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• Nine hackers, traders charged as US busts insider trading ring

  11-08-2015 23:27 via abc.net.au
  
  An international team of computer hackers and stock traders are charged with pocketing more than $137 million in illicit profits based on stolen market-moving financial information, US officials announce.
  
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• Tasmania construction boom could be boon for interstate workers: MBA

  11-08-2015 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's builders believe a looming glut of major projects in Hobart could be a boon for construction workers from interstate because there are not enough apprentices to fill positions.
  
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• Fragments from MH17 site possibly linked to Russian-made missile: Dutch prosecutors

  11-08-2015 14:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Some of the debris recovered from the MH17 crash site may belong to a Russian-made missile system, Dutch prosecutors investigating the disaster say.
  
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• Fragments from MH17 site linked to Russian-made missile: Dutch prosecutors

  11-08-2015 14:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Some of the debris recovered from the MH17 crash site may belong to a Russian-made missile system, Dutch prosecutors investigating the disaster say.
  
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• WA Government keeps Perth Freight Link documents from Senate

  11-08-2015 12:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA Government defends its decision to withhold documents on the Perth Freight Link project from the Senate.
  
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• Light rail funding of $24m passed by ACT Legislative Assembly

  11-08-2015 10:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Spending on the ACT's light rail line between Gungahlin and the city's centre passes by one vote in the Legislative Assembly, despite protest votes by Canberra Liberals.
  
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• Greece, lenders clinch bailout deal after marathon talks

  11-08-2015 10:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Greece and its lenders agree on a 86 billion euro loan after marathon talks through the night, raising hopes aid can be disbursed in time for a debt repayment due to the European Central Bank.
  
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• Market loses ground on a day the dollar dips

  11-08-2015 10:11 via abc.net.au
  
  The share market loses ground on a day when the dollar falls sharply as it is caught in official Chinese moves to weaken its currency.
  
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• Australian business confidence slumps after two strong months, NAB reports

  11-08-2015 10:01
  
  Concerns about China's slowdown may be weighing on executives' mood.
  
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• Transurban toll revenue soars by 40 per cent

  11-08-2015 09:49
  
  Transurban has declared it "stands ready" to become involved in major government roadway projects in Sydney and Melbourne.
  
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• Rupert Murdoch calls. Who's who of business answers

  11-08-2015 09:48
  
  The captains of industry were out in force for a chat and mingle with media's mightiest mogul, News Corp's Rupert Murdoch.
  
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• Poor results and China yuan devaluation weigh on ASX

  11-08-2015 09:39
  
  Australian shares fell on Tuesday after several earnings disappointments combined with China's decision to devalue its currency to sour the mood among investors.
  
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• Australian dollar falls as Chinese yuan devalued

  11-08-2015 09:31
  The Australian dollar plunged more than 1 per cent on Tuesday when China devalued the yuan.
  
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• Union meeting with BHP delayed as company promises to work 'cooperatively' with SA Government

  11-08-2015 09:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A planned meeting between the Australian Workers Union and BHP Billiton representatives is delayed as up to 380 staff members in outback South Australia await details about job cuts.
  
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• Banks defend 'spread' between credit card interest and official cash rates

  11-08-2015 09:16
  
  Average credit card interest rates have barely budged in recent years, despite the cash rate plunging to a record low of 2 per cent.
  
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• Navigating the hype of health food halos

  11-08-2015 09:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Low-fat, no fat, organic, high fibre, gluten-free ... When it comes to health claims on packaged foods, sifting the substance from the spin is tough, so how can you sort the helpful info from the hype?
  
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• CBA profit result: Five things to watch out for

  11-08-2015 07:35
  
  You can be sure of one thing when the Commonwealth Bank delivers its annual profit results on Wednesday morning: a very big number.
  
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• Transurban profit falls on Queensland Motorways purchase

  11-08-2015 05:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Toll-road operator Transurban veers into a full-year loss of $373 million due to costs associated its $7 billion joint-venture purchase of Queensland Motorways.
  
