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$US60b coal claim was estimate: Palmer

Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer has backed down from claims he signed a $US60 billion ($A69.38 billion) export coal contract with a Chinese group , saying the price was only an estimate. At a media conference with Queensland Premier Anna Bligh on Saturday, Professor Palmer had

Customer growth drives Optus Q3 profits

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AAP Optus says third quarter net profit grew by 16 per cent with mobile revenues and customer numbers continuing to rise. Australia's second largest telco posted net profit of $165 million for the three months to December 31, up from $143 million in the previous corresponding
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Customer growth drives Optus Q3 profits

Optus says third quarter net profit grew by 16 per cent with mobile revenues and customer numbers continuing to rise. Australia's second largest telco posted net profit of $165 million for the three months to December 31, up from $143 million in the previous corresponding

Optus customer growth drives 16pc rise in third quarter profit

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Australia's second largest telco posted net profit of $165 million for the three months to December 31, up from $143 million in the previous corresponding period. Net profit for the nine months to December 31 was $456 million, up 17 per cent on the $390 million in the previous
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Optus customer growth drives 16% profit rise

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Optus says third quarter net profit grew by 16 per cent with mobile revenues and customer numbers continuing to rise. Australia's second largest telco posted net profit of $165 million for the three months to December 31, up from $143 million in the previous corresponding period. Net
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Toyota says recall won"t affect Australians

Toyota Australia says Australian parts come from different component suppliers to those used by the countries which are recalling their cars. (ABC Online: Brett Worthington) Audio: Toyota damaged by 8 million car recall Related Story: Toyota to recall Prius over brake

"Substantial progress" on A400M project: Berlin

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Click to enlarge photo He added there had been "a broad agreement on delivery times and technical parameters " of the project, which is three years behind schedule and a reported 11 billion euros (15 billion dollars) over budget. Moreover, the two parties were nearing
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Kookaburra rip-off a "musical accident"

The Federal Court found the flute riff in the song Down Under was originally from the tune of Kookaburra Sits In An Old Gum Tree . What began as a quiz question on the ABC music show Spicks and Specks morphed into a court case which ran for more than two years. Colin Hay ,

CSR"s demerger plan rejected | James Hardie

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CSR's demerger plan has been rejected by a court because of asbestos liability, writes Elisabeth Sexton. The spirit of the late Justice Kim Santow hovered over Court 22B in the Federal Court in Sydney yesterday. In 2001 Justice Santow approved a restructure proposed by James Hardie.
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Asbestos ghost spooks court from CSR split

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The spirit of the late Justice Kim Santow hovered over Court 22B in the Federal Court in Sydney yesterday. In 2001, Justice Santow approved a restructure proposed by James Hardie. The plan, which involved the company moving from Australia to the Netherlands, was put to the NSW Supreme
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