British high-street retailer River Island is the latest international label to step into the burgeoning Australian apparel market. The fashion brand, which has recently unveiled its Australia-exclusive online store au.riverisland.com, ...
BP has become the second oil and gas major in a day to announce it would have a new chief for its Australian operations, following fast on the heels of a similar announcement by ExxonMobil. Andy Holmes has been appointed president of BP ...
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Volkswagen Australia has no plans to recall any of its vehicles despite a growing number of reports of owners experiencing a loss of acceleration. A coronial investigation into the death of a Volkswagen Golf driver on Melbourne's Monash ...
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The sharemarket is set to open significantly lower after heavy falls on Wall Street on Friday night. But encouraging manufacturing data out of China on the weekend could provide a boost for mining stocks. At 7am AEST, the June share ...
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Ford employees displaced by the impending closure of the company’s Victorian manufacturing plants will benefit from an additional $25.1 million thanks to fresh support pledged by the car maker and the Federal Government. In a joint ...
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Well-healed Australian investors, battered by political uncertainty and the ongoing aftershocks of the global financial crisis, are maintaining their faith in local shares, according to an exclusive survey of individuals with at least ...
TMHA president and CEO Akihiko Nimura (left) and TMHA executive vice president and COO Steve Takacs present Adelaide branch manager Hamish Harper with the 2012 Branch of the Year award. Toyota Material Handling's Adelaide branch has taken ...
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GE Lighting supplied Iberia LED fixtures to the ecotourism-centric Chinese island, while Leicester, UK, Melbourne, FL, and Long Beach, CA move forward with interesting projects. Gulangyu Island in China's Xiamen district hopes to reduce ...
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A mule of the Ford Ranger-based SUV currently under development by Ford Australia has been spied undergoing testing in Victoria. Snapped by an avid CarAdvice reader from Western Australia on holidays in Melbourne, the left-hand-drive ...
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Seven extremely talented and respected Australian aborigines, belonging to the indigenous Wiradjuri group, have recently attended an innovative custom-made textile training workshop in Melbourne. Held at the Kangan Institute’s ...
Dallas-based diversified component and special mortgage servicer Wingspan Portfolio Advisors has completed acquisition of hazard insurance claims management company Dimont & Associates. Following completion of transaction, the Dimont & ...
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged more than $50 million to support the workers, businesses and regions affected by Ford Australia's decision to close its Victorian manufacturing plants in October 2016. Ford Australia president and ...
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The sports-themed Subaru BRZ S and a limited edition Subaru WRX have been confirmed to join the brand’s local line-up following the Subaru Performance Car exhibition that kicks off later this week. The Subaru BRZ S is an accessories ...
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Global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is all set to close the tablet-packaging plant at its Boronia site in Melbourne's east, Australia, leading to a loss of 120 jobs. According to GSK, continuing challenges in the operating ...
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The local sharemarket fell in cautious trade yesterday before US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to US congress and the release overnight of the minutes of this month's Fed board meeting. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed ...
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