At 1700 AEDT, the local currency was trading at 103.64 US cents, up from 103.50 cents on Thursday. Westpac chief currency strategist Robert Rennie said the Australian dollar traded in a narrow range on Friday but remained well supported. ...
Opinion – Greg Cameron Australia’s taxpayers will book a net loss of $4 billion when the New South Wales government sells a 99-year lease to Port Botany Container Terminal. The NSW government is asking taxpayers for $4 ...
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The Australian government’s Corporate Champions program is an Australian first and aims to help businesses recruit and retain mature aged people (aged 45 and over) in their workplace. Eligible employers receive tailored support and ...
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Local shares reversed an intraday rise yesterday as caution about upcoming corporate earnings eclipsed data indicating continued improvement in Australia's two biggest trading partners. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 0.3 per ...
Cotton Australia is warning farmers in Queensland and NSW about the risks to cotton crops from 2,4-D Phenoxy herbicide used to control weeds following rainfall. More than 12,000ha of the total Australian cotton crop is estimated to have ...
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The breakthrough carbon neutral bag is being offered by Stirling Fildes, an Australian-owned pharmacy labelling, printing, packaging and consumables company. Australian Paper created the carbon neutral MG bleached paper for bags last ...
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The future of Australian manufacturing potentially hangs in the balance of power, with the federal opposition still non-committal to long-term support for local car making. The Coalition has confirmed that if elected to power following ...
Venus Metals Corporation has been awarded two grants totaling AUD 300,000 for drilling at the Copper Hills and Moodini projects in Western Australia. The grants were awarded under the Western Australian Government Exploration Incentive ...
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Metallurgical Corporation of China has decided to shelve an AUD 3 billion iron ore project in Western Australia as well as shut its Perth headquarters and withdraw all but five of its staff. The Australian said that that the state owned ...
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Today outlined their funding strategy out to 2015, which includes strategic, supporting and complementary initiatives to drive long-term change. ARENA brings under one process a wide range of early stage and commercialisation programs, ...
Redstone Resources has been awarded a AUD 200,000 Western Australian Government grant to support drilling at the company's wholly owned Tollu Copper project. Tollu is located in between two major deposits Metals X's Wingellina and BHP ...
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GLENN Archer has been appointed chief information officer for the Australian government, replacing Ann Steward who announced her retirement last month. The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) also announced that ...
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Carnegie Wave Energy has secured environmental and maritime safety approvals for its Perth Wave Energy Project(PWEP).The commercial-scale project,which uses Carnegie's CETO wave system,will power Australia's largest naval base,HMAS ...
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Octagonal Resources has received USD 150,000 drilling grant from the Western Australian Government to help fund first phase diamond drilling at the Burns gold copper silver Prospect at the Hogan's Project. The funds under Round 6 of the ...
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Austrade is giving Australian manufacturers an outstanding opportunity to promote themselves nationally and internationally through its innovative new Building Brand Australia Program. Building Brand Australia is the Australian ...