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BA strike to ground thousands

March 20, 2010 07:26:00

Thousands of travellers will have their plans disrupted when British Airways (BA) cabin crew go on strike today.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, industrial-relations, air-transport, united-kingdom

Great Southern Investors given right to sue

March 19, 2010 20:19:00

Investors in Great Southern Limited have been granted the right to sue the failed agribusiness for tens of millions of dollars. [MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, rural, agribusiness, agricultural-insurance, wa, albany-6330, bunbury-6230, geraldton-6530, kalgoorlie-6430, perth-6000, wagin-6315

Credit squeeze still hurting farmers

March 19, 2010 20:12:00

Farmers in the WA wheatbelt are still struggling to get credit.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, rural, wa, bunbury-6230, geraldton-6530, kalgoorlie-6430, kulin-6365, wagin-6315

Premier touts Kimberley gas hub

March 19, 2010 18:33:00

The premier has told indigenous communities that the proposed Kimberley gas hub will help them achieve economic independence.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, oil-and-gas, indigenous, aboriginal, wa, broome-6725

Market makes slight gains

March 19, 2010 17:35:00

The Australian share market has closed slightly higher but it failed to make any real headway, with a lacklustre performance from banks and mining stocks.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, finance-markets, stockmarket, currency-markets, australia

Rio, Chinalco agree on African joint venture

March 19, 2010 15:29:00

Mining giant Rio Tinto has signed a non-binding agreement with Chinalco to jointly develop an iron ore mine in Guinea.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, mining, iron-ore, australia, wa, china, guinea

Audits to ensure salons not cutting pay

March 19, 2010 15:10:00

Hairdressing salons across Victoria's Wimmera-Mallee will be randomly targeted by the Fair Work Ombudsman over the next few months.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, business-regulation, small-business, australia, vic, horsham-3400

Big names join fight against Indigenous poverty

March 19, 2010 15:09:00

Some of Australia's leading business people have joined forces to help eliminate Indigenous disadvantage and poverty.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, business-economics-and-finance, community-and-society, indigenous, reconciliation, government-and-politics, aboriginal, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, wa

Oakajee expansion 'a step forward'

March 19, 2010 14:07:00

The Geraldton Iron Ore Alliance has welcomed the increased start-up capacity for the Oakajee port. [MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, mining, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, rail-transport, iron-ore, sea-transport, wa, oakajee-6532

Residents face power price slug

March 19, 2010 12:35:00

Electricity prices are set to increase 13 per cent for southern New South Wales residents.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, federal-government, wagga-wagga-2650, wodonga-3690

Catholic teachers strike won't affect all schools

March 19, 2010 12:11:00

Catholic Education says there will be no strike action next week in the schools it operates in the Archdiocese of Brisbane.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, education, schools, primary-schools, secondary-schools, teachers, government-and-politics, unions, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, cairns-4870, toowoomba-4350

Perfect produce quest killing Australian farms

March 19, 2010 12:05:00

Some Australian farmers say they are going broke trying to meet "unrealistic" demands from supermarkets demanding picture-perfect fruit.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, food-and-beverage, retail, food-and-cooking, rural, agricultural-crops, fruit, vegetables, australia

Rental vacancy rate drops further

March 19, 2010 12:05:00

Figures show the rental market in the Illawarra is tightening even further.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, housing, australia, nsw, lake-illawarra-2528, wollongong-2500

ASIC favours Storm settlement over litigation

March 19, 2010 11:22:00

ASIC is in confidential discussions with those involved in the collapse of Storm Financial.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, consumer-protection, corporate-governance, industry, banking, business-regulation, australia, qld, townsville-4810

Smith pushes for access to Hu trial

March 19, 2010 10:42:00

The Australian Government says it expects a response from China today about whether consular officials will be allowed into Stern Hu's trial.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, government-and-politics, federal-government, crime, australia, china

Sydney Metro compesation bill soars: reports

March 19, 2010 09:36:00

There are reports the bill for the failed Sydney CBD Metro has reached more than half-a-billion dollars after construction companies lodged their compensation claims.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, building-and-construction, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Uranium sale 'will weaken nuclear safeguards'

March 19, 2010 09:12:00

A nuclear free campaigner says under no circumstances should Australia seal a deal to sell uranium to Russia.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, international-aid-and-trade, trade, nuclear-issues, world-politics, agreements-and-treaties, uranium-mining, event, australia, russian-federation

Nightclub hours review prompts tourism fears

March 19, 2010 08:42:00

A marketing executive says earlier closing times could make Surfers Paradise less attractive to tourists.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, food-and-beverage, tourism, drugs-and-substance-abuse, laws, travel-and-tourism, australia, qld, cairns-4870, surfers-paradise-4217

Muted start for local stocks

March 19, 2010 08:12:00

The Australian share market has opened slightly lower today, after Wall Street finished fairly mixed overnight.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, finance-markets, stockmarket, futures-markets, currency-markets, money-and-monetary-policy, australia, united-kingdom, united-states, european-union

Bluefin tuna trade ban blocked

March 19, 2010 06:00:00

Japan has sunk a proposal at a United Nations meeting in Qatar to ban the export on Atlantic bluefin tuna. [MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, international-aid-and-trade, environment, endangered-and-protected-species, government-and-politics, world-politics, rural, fishing-aquaculture, japan, monaco, qatar

Axed energy assessors deserve compensation: Greens

March 19, 2010 01:00:00

The Greens say energy-efficiency assessors who miss out under the restructured Green Loans scheme should be compensated.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, electricity-energy-and-utilities, environment, climate-change, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia

Power bills to surge, consumers warned

March 18, 2010 20:20:00

Australia's electricity prices are tipped to increase by up to 30 per cent over the next few years.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, consumer-finance, industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, australia, nsw