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Feb28
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Approval ups ante on NBN

2, | Staff | February 28, 2012

BROADBAND policy is shaping as a central issue at the next election after the approval of Telstra's structural separation removed the final regulatory hurdle for Lab...

Feb28
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No ‘revolution’ at QBE, says CEO-elect John Neal

2, | Staff | February 28, 2012

THE chief executive-elect of QBE, John Neal, will mostly persist with stalwart Frank O'Halloran's strategy, pledging today that his approach will be "more about evol...

Feb27
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Telstra unveils prices for access to national broadband network

2, | Staff | February 27, 2012

TELSTRA, Australia’s biggest telecoms company, has revealed its price plans for access to the national broadband network (NBN), after agreeing a wholesale broadband ...

Feb27
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Australian shares fall as BHP, big banks endure sell-off

2, | Staff | February 27, 2012

THE Australian sharemarket closed lower today, dragged down by mining giant BHP Billiton, which paid its interim dividend, the big banks - three of which suffered ra...

Feb27
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Billabong rejects $765.3mn TPG offer but may accept higher bid

1 | Staff | February 27, 2012

SURF, skate and skiwear group Billabong has knocked back a $765 million takeover offer from US private equity group TPG, but has indicated it would be willing to acc...

Feb24
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Reserve Bank open to forex intervention to weaken Australian dollar

2, | Staff | February 24, 2012

THE RBA could move to weaken the Australian dollar if conditions required it, but it does not foreshadow forex intervention now.

Feb24
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Vodafone Hutchison loses 500,000 customers

2, | Staff | February 24, 2012

VODAFONE Hutchison Australian nightmare network service problems hit the bottom lines of its investors hard last year as over half-a-million customers churned away f...

Feb23
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Australian stockmarket closes lower against backdrop of political uncertain...

2, | Staff | February 23, 2012

THE sharemarket closed with mild losses today as political uncertainty stymied investor appetite, miners retreated, and investors eyed some mixed earnings.

Feb23
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Telstra accepts separation conditions in National Broadband Network deal

3, , | Staff | February 23, 2012

TELSTRA today confirmed its acceptance of the government’s conditions to its landmark structural separation undertakings, clearing the way for its National Broadband...

Feb21
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Some Doubt a Settlement Will End Mortgage Ills

1 | Staff | February 21, 2012

Even as government officials prepare to unveil new standards this week for how banks treat millions of Americans facing foreclosure, housing advocates and homeowners...