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Insulation bungle to hit budget bottom line

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has conceded that the cost of fixing the Government's failed home insulation program will be "expensive" and may result in cuts to other government programs. Minister Greg Combet , who is now in charge of cleaning up the program, yesterday announced

BA volunteers ready to replace cabin crew

The airline's chief executive said 1000 of those willing to step in had already completed their training, Sky News reported. His words, delivered via webcast on the company's intranet, present a challenge to union representatives who are fighting schedule changes imposed by British
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Guessing game as Canberra cat stalks Telstra mouse

February 26, 2010 The government's threat to consider allowing its new National Broadband Network (NBN) to operate in some sections of the retail market rather than just the wholesale market appears more like a negotiating tactic and smacks of an attempt to muscle the telco into
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British Airways cabin crew ready for more strikes

More than 7400 BA cabin crew have voted in favour of walking off the job within weeks amid ongoing anger over working conditions and a pay freeze. The vote came after Britain's High Court in December blocked a previous planned 12-day strike over the busy Christmas period, declaring
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Canberra has to dig deep into the too hard basket

The CSR ruling should prompt government to unearth old proposals for reform of the Corporations Act. BURIED deep in the federal government's too hard basket is some unfinished business from the James Hardie asbestos furore in 2004. Years ago the government received two proposals for
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CSR left bearing the cost of unfinished business

Buried deep in the federal government's too hard basket is some unfinished business from the James Hardie asbestos furore in 2004. Years ago the government received two proposals for changing the Corporations Act to ensure the scandal would not be repeated. After Wednesday's Federal
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GMAC, U.S. Government Said to Discuss $4 Billion More in Aid - Bloomberg.com

The size of the assistance remains under negotiation, the person said on condition of anonymity because the talks are private. A deal may be reached within days as Detroit-based GMAC incorporates losses from its home-loan businesses, the person also said. The objective is to restore the company...
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Sinochem revises takeover price: Nufarm

AAP Agricultural chemicals supplier Nufarm Ltd says it has received a revised and lower offer from China's Sinochem Corporation in relation to Sinochem's proposed takeover of Nufarm. Nufarm said on Tuesday that Sinochem had advised on Monday that it would not proceed with its previous...
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Sinochem revises takeover price for Nufarm - down

Agricultural chemicals supplier Nufarm says it has received a revised and lower offer from China's Sinochem Corporation in relation to Sinochem's proposed takeover of Nufarm. Nufarm said on Tuesday that Sinochem had advised last night that it would not proceed with its previous proposed...
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British Airways Court Victory Blocks Christmas Strike (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Judge Laura Cox in London ruled that a strike vote held by the Unite union was invalid because it included people who had already agreed to leave the airline. While Unite plans to stage a fresh poll, it must give at least a week’s notice, making a walkout before next year unlikely. The.
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British Airways Court Victory Blocks Christmas Strike (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

London judge Laura Cox ruled that a vote held by the Unite union was invalid because it had included people who had already agreed to leave the airline. While Unite plans to stage a fresh poll, it must give at least a week’s notice of any new action, making a walkout before next year.
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Moody"s reviews Lend Lease"s rating - Yahoo!7 Finance News

Wednesday December 16, 2009, 7:26 pm Moody's Investors Service says it has placed Lend Lease Corporation's issuer and senior unsecured ratings on review for possible downgrade. The announcement by Moody's on Wednesday follows news that a consortium, led by property giant Lend...

Moody"s reviews Lend Lease"s rating

AAP Moody's Investors Service says it has placed Lend Lease Corporation's issuer and senior unsecured ratings on review for possible downgrade. The announcement by Moody's on Wednesday follows news that a consortium, led by property giant Lend Lease, has been appointed the preferred...
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Lend Lease to acquire assets of ING Retail

Lend Lease has been named as the preferred bidder for the $1.4 billion unlisted ING Retail Property Fund, which has as its main assets the $450 million Joondalup Shopping Centre in Perth. The highly-anticipated deal has been a two-horse race for many months between Lend Lease’s managed.
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Lend lease to acquire assets of ING - Yahoo!7 Finance News

Wednesday December 16, 2009, 10:24 am Property giant Lend Lease Corporation says a consortium including Lend Lease managed funds has been appointed preferred bidder to acquire the 14 assets of the $1.4 billion ING Retail Property Fund. The acquisition, subject to further...

Lend Lease to acquire assets of ING Retail

Property giant Lend Lease Corporation says a consortium including Lend Lease managed funds has been appointed preferred bidder to acquire the 14 assets of the $1.4 billion ING Retail Property Fund. The acquisition, subject to further negotiation, was expected to be completed over the next...
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Lend lease to acquire assets of ING

AAP Property giant Lend Lease Corporation says a consortium including Lend Lease managed funds has been appointed preferred bidder to acquire the 14 assets of the $1.4 billion ING Retail Property Fund. The acquisition, subject to further negotiation, was expected to be completed over...
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Challenging times for Telstra: Thodey

Wednesday November 4, 2009, 10:19 am Telstra chief executive David Thodey says the company is facing challenging times as it seeks to leverage its position as a "great Australian company" in the face of proposed legislation that will drive changes to its...

No promises on broadband agreement, says Telstra CEO David Thodey | Business Breaking News | News.com.au

Communications minister Stephen Conroy has proposed legislation, which Melbourne-based Telstra opposes, which would require it to split its wholesale and retail businesses as the government pursues the set up of a $42 billion national broadband network (NBN). "We remain positively and...
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BA | British Airways cuts 1000 jobs, will shrink Heathrow crews

October 7, 2009 BA spokesman Paul Marston said the company was in "a very serious financial position" and was working hard to turn itself around with an aggressive cost-reduction program. The job losses and part-time work, which he said were voluntary, would be the equivalent of cutting 170 ...