au-hotdailynews: 2014-12-05 Australia Business

Solomon Lew vows to sidestep GST
Sydney Morning Herald
'Circus' Senate hurting consumer spending, says Solomon Lew. Frustrated by the government's failure to charge GST on overseas goods bought online, retail veteran Solomon Lew will attempt to sidestep the charges placed on his company's products.
Senate circus hurting economy: Solomon Lew   NEWS.com.au
'Circus' Senate hurting consumer spending, says Solomon Lew   The Age
Solomon Lew Is Working On A Way To Avoid GST By Selling Online And ...   Business Insider Australia
The Daily Telegraph
The Australian
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Share market up led by supermarket stocks
The Age
The share market is marginally firmer as gains in the retail sector offset falls in banking and the big miners. A 2.9 per cent rise in iron ore prices hasn't translated in broader support for the miners, including the pure iron ore players. But the consumer stocks are ...

Share market gives up early gains   Sydney Morning Herald

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NEWS.com.au

Australia construction index falls in November- survey
Reuters
SYDNEY Dec 5 (Reuters) - Australian construction activity shrank in November with industry players complaining of slow public building activity, project delays and a further decline in new mining-related projects. The overall index of construction activity ...

Concern grows as construction tumbles   Courier Mail

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Australia's Tony Abbott risks recession as infrastructure pledge falters
Economic Times
SYDNEY: A year after Tony Abbott pledged to be an "infrastructure prime minister", he risks becoming the first Australian premier to preside over a recession since the early 1990s, in part due to the snail's pace of new building projects. With economic growth ...

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Sydney Morning Herald

Australia's Estia Health shares debut at 13 percent discount to issue price
Reuters
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Shares in Australian aged care operator Estia Health EHE.AX debuted at a 13 percent discount to their issue price on Friday after it raised A$725 million ($608 million) in the country's fourth-largest initial public offering of the year.
Estia Health shares plunge on debut   Herald Sun
Estia shares sink on debut   Sydney Morning Herald

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The West Australian

Bain, Pacific Equity Partners Make A$872 Million Offer for Bradken
Wall Street Journal
MELBOURNE, Australia—Two private-equity investors have offered about 872 million Australian dollars (US$731 million) for Australia's Bradken Ltd. , a manufacturer that has been buffeted by a slump in miners' spending. Pacific Equity Partners and Bain ...

Bradken's shares surge following indicative proposal   Proactive Investors Australia
Bradken considers $872m takeover offer   SBS
Bradken receives private equity offer   CommBank MyWealth
Reuters
Sydney Morning Herald
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yourMortgage.com.au (blog)

Big bank makes rates prediction for 2015
yourMortgage.com.au (blog)
Any talk of interest rates being increased in the next 12 months seems to be ebbing away as a growing consensus of economists predicts that the RBA will cut rates instead. With yesterday's GDP figures showing lower than expected growth and the Australian ...

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Sydney Morning Herald

A Surge In Expectations For A Rate Cut Help Drive The Australian Dollar Lower
Seeking Alpha
Over the past two days, expectations for a February rate cut in Australia have surged from near zero to 22%. A disappointing GDP report and major analyst calls are helping to drive and/or support these rate cut expectations. As a result, the CurrencyShares ...

$A stays below 84 US cents   Sydney Morning Herald
Aust dollar hits new low below US84c   The Daily Telegraph

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