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Greece receives EU part of bailout loan

Wed 19/05/10 - 05:35:20 vs6
AP Greece received euro 14.5 billion ($A20.48 billion) in bailout loans from 10 other European Union countries Tuesday, the finance ministry said, just a day before a crucial debt refinancing deadline that threatened the country with default. The loans from other countries that use
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Greece receives EU part of bailout loan

Wed 19/05/10 - 05:34:51 vs6
Greece received euro 14.5 billion ($A20.48 billion) in bailout loans from 10 other European Union countries Tuesday, the finance ministry said, just a day before a crucial debt refinancing deadline that threatened the country with default. The loans from other countries that use the
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Tags : smh.com.au, austerity measures, labour unions, tax evasion, state hospitals, emergency staff, finance ministry, euro 4, euro 3, public transport, RON, international monetary fund, IMF, European Union, europe, Euro, assets

Adelaide growth will be near transport: Holloway

Thu 18/02/10 - 05:54:12 vs6
The South Australian Government says 258,000 new dwellings will be needed to cope with an extra 500 ,000 people over the next three decades in the greater Adelaide area . But Greens MP Mark Parnell says only 60,000 new homes would be built around transport hubs . "Only a
Tags : au.biz.yahoo.com, Plan, decade, transport hubs, extra 500, oriented development, parnell, dwellings, urban sprawl, public transport, expectation, new homes, proportion, fringe, population

Ross Gittins

Tue 16/02/10 - 08:13:01 vs6
February 17, 2010 It's not just a dream incapable of being realised, it's one that's made our present transport problems worse rather than better and offers no answer to the looming worsening of those problems. You and I, our parents and our children, are the car-driving generations.
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Tags : smh.com.au, RON, sustainability issues, sheer lack, road space, transport options, transport problems, expressways, travel times, urban space, square metres, urban centres, affluence, private car, congestion, motorists, public transport, nirvana, preference, politicians, last time

German Public-Sector Pay Talks Are Broken Off, Government Says

Fri 12/02/10 - 12:32:50 vs6
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- German public-sector pay talks were broken off after government employers and the Ver.di and dbb unions were unable to reach an agreement in the third round of negotiations. The government offered a 1.5 percent pay increase over two years, it said in
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Tags : bloomberg.com, spa, title.Sector, Open, bloomberg, 401, wage demands, government employers, issue concerns, dbb, government workers, firefighters, arbitration, cancellations, public transport, nurses, negotiations, strikes, sectors, Unions

Greater Springfield aims to be bigger business than Sydney

Thu 28/01/10 - 11:31:45 vs6
Greater Springfield, south-west of Brisbane, has gone from a greenfields site 18 years ago to a community with its sights on building a 390ha CBD featuring global businesses. Launching the We Mean Business campaign, developers revealed a survey of business leaders which found they would
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Tags : news.com.au, RON, business hub, payroll tax, golf memberships, ultimate city, global businesses, population growth, sceptics, launch, new businesses, business leaders, public transport, rest of the world

Albert Road office block fetches $2.6m

Tue 01/12/09 - 09:10:16 vs6
December 2, 2009 The auction attracted about 60 people, and bidding started at $1.8 million. The property is well serviced by public transport and has direct access to the West Gate Freeway, CityLink and Melbourne CBD via Kings Way. The building has a net lettable area of about 419...
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Tags : smh.com.au, RON, 419, entrance foyer, square metres, stairwell, car parking, boardroom, direct access, public transport, auction

Sydney's transport system run off the rails

Mon 05/10/09 - 11:24:50 CFDmarket
After four election victories in a row, the New South Wales Labor Government's 15-year reign is entering a spectacular endgame.
Tags : electricity generators, congestion costs, continuous leadership, political donations, sacred cow, state economy, massive investment, sticking point, whiff, seams, public transport, speculation, corruption

MTM chief led failed London rail company

Sat 27/06/09 - 10:24:52 CFDmarket
It has been revealed that the man running the company that will take over Melbourne's train services previously led a failed London railways maintenance company.
Tags : rail privatisation, serious doubt, rigorous assessment, independent inquiry, lecturer, public transport, chief executive, mistake

MTM chief led failed London rail company

Sat 27/06/09 - 09:57:48 CFDmarket
It has been revealed that the man running the company that will take over Melbourne's train services previously led a failed London railways maintenance company.
Tags : rail privatisation, serious doubt, rigorous assessment, independent inquiry, lecturer, public transport, chief executive, mistake

New buses to fill north-west transport void

Thu 18/06/09 - 02:38:30 CFDglobal
The New South Wales Government's promise last year of 300 new buses has been partly fulfilled, with the first of 113 that are earmarked for Sydney's north west delivered today.
Tags : bus drivers, first installment, new jobs, buses, private company, public transport, cars

Transport concerns for Buckland development

Thu 18/06/09 - 02:31:44 CFDglobal
The Playford City Council says plans for a new town at Buckland Park on the Adelaide Plains do not explain how nearby communities will be affected.
Tags : environmental impact statement, urban ghetto, bus service, public transport, townships, assurances

Victoria lifts swine flu alert level

Wed 03/06/09 - 11:07:30 CFDmarket
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has confirmed the number of confirmed swine flu cases has reached 502.
Tags : three quarters, pandemic, next level, public transport, measures

Swine flu cases reach 167

Fri 29/05/09 - 11:47:02 CFDmarket
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has confirmed the number of cases of swine flu in Australia has climbed to 167.
Tags : swine flu, domestic travel, cruise ship, health authority, crew members, public transport, sporting events, flu, scare, appointments

Grylls to 'fine tune' fuel card scheme

Thu 21/05/09 - 11:12:52 CFDglobal
The West Australian Nationals Leader Brendon Grylls says he will review the eligibility criteria for the Country Fuel Card, after receiving numerous complaints.
Tags : fuel card, fine tune, pensioners, bus services, electorate, public transport

Harbour crash inquest 'not a witch hunt': Coroner

Mon 18/05/09 - 03:36:06 CFDglobal
Friends and family of four people killed in a collision on Sydney Harbour in March 2007 have packed a Sydney court for a coronial inquest.
Tags : witch hunt, navigation lights, commercial vessels, inquest, tragic accident, whitewash, maximum speed, public transport

Transit Authority not concerned by old Sydney buses

Fri 15/05/09 - 02:30:09 CFDglobal
The New South Wales opposition says a growing number of buses in the Sydney fleet are now well past their use-by-dates.
Tags : long periods, gearboxes, no doubt, kilometres, gearbox, spokeswoman, state government, public transport, proportion, opposition, fleet

Transit Authority not concerned about old Sydney buses

Mon 11/05/09 - 02:11:00 CFDglobal
The New South Wales opposition says a growing number of buses in the Sydney fleet are now well past their use-by-dates.
Tags : long periods, gearboxes, no doubt, kilometres, gearbox, spokeswoman, state government, public transport, proportion, fleet, opposition

Free transport proposal nipped in the bud

Mon 20/04/09 - 11:26:10 CFDmarket
A NSW Labor backbencher's radical proposal to make public transport free in Sydney has been quickly nipped in the bud, as preliminary work on the new metro line commences.
Tags : diameter hole, traffic congestion, metro line, soil testing, test drilling, drilling activity, transport project, millimetre, major disruptions, carriages, billion dollars, public transport, setback

Climate change protesters march against emissions scheme

Sat 28/03/09 - 04:23:14 Trader
The Climate Emergency Action Network of South Australia says the Federal Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme needs to be altered to cut carbon emissions further.
Tags : yesterday evening, power generation, emissions, public transport, Coal, sectors, pollution, 10 years