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• Abbott slammed over 'pathetically' weak emissions target

  11-08-2015 05:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor and the Greens denounce the Federal Government's new plan to cut carbon emissions, warning it will put Australia at the rear of global efforts to deal with climate change.
  
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• Abbott dismisses criticism of 'pathetically weak' emissions target

  11-08-2015 05:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Prime Minister dismisses attacks from Labor and the Greens over the Government's new post-2020 emissions reduction target.
  
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• Abbott defends climate targets which critics say don't go far enough

  11-08-2015 05:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Tony Abbott says Australia's climate targets strike the right balance between protecting the economy and the environment, but green groups believe the Government's commitment is inadequate and does not go far enough to avoid dangerous climate change.
  
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• Australian dollar falls sharply on Chinese yuan devaluation

  11-08-2015 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian dollar drops sharply in response to an unexpected repricing of China's currency by its central bank.
  
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• Queensland Government warned on Linc Energy contamination risk in 2006

  11-08-2015 04:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The Queensland Government was warned nine years ago a controversial mine and gas plant near Chinchilla should be shut down immediately if there was any risk of it contaminating the environment.
  
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• Domino's Pizza falls flat despite record profit

  11-08-2015 04:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Making a pile of dough does not always equate to rapturous appreciation in the pizza game if the record profit from fast food outlet Domino's Pizza is any guide.
  
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• Darwin becomes cheapest petrol market in the country

  11-08-2015 03:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Darwin's fuel prices drop below the national average less than one year after it posts the most expensive fuel of any Australian capital city.
  
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• Business confidence and conditions drop back from 'exuberant' levels

  11-08-2015 03:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Business confidence and conditions drop back from recent strong gains, with Chinese economic jitters believed to be a key concern.
  
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• Venture capital drought threatens Australian economy

  11-08-2015 03:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A severe drought in venture capital to fund start-up companies is threatening Australia's future economic growth.
  
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• Google restructures under new 'Alphabet' umbrella

  11-08-2015 02:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Google unveils a surprise corporate reorganisation on Monday, forming a new parent company dubbed Alphabet that will include the internet search unit as one of several entities.
  
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• Cochlear shares smashed as profit rises 56pc but dividend dips

  11-08-2015 02:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Hearing implant maker Cochlear reports a 56 per cent rise in full-year profit, but cut its annual shareholder payout by 25 per cent seeing its shares plunge 14 per cent.
  
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• Government probe fails to find source of alleged Linc Energy leak to ABC

  11-08-2015 01:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's environment department fails to find the source of an alleged leak of Government information to the ABC despite hiring a private investigator.
  
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• Government probe fails to find source of alleged Linc Energy leak

  11-08-2015 01:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's environment department fails to find the source of an alleged leak of Government information to the ABC despite hiring a private investigator.
  
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• Release secret contamination report on Linc Energy: Queensland landholders

  11-08-2015 01:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Western Darling Downs residents say they are being kept in the dark about possible widespread contamination from Linc Energy's experimental coal gasification plant at Chinchilla, west of Brisbane
  
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• Landholders call for release of secret contamination report on Linc Energy

  11-08-2015 01:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Western Darling Downs residents say they are being kept in the dark about possible widespread contamination from Linc Energy's experimental coal gasification plant at Chinchilla, west of Brisbane
  
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• Wall St jumps on Berkshire Hathaway aircraft components acquisition

  11-08-2015 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Stocks rise strongly on Wall Street as billionaire investor Warren Buffett announces his biggest ever company buyout.
  
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• Study released by AWU predicts doubling of Illawarra's unemployed if steelworks closes

  11-08-2015 00:02 via abc.net.au
  
  An economic catastrophe would befall the Illawarra region of New South Wales if the Port Kembla steelworks were allowed to close, a new study suggests.
  
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