2014年8月26日 星期二

2014-08-27 Australia Business


Falling prices take toll on Seven Group  The Australian
FALLING commodities prices have hammered Seven Group Holdings' results, with the Kerry Stokes-led company reporting a 46 per cent fall in full year profit to $261.1 million. Seven Group's core mining equipment division suffered as mining customers cut ...


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Cost cuts, housing boom boost Boral earnings  The Australian
BUILDING materials company Boral has said aggressive cost cuts helped it to return to profit last fiscal year, as it signalled a pick-up in Australian demand for products used to build homes. Boral, which sells everything from cement to plasterboard, reported a ...

Boral shares jump as net profit rises   TheBull.com.au
Boral beats forecasts and says outlook improving   Sydney Morning Herald
Boral swing to FY profit   Business Spectator
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Overseas leads push Aust stocks up  Sky News Australia
The Australian stock market has opened higher following positive leads from US and European markets which have negated the downward effect of local stocks paying out their dividend. Telstra was the largest company to go ex-dividend on Wednesday and ...


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  Sydney Morning Herald   
Chevron's Gorgon the latest LNG mega-project hit by US-fuelled gas boom  Sydney Morning Herald
Ross Gittins: Mining boom makes little sense. US oil major Chevron is struggling to lock-in 20-year sales contracts for its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in Australia, the world's most expensive, as buyers spoiled for choice from new suppliers ...

How Is The LNG Industry Shaping Up?   Bidness ETC
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (ASX:LNG) Finalises Acquisition of Bear Head ...   ABN Newswire (press release)
First ever LNG facility approved to be built within city limits   CJDC
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Fairfax teams up with Nine for online TV  Sky News Australia
Fairfax and Nine will enter the online streaming market through a new $100 million joint venture. The media giants will spend up to $50 million each to establish a subscription video-on-demand service called StreamCo. StreamCo is expected to launch during ...

Nine, Fairfax tie the knot on Stream Co   The Australian
Nine, Fairfax launch StreamCo to take on Foxtel, Netflix   Sydney Morning Herald
$100m StreamCo JV confirmed, eyes original content   AdNews
Whitsunday Times   
Inside Film   
MuMbrella   
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BC Iron overcomes lower iron ore price  Brisbane Times
Pilbara iron ore miner BC Iron's annual profit has grown by 51 per cent despite falling iron ore prices. The company's Nullagine joint venture with Fortescue Metals produced a record amount of iron ore in the year to June, which drove a 44 per cent rise in ...

BC Iron records record profit   The West Australian
BC Iron's operating cash flow to plunge 75pc, Citi says   Sydney Morning Herald
Iron ore falls below $US89 to fresh two-year low   The Australian Financial Review
Australian Mining   
Motley Fool Australia   
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Construction trends reveal rebalancing  Sky News Australia
Construction figures on Wednesday summed up the economy's 'rebalancing' pretty well, with activity fading in the sector dominated by mining, and picking up elsewhere, especially in home-building. The figures came in three parts. The first showed residential ...


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Police vow to crack down on air rage after sleeping passenger attacked on ...  Courier Mail
AUSTRALIAN police have vowed to crack down on air rage after a vicious attack on a sleeping passenger on a Qantas flight. The victim was repeatedly punched in the face by a stranger on a flight from Manila to Sydney. On the third strike, he tried to block the ...

How new inflight gadget rules affect you   Illawarra Mercury
Qantas and Virgin Australia allow smartphone usage on throughout flights - video   The Guardian
Australia's Qantas, Virgin allow smartphones throughout flights   Times of India
The Australian Financial Review   
The Canberra Times   
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Path to greatness still looks to be Hard Yakka  The Australian
PACIFIC Brands' $180 million sale of workwear brands, including Hard Yakka, KingGee and Stubbies, to Richard Goyder's Wesfarmers is another step towards the company's long-term objective of shrinking to greatness. The problem is that, while there's ...


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ACCC forces recall of electrical cabling sold nationwide and fitted in 40000 ...  Sydney Morning Herald
Defective electrical cabling sold through major hardware stores and fitted in 40,000 homes and businesses nationwide has been recalled due to a risk of fire. The consumer watchdog said 18 retailers and wholesalers had recalled cables supplied by Infinity ...

'Infinity' cable recall puts Canberrans at risk   The Age
Dodgy Infinity and Olsent branded cable exposes 40000 to risk of electric shock ...   NEWS.com.au
Fire, shock risk forces cable recall   The Australian
Appliance Retailer   
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