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Ten days ago, in a shareholder class action in the Federal Court, AWB admitted that it knew a Jordanian trucking company was passing the money to Baghdad between 1999 and 2003. John Agius, SC, who was counsel assisting the 2006 inquiry, said he was astounded by the admission, which came after

Top Publishers Will Seek Higher Amazon.com Prices (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

After saying that Macmillan could charge higher prices for Kindle versions of its electronic books, Amazon.com set the stage for the other five biggest publishers to negotiate new terms, said Paul Aiken , executive director of the guild. Amazon.com, which offers best-selling e-books
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Top Publishers Will Seek Higher Amazon.com Prices, Group Says - Bloomberg.com

After saying that Macmillan could charge higher prices for Kindle versions of its electronic books, Amazon.com set the stage for the other five biggest publishers to negotiate new terms, said Paul Aiken , executive director of the guild. Amazon.com, which offers best-selling e-books for
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Aviation prohibitions to be relaxed

AAP Knitting needles, tweezers and nail files will no longer be prohibited and metal cutlery reintroduced under an overhaul of aviation security planned by the federal government. With air travel expected to double in the next 20 years the government has released a white paper,...
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Treasuries Fall After $21 Billion Auction of 10-Year Notes - Bloomberg.com

Yields on 10-year notes rose as indirect bidders took 34.9 percent of the notes at today’s auction, the least since June. The bid-to-cover ratio, which gauges demand by comparing total bids with the amount of securities offered, was 2.62, compared with an average of 2.63 at the past 10.
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Google allows free content limits

AP Google Inc is allowing publishers of paid content to limit the number of free news articles accessed by people using its internet search engine, a concession to an increasingly disgruntled media industry. There has been mounting criticism of Google's practices from media publishers...
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Google allows publishers to limit free content - Yahoo! Finance

The concession follows mounting criticism of Google's practices from media publishers -- most notably News Corp. chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch -- that argue the company is profiting from online news pages. In an official blog posted late Tuesday, Josh Cohen, Google's senior...

Google allows publishers to limit free content - Yahoo! Finance

Companies: Google Inc. News Corp. The concession follows mounting criticism of Google's practices from media publishers -- most notably News Corp. chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch -- that argue the company is profiting from online news pages. In an official...

Country Road "cautious" as sales rise | Business Breaking News | News.com.au

Country Road said that total sales for the first 17 weeks of 2009/10 were 10.8 per cent higher than the corresponding period of the prior year. "Sales in stand alone retail stores were up 18.4 per cent on last year and sales in department store concession outlets were up 2.7 per cent,"...
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Indonesia May Complain to WTO About U.S. Tobacco Legislation

Indonesia, the largest maker of clove cigarettes, may complain to the World Trade Organization about U.S. legislation that gives regulators expanded powers to regulate tobacco products, including possible bans on flavors made from the tropical spice.

Buy pre-pay or miss the bus

Bus users in central Sydney are being warned that from Monday they will need to buy a pre-paid ticket before boarding a bus at any city stop.

Time to go: ABC forced out of Iran

Middle East correspondent Ben Knight is leaving Iran after journalists were ordered out of the country and told not to report on unauthorised gatherings. Here he describes how it is getting harder to get information out of Iran about the protests.

Netanyahu's speech 'a basis for peace talks'

The Federal Government has welcomed the Israeli Prime Minister's support for an independent Palestinian state.

Media booted from Suu Kyi trial

Burma's military regime has put the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi back behind closed doors.

Surplus hopes 'in tatters' if growth forecast wrong

The Federal Opposition has seized on comments by Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner on the accuracy of the Budget's economic growth forecasts.

Time For A Bit Of Realism About US 'Green Shoots'

Three reports have exposed the hollowness of Monday's 2.9% surge on Wall Street, and the way we in Australia and other countries followed suit.

Opposition demands 'real' recession figures

The Federal Opposition says the Government must immediately release economic figures to explain why a recession in Australia is inevitable.