Trucking boss joins unemployment fight
Trucking magnate Lindsay Fox will be the federal government's frontman for an employment program in regions worst hit by job losses. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 08:44pm
Coalition Senate threat angers govt
A possible Senate threat to a third round of economic stimulus measures in the May budget has angered the Rudd government. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 05:23pm
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. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 04:54pm
Businesses in recession mode- ACCI
Business has already decided the economy is in recession- the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ACCI says. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 04:17pm
Rudd unveils mortgage rescue plan
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a deal with banks that would allow jobless Australians to delay mortgage repayments. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 03:44pm
Rudd unveils mortgage rescue plan
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a deal with banks that would allow jobless Australians to delay mortgage repayments. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 02:15pm
NSW Minister calls for home owner grant extension
The New South Wales Government says it believes there is a strong case for the Rudd Government to extend the first home owner grant beyond June. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 02:14pm
Online job ads plummet in March
Online job advertisements plummeted again in March- with the engineering sector hit the hardest- new figures show. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 01:42pm
NSW Minister calls for home owner grant extension
The New South Wales Planning Minister has called on the Federal Government to extend the first home owner grant beyond June. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 01:40pm
New Connex driver deal may lower train cuts
Connex says a new deal with train drivers over the handling of serious train faults could see cancellations drop by a third. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 01:16pm
Free public transport for WA seniors
From tomorrow- seniors and disability support pensioners will not be charged for riding Perth public transport during off-peak times. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 12:36pm
Energy Australia works to bolster Sydney supply
Energy Australia says more work will be carried out today in a bid to stop further power failures in Sydneys CBD. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 12:17pm
Staff laid off as downturn bites NZ media industry
Media organisations around the world are feeling the financial pinch- especially the ones which rely on advertising revenue. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 11:55am
UK recession 'worse than we thought'- FM
Britain's recession is worse than the government expected- finance minister Alistair Darling says. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 11:54am
Mortgage rescue plan is old news- Hockey
The Federal Opposition says the Government should not try to take credit for an agreement by the four major banks to give mortgage relief to people who lose their jobs. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 11:52am
Staff laid off as downturn bites NZ media industry
Media organisations around the world are feeling the financial pinch- especially the ones which rely on advertising revenue. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 11:45am
Mortgage rescue plan is old news- Hockey
The Federal Opposition says the Government should not try to take credit for an agreement by the four major banks to give mortgage relief to people who lose their jobs. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 11:15am
UK recession 'worse than we thought'- FM
Britain's recession is worse than the government expected- finance minister Alistair Darling says. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 11:13am
Mortgage rescue plan is old news- Hockey
The Federal Opposition says the Government should not try to take credit for an agreement by the four major banks to give mortgage relief to people who lose their jobs. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 11:13am
Recession worse than we thought- UK minister
LONDON AFP - Britains recession is worse than the government expected- and the country is unlikely to return to economic growth until the end of the year- finance minister Alistair Darling said in an interview Sunday. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 10:47am
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. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 09:26am
Government- banks join forces on mortgage rescue plan
The Federal Government has struck a deal with the major banks to help people who have lost their job and are struggling to pay the mortgage. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 08:40am
Government- banks join forces on mortgage rescue plan
The Federal Government has struck a deal with the major banks to help people who have lost their job and are struggling to pay the mortgage. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 08:26am
Macdonald to confirm system age not cause of Sydney blackouts
New South Wales Energy Minister Ian Macdonald says he will seek assurances from Energy Australias chiefs that ageing infrastructure is not to blame for two major blackouts across Sydneys CBD within a week. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 07:48am
Macdonald to confirm system age not cause of Sydney blackouts
New South Wales Energy Minister Ian Macdonald says he will seek assurances from Energy Australias chiefs that ageing infrastructure is not to blame for two major blackouts across Sydneys CBD within a week. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 07:47am
Rudd to announce rescue package for homeowners
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will today announce a deal with Australias major banks to help homeowners who lose their jobs. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 07:32am
New car and truck sales slump in March
New car and truck sales slumped by 17.1 per cent in March from a year ago as the impact of the economic downturn continued. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 06:51am
China- Ecuador move toward energy deal
QUITO AFP - China is close to inking a one-billion-dollar deal to receive Ecuadorian oil- President Rafael Correa said on Saturday. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 06:50am
Indias scandal-hit Satyam to pick winning bid April 13
NEW DELHI AFP - Indias scandal-tainted Satyam said Saturday it expected to announce the winner of bids for a majority stake in the struggling outsourcing giant on April 13. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 06:10am
EU finance chiefs urge accounting rules to be eased
PRAGUE AFP - EU finance chiefs called on Saturday for accounting norms in Europe to be relaxed in line with recent US moves to give banks more breathing room- so their European rivals are not left disadvantaged. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 05:59am
Delays in WTO bid irritate Russia- Medvedev
MOSCOW AFP - President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday that delays in Russias bid to join the World Trade Organisation -amp quotirritate -amp quot Moscow but added that his country was still ready to join the global trade body. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 05:52am
Swiss ministers cast doubt on OECD tax list criteria
GENEVA AFP - Swiss ministers on Saturday cast doubt on the criteria behind the OECDs classification of tax havens- which was at the heart of a crackdown announced at a Group of 20 summit this week. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 05:40am
Asian firms on Iraq shortlist for oil deals
BAGHDAD AFP - Asian companies are among nine firms shortlisted by the Iraqi oil ministry for contracts in 11 oil and gas fields- according to a document obtained by AFP on Saturday. ...
Sun 5th April 2009 - 04:35am
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