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International Markets Are Moving Away From Fossil Fuels
Nov 26, 2014New research by Beyond Zero Emissions, referenced by Ross Garnaut at the recent Melbourne Economic Forum, details what it calls “the vast gap between Australian government projections and the realities of trade in a carbon-constrained ...
Tags: Transport Jobs, Risk
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SAP Is to Circumvent Any Spying by The US NSA in Brazil
Sep 18, 2013SAP is to circumvent any spying by the US National Security Agency (NSA) in Brazil by building data centres in the South American country. In documents aired by Brazil's biggest television network, Globo, the NSA had a presentation dated ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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NSA Has Tapped Into The Networks of Google, Brazilian Oil Firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA
Sep 10, 2013The National Security Agency (NSA) has tapped into the networks of Google, Brazilian oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA, and systems operated by France's foreign ministry, according to leaked US documents. The documents were aired by ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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Shares Climbed as Reserve Bank to Cut Interest Rates
Apr 23, 2013SHARES climbed yesterday following a rally in Japanese stocks and as some analysts saw potential for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates next month. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.7 per cent at a two-day high of 4966.6. The ...
Tags: economy
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Reserve Bank of Australia's Computer Systems Have Fallen Victim to Cyber Hacking
Mar 12, 2013The Reserve Bank of Australia's computer systems have fallen victim to cyber hacking in at least two highly sophisticated online attacks. Documents released by the RBA show that the central bank was the victim of a "highly targeted" email ...
Tags: Hackers, RBA computers, malicious software
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Dollar Is More Than Half a US Cent Lower
Feb 19, 2013The dollar is more than half a US cent lower after a meeting of G20 finance ministers helped fuel a continued sell-off in the yen. At 5pm AEDT, the currency was trading at $US1.0295, down from $US1.0364 on Friday. OzForex head of ...
Tags: Dollar, US cent, currency war
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Australian Dollar Was Lower as The US Dollar Strengthened
Feb 19, 2013The Australian dollar was lower yesterday as the US dollar strengthened after the Group of 20 industrial and developing countries fell short at the weekend of openly criticising governments that seek to deliberately devalue their ...
Tags: Aussie dollar, yen, US dollar
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Australian Dollar Traded in a Narrow Range But Remained Well Supported
Feb 19, 2013At 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. ...
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Australian Dollar Nudged Higher in Light Trading
Feb 18, 2013The Australian dollar nudged higher in light trading today, with much of Asia closed for the Lunar New Year celebrations and a public holiday in Japan. By late afteroon, the Aussie was trading at $US1.0301, up from US$1.0299 late Friday. ...