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• Greece calls snap elections for September as Syriza leads polls

  28-08-2015 18:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Greece is gearing up for a snap election next month, with an opinion poll showing leftist party Syriza ahead despite a wave of defections over the country's massive new bailout.
  
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• Fair Work Commission brings case against nursing union

  28-08-2015 11:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The Fair Work Commission launches court proceedings against the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and its WA branch secretary over alleged financial reporting issues.
  
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• Share market closes up 0.6pc after Wall St enjoys two-day rise

  28-08-2015 10:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market ends a volatile week firmer, despite the market's 4 per cent slide on Monday.
  
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• Profit season wraps up with some positive results

  28-08-2015 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Harvey Norman boosts profits on rising sales, while troubled firms Slater and Gordon and IOOF post positive profit results.
  
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• Central Market to target suburban shoppers with free parking

  28-08-2015 03:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Adelaide Central Market will trial free car parking in a bid to lure shoppers away from suburban shopping centres.
  
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• Foreign ant bio threat shuts down parts of Darwin Port

  28-08-2015 03:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A "slender and inconspicuous" foreign ant that forms multi-queen super-colonies capable of overwhelming, displacing and eating native ant shuts down parts of Darwin Port.
  
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• Queensland power prices could drop, Energex and Ergon say

  28-08-2015 03:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Energex and Ergon predict power prices could fall in Queensland over the next five years, even though both distributors are seeking to boost their revenue over the same timeframe.
  
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• No reason to fear high power prices, budget estimates hears

  28-08-2015 03:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland electricity customers should not fear higher power bills despite Energex and Ergon seeking more revenue, according to Government evidence at a budget estimates hearing.
  
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• No reason for Queenslanders to fear power rises, estimates hears

  28-08-2015 03:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland electricity customers should not fear higher power bills despite Energex and Ergon seeking more revenue, according to Government evidence at a budget estimates hearing.
  
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• ASX rises after further strong Wall St gains

  28-08-2015 03:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market posts strong early gains, after getting another very strong lead from Wall Street, which surged 2.4 per cent.
  
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• Greece's top judge takes over as caretaker prime minister

  28-08-2015 01:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Greece's top judge, Vassiliki Thanou, becomes the country's first female prime minister, taking over a caretaker administration to organise early elections next month, the fifth in the crisis-hit country in six years.
  
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• Wall St rally continues on rate relief, economic boost

  28-08-2015 01:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Stocks in the United States continue rebounding, posting their biggest two-day gains since the global financial crisis.
  
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• Woolworths profit slumps 12.5pc, appoints new chairman

  28-08-2015 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Supermarket giant Woolworths posts a massive 12.5 per cent slump in its full-year net profit to $2.15 billion and appoints a new chairman.
  
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