Toll Holdings (Toll Group) has negotiated its second issuance of US Private Placement (USPP) notes for the equivalent of US$250 million, which is anticipated to be drawn down on 4 December 2013. Toll Group chief financial officer Grant ...
The percentage of young Australian adults killed in road crashes has decreased more than any other age group over the past five years, though young people remain over-represented in roll toll statistics overall. A report by the Federal ...
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Approximately $21.5 billion would be wiped from the Australian economy if the automotive manufacturing industry collapsed in 2018, according to research commissioned by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI). The report found ...
The $9990 Chery J1 and fellow Chinese import, the Great Wall X240, have been forced out of the Australian market after failing to comply with new mandatory electronic stability control (ESC) laws. The law, which mandates that ESC must be ...
US-based medical device company Vycor Medical has announced the issuance of a new patent in Australia for its NovaVision vision restoration technology. The new Australian patent is for visual testing methods that fixate the user's gaze ...
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Zurich Insurance, a Switzerland-based multi-line insurance provider, is in advanced stages of negotiations to take over Australian firm Wesfarmers' A$2bn insurance business. The Swiss firm has commenced due diligence on the Aussie's ...
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Fonterra, a dairy co-operative in New Zealand, has purchased a 6% stake in Australian dairy firm Bega Cheese for A$46m. As per the deal, the New Zealand co-operative purchased 9.3 million shares at AUD4.95 per share. Fonterra CEO Theo ...
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Dormeuil and The Woolmark Company have unveiled ‘iconik’ at the Long Museum in Shanghai. The latest masterpiece from the house of Dormeuil, ‘iconik’ is made from superfine Australian Merino wool and certified by The ...
The zurich collection by Sigvaris features two exclusive socks designed from some of the world’s finest materials. Men and women who step into this new collection will experience relief from tired, aching legs through improved ...
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The all-new Nissan Qashqai has been teased for the second time in four days, with an official video released ahead of its unveiling next week and Australian launch in 2014. Shown wearing heavy camouflage and testing on and off road, the ...
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Fresh details of the all-new Honda Odyssey have been released, revealing more information about its new powertrain and safety technologies ahead of its Australian launch in the first quarter of 2014. First shown in Japanese domestic ...
Official images of the Porsche Macan have been leaked, with scanned pages from an upcoming issue of a German magazine hitting the web overnight. Though low-resolution, the images from Auto Motor und Sport reveal every angle of ...
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Senior ministers reportedly believe Holden will end its manufacturing operations within three or four years regardless of whether the Federal Government offers it financial assistance for the future. The Fairfax report says the ...
On October 31, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in September this year China's Ministry of Commerce issued iron ore import licenses for a total of 113.20 million mt, valued at $14.228 billion. Meanwhile, in the ...
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NetSuite Inc., the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, announced that a growing number of organisations in the Australian retail, wholesale and distribution sectors are ...
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