Govt apologises for unacceptable Sydney blackout
Sydneysiders have received another Government apology after the second power blackout to hit parts of the city in less than a week. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 05:12pm
Overhaul first home owner scheme- builders union
Master Builders Queensland says the first home owner grant scheme would do more for the economy and generate jobs if the money was only given to people building new homes. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 04:58pm
Overhaul first home buyer scheme- builders union
Master Builders Queensland says the first home owner grant scheme would do more for the economy and generate jobs if the money was only given to people building new homes. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 04:45pm
Union hopes Holden changes will stop job cuts
The Australian Workers Union hopes GM Holdens shift change in Adelaide will stop the flow of redundancies in the car components sector. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 04:36pm
No recompense for light rail operators- NSW says
The New South Wales Government says it will not have to pay compensation to the operators of Sydneys light rail when the CBD Metro is built along a similar route. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 02:31pm
Australia aids cocoa farmers as child labour questions loom
Cocoa is a $2 billion cash crop for Indonesia- but farmers have to contend with diseased crops and subsequent poor returns. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 01:40pm
Australia aids cocoa farmers as child labour questions loom
Cocoa is a $2 billion cash crop for Indonesia- but farmers have to contend with diseased crops and subsequent poor returns. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 01:35pm
Australia aids cocoa farmers as child labour questions loom
Cocoa is a $2 billion cash crop for Indonesia- but farmers have to contend with diseased crops and subsequent poor returns. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 01:17pm
Holden production cuts will severely impact workers
An industry analyst says GM Holdens announcement that it will halve production at its Elizabeth plant in Adelaide will have a significant impact on the local economy. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 12:28pm
Power restored after Sydney blackout
Power has been restored to central Sydney after it was hit by a blackout for the second time this week. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 12:19pm
Holden production cuts will severely impact workers
Industry analysts say GM Holdens announcement that it will halve production at its Elizabeth plant in Adelaide will have a significant impact on the local economy. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 12:12pm
Keep Building Commission- CCI
WAs main business lobby group believes union officials will behave badly on construction sites if recommendations in a report into the powers of the building watchdog are implemented. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 11:47am
Another power blackout hits Sydney
Energy Australia says a power blackout is affecting the northern part of Sydneys CBD. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 11:10am
Countries snap back at OECD tax list
ZURICH AFP - Countries faulted by the OECD for their tax reporting standards snapped back Friday- with some disputing their designation and others vowing to clear their names. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 10:41am
Sceptics question vision of local oil strike
The man behind a decade-long search for oil in Tasmania has defended claims he is living it up in Europe while not having delivered any black gold to his investors. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 10:13am
Man killed in Hunter Valley mining accident
New South Wales Police are examining the cause of a fatal accident at a Hunter Valley coal mine. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 09:50am
Roaring Forties decision up in the air
Hydro Tasmania is not ruling out selling a portion of its renewable energy arm- Roaring 40s. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 09:45am
New laws aim to protect independent fuel retailers
Legislation will be introduced to Federal Parliament at its next sitting designed to protect independent petrol retailers. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 09:43am
Regulation 'no fix for exec pay reform'
Reforms to how exec salaries are structured will be best achieved by improving disclosure to shareholders rather than govt regulation- an advisory group says. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 09:39am
Disney cuts 1-900 US jobs at theme parks
The Walt Disney Co says it has cut 1-900 positions at its US theme parks due to the slumping economy. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 08:11am
Uruguay off tax haven black list- OECD
PARIS AFP - Uruguay has been taken off the OECD blacklist of tax havens that had not agreed to respect international standards- after assurances from the countrys finance minister- the organisation said Friday. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 07:55am
Oil prices mixed after poor US jobs data
Oil prices have ended the week mixed as a weak US jobs report highlighted the poor state of the recession-hit American economy. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 07:31am
GM 'prepared' for possible bankruptcy
General Motors has said it is -amp quotprepared -amp quot for bankruptcy proceedings if not it is able to restructure out of court- according to the US Treasury Department. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 06:47am
Fannie- Freddie to pay $A294m in bonuses
Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plan to pay more than $US210 million $A294 million in bonuses through next year. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 06:45am
US jobless rate jumps to 8.5 per cent
Another nightmarish month for the US labour market has pushed the unemployment rate to a new 25-year high of 8.5 per cent with 663-000 jobs axed in March. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 06:44am
Fed monetary expansion prudent- Bernanke
WASHINGTON AFP - The US Federal Reserves massive monetary expansion has been done -amp quotprudently -amp quot and in a way that can be quickly unwound as the economy revives- chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 04:52am
Countries snap back at OECD tax list
ZURICH AFP - Countries faulted by the OECD for their tax reporting standards snapped back Friday- with some disputing their designation and others vowing to clear their names. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 02:55am
EU-Ukraine gas deal unfeasible- Gazprom
MOSCOW AFP - An EU-Ukraine plan to modernise gas pipelines in the ex-Soviet republic was crafted with no input from chief supplier Russia and is -amp quotunfeasible- -amp quot Gazprom head Alexei Miller said Friday- Interfax reported. ...
Sat 4th April 2009 - 02:33am
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