BHP Billiton to build a 6,000 bed, temporary workers camp between Port and South Hedland in the Pilbara.
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Standard & Poor's has carried out a mass downgrade of eurozone countries, stripping France of its top-grade AAA rating in a move that may complicate efforts to solve the European debt crisis.
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The quest by Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart to keep a family legal battle secret is set to go before the High Court.
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The Federal Court has rejected claims Jetstar discriminated against a 75-year-old disabled woman by refusing to allow her passage.
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The Australian share market closed at a one-month high today, with investors buoyed by strong bond auctions in Spain and Italy overnight.
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The Prime Minister is likely to encounter more conflict over Tasmania's forests when she visits the state this weekend.
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Explorer Marathon Resources will be allowed to view a sensitive government memo concerning the Arkaroola mining ban.
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The main road bridge at a river crossing where a train derailed near Katherine will not reopen until the end of next week.
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It has been revealed that a discharge of 10,000 litres of saline water at a NSW coal seam gas project was not reported to the State Government for six months.
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The Federal Government is moving to capitalise on divisions within the Coalition over support for the struggling car industry.
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Premier Jay Weatherill says the Government's decision to risk the state's triple-A credit rating has been vindicated after meetings in New York.
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A fuel exploration company says it has made the biggest oil discovery in the Northern Territory in more than 50 years.
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The local share market is in positive territory after successful bond auctions in Italy and Spain boosted investor confidence overnight.
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Residents of the Harts Range community in Central Australia have scrapped a plan to bring back unleaded fuel.
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The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says enterprise bargaining negotiations with BHP Billiton for its Bowen Basin workers in central Queensland will continue into...
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ANZ Bank has confirmed it is looking to slash staff numbers in Australia as part of cost-cutting measures as it announces it will leave interest rates unchanged this month.
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Italy and Spain saw some new-year cheer on bond markets overnight, as increased demand from institutions pushed down rates on their short-term debt.
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Nearly 200 jobs at the Australian arm of the Royal Bank of Scotland could go after the UK bank announced another major round of job cuts.
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Stocks in the United States have closed slightly higher but European results were mixed after successful bond sales in Europe offset disappointing economic data in North America.
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Construction work has begun on a $118 million harbour expansion project at the Port of Townsville in north Queensland.
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A mining company has accused Mount Isa Mayor John Molony of standing in the way of a billion-dollar phosphate project in north-west Queensland.
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Police have arrested three protesters, and are trying to detain a fourth person, at a blockade against coal seam gas (CSG) exploration near Beaudesert, west of Queensland's Gold Coast.
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The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says the State Government needs to examine the safety of a body building supplement being used by some mine workers.
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The Queensland Government says its $10,000 building boost grant will be extended after a surge in applications.
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Japanese gas company Inpex and its French partner Total have confirmed they will proceed with their planned $33 billion Ichthys gas project in Darwin and off the coast of Western Australia.
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The tourism sector says it is being forgotten while the automotive industry has enjoyed $12 billion government support.
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Modest gains on the local share market this morning were erased after China's consumer price index failed to fall below the 4 per cent mark sought by investors.
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Supplies to Darwin are being delayed because of congestion in the town of Katherine, the Northern Territory Opposition says.
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Consumer prices in China rose at their slowest pace for more than a year in December, official data shows.
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Northern Territory Police will hold a special forum in Alice Springs to address credit-card and internet fraud.
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Hobart police have charged three anti-logging activists with trespass after a waterfront protest.
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The accounting firm BDO says it is very unlikely the mineral resource rent tax will raise the amount of money the Federal Government says it will.
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Insurer QBE has shocked the share market with a large downgrade to its profit expectations for 2011.
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Two Liberal frontbenchers want the Coalition to rethink its plan to reduce federal subsidies to Australia's car industry but other opposition MPs argue the industry must be weaned off an...
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Rights activists condemn a video showing members of a protected Indian tribe dancing for tourists reportedly in exchange for food.
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Energy Resources of Australia says uranium production in the December quarter last year fell significantly at its Ranger mine, compared to the same time a year ago, because of heavy rain.
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The Property Council of Australia says investor confidence in the Northern Territory is the strongest in the nation.
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The Birdsville Track will reopen after it was cut for six months by floodwaters.
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A respected road safety expert has called for a much tougher system of speed camera enforcement, including more mobile and point-to-point cameras.
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The Australian share market is having a bumpy ride in morning trade after mixed messages from Wall Street and Europe overnight.
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A Hobart brickworks has pleaded guilty to failing to maintain a safe workplace.
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The Somerset Regional Council in southern Queensland has become the latest to ban coal and coal seam gas (CSG) operations.
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There are few parallels between Holden's current situation and the former plight of Mitsubishi in Adelaide, the former head of the company's Australian branch says.
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ANZ bank has again halted customer access to online bank statements because of privacy concerns following a technical glitch.
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The United States economy continued to grow at a moderate pace at the end of last year driven by holiday retail sales, the Federal Reserve says in its latest Beige Book.
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Stocks in the United States closed near a five-month high after a volatile session and European markets eased overnight as investors awaited key bond sales in Italy and Spain.
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British prime minister David Cameron has urged UK filmmakers, whose critical hits often fail to translate into commercial success, to focus more on the box office.
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New research shows the ACT property industry is the most pessimistic in the country.
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A former Qantas chief economist says overweight passengers should be paying a surcharge to fly with Australian airlines.
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An "unhealthy correlation" exists between the construction of skyscrapers and financial crashes, according to a new report from investment bank Barclays Capital.
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The Australian share market has closed higher on strong leads from world share markets amid investor optimism about prospects for the United States economy.
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Power shortages in the Top End should be a thing of the past.
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The corporate regulator is working on guidelines to increase the disclosure of investments made by superannuation funds.
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A fund using mining royalties for Aboriginal projects in the Northern Territory has suspended taking any more applications until July.
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A workforce analyst predicts the federal and SA governments will have to pay $200 million to keep Holden factories in Australia.
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A high rise project in Adelaide's East End will go ahead despite twice being rejected by the City Council.
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Japanese company Inpex says it has finalised the sale of all projected gas produced from its proposed Ichthys project in Darwin.
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Canberra's hospitality industry says the increasing cost of running a business is pushing many to the wall.
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Organised crime has tightened its grip on the Italian economy during the debt crisis, an anti-crime group says, making the Mafia the country's biggest "bank" and squeezing the life out of...
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Two aluminium smelters in the Hunter Valley are set to axe 250 jobs.
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The Fair Work ombudsman has admitted that incorrect information provided on its website may have caused some employers to underpay staff.
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An agreement has been reached on a $35 million upgrade of the Gold Coast Turf Club in south-east Queensland.
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The Australian share market has jumped one per cent amid optimism about the global economy, with rising copper prices driving the major miners.
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Housing industry predictions of a bleak year ahead are starting to show up in statistics with an 8 per cent drop in November house approval figures.
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The owners of Hobart airport say a $20 million project to replace the runway is due for completion next month.
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The state's peak business group has revised down its economic forecast for WA for this financial year but says growth is still strong and unemployment will fall.
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Eastman Kodak has announced a restructure of its film division as it tries to refocus as a digital company to fend off financial difficulties plaguing the once-iconic firm.
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Global share markets have rallied on hopes of more Chinese economic stimulus and an optimistic forecast for 2012 from global aluminium giant Alcoa.
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