Analyst news

• Anger over new fees for Barrack Square boat operators in Perth

  31-07-2015 10:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Operators of passenger boats at Perth's Barrack Square express outrage at a WA Government plan to slug them with a new fee, with some claiming the charge will add thousands of dollars each year to their fuel costs.
  
  Read more

• Dairy industry disappointed at US 'backflip' on TPP negotiations

  31-07-2015 10:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian dairy industry expresses extreme disappointment over what it calls a back-flip by the United States in negotiations over the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.
  
  Read more

• Uber launches legal challenge to overturn ATO's directive

  31-07-2015 10:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The controversial ride-sharing giant Uber launches a legal challenge seeking to overturn a directive by the Australian Tax Office that will force its drivers to pay the Goods and Services Tax.
  
  Read more

• Shares close with first monthly gain since February

  31-07-2015 10:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market ends the day higher thanks to strength in the big banks and the healthcare sector.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Alinta's Leigh Creek coal mine may close at end of year

  31-07-2015 07:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Alinta Energy cannot rule out closing its Leigh Creek coal mine by the end of the year, as the company continues to prepare plans to shutdown two power stations as Port Augusta.
  
  Read more

• Unions take to Sydney CBD to protest China FTA

  31-07-2015 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  About 1,000 unionists rallying in Sydney have condemned the Federal Government for signing the Free Trade Agreement with China, saying it will threaten local jobs, pay and conditions.
  
  Read more

• Unions take to Martin Place to protest China FTA

  31-07-2015 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  About 1,000 unionists rallying in Sydney have condemned the Federal Government for signing the Free Trade Agreement with China, saying it will threaten local jobs, pay and conditions.
  
  Read more

• Shell braces for extended low oil prices with mass job cuts

  31-07-2015 04:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Global energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is sacking 6,500 of its workers as the lower price for crude oil bites into its profits.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Grain company director jailed for lying about fumigation of chickpea shipments

  31-07-2015 04:23 via abc.net.au
  
  A Queensland grains company is fined $680,000, and one of its directors imprisoned, for making false certificates about the fumigation of thousands of tonnes of chickpeas exported to India.
  
  Read more

• Grain company and director guilty of failing to fumigate chickpea shipment to India

  31-07-2015 04:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The Supreme Court is considering how to punish a Queensland grains company and one of its directors for lying about fumigating multi-million dollar exports of chickpeas to India.
  
  Read more

• Steam engine Bety surprises Brisbane commuters

  31-07-2015 03:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Early morning commuters on the Ipswich to Brisbane line are treated to a ride with a 60-year-old heritage steam engine.
  
  Read more

• Major banks flout housing investor loan limits, APRA figures show

  31-07-2015 03:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Three of the big four Australian banks have been flouting lending rules designed to cool down the overheated property market, APRA statistics reveal.
  
  Read more

• Major banks flout housing investor loan limits, APRA data show

  31-07-2015 03:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest bank statistics offer an insight into this month's further crackdown on property investment lending, with most major institutions flouting the regulator's loan limits.
  
  Read more

• APRA banking statistics show lenders flouting investment loan limit

  31-07-2015 03:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest bank statistics offer an insight into this month's further crackdown on property investment lending, with most major institutions flouting the regulator's loan limits.
  
  Read more

• Timeline of Queensland Rail's highlights

  31-07-2015 03:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland Rail turns 150 today. The ABC looks back at some of the highlights including switching from coal to diesel and the final trip of the iconic Sunlander passenger train.
  
  Read more

• Chinese regulators admit making inexperienced mistakes in share crash

  31-07-2015 02:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Chinese officials admit that inexperience has hampered their attempts to deal with the turmoil on the country's share markets over recent weeks.
  
  Read more

• Insurers not expecting many damage claims from Queensland earthquake

  31-07-2015 02:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Insurers are not expecting many claims to come out of the earthquake that rattled parts of Queensland on Thursday, the Insurance Council of Australia says.
  
  Read more

• Indigenous initiative fills void left after Rio Tinto's exit from Nhulunbuy

  31-07-2015 01:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Indigenous businesses in north-east Arnhem Land are finding opportunities in the void left by the loss of Rio Tinto's alumina refinery, which was once the largest employer in the town of Nhulunbuy.
  
  Read more

• US shares steady as economic growth improves

  31-07-2015 00:58 via abc.net.au
  
  It was a fairly flat finish to overnight trading on Wall Street, with some mediocre corporate results overshadowing news that the US economy gained momentum in the second quarter.
  
  Read more

Follow @Analyst_News_AU on Twitter!