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11:38 pm May 22, 2012
Australia - Economic forecast summary (May 2012)
TweetAustralia can be expected to keep reaping benefits from the mining boom.
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7:25 am May 22, 2012
Thousands affected in billing cloud breach
Thousands of passwords and credit card details have been exposed online after social engineers breached popular hosting billing platform WHMCS.
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2:29 am May 22, 2012
Facebook shares plunge nearly 11pc
Facebook shares plunged nearly 11 per cent during the stock's first full day of trade, as the enthusiasm from a massive public offering for the social network giant turned to scepticism.
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2:23 am May 20, 2012
WA threat to split from Canberra
PREMIER Colin Barnett says WA will split from Canberra if the Federal Government doesn't reward the state for driving the national economy.
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12:55 pm May 19, 2012
Crunch with us.
Watch live streaming video from spaceflightnow at livestream.comSpaceX, the private space exploration company founded by PalPal and Tesla Motors co founder Elon Musk, is ready to boldly go where no private company has legitimately attempted to go before:…
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8:23 am May 19, 2012
Facebook’s IPO: Who Got Rich
s IPO may have seemed like a lot of sound and fury for 23 cents, but there will still doubtlessly be some celebrating in Menlo Park Friday night.
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5:01 am May 19, 2012
Mark Zuckerberg will ring NASDAQ opening bell this morning, on Facebook's IPO day
To commemorate the momentous day on which Facebook finally starts public trading, Mark Zuckerberg has been invited by NASDAQ to ring the stock exchange's opening bell.
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3:58 am May 18, 2012
NewsLocal stops readership slide
Comments 0The latest readership data from Roy Morgan shows that News Limited’s network of community newspapers is defying industry trends by reducing readership declines.
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4:21 am May 19, 2012
Facebook Hosts An All-Night Hackathon Leading Up to IPO [PICS]
In the hours leading up to Friday’s big bell ringing the employees at Facebook have their eyes glued to computer screens rather than Wall Street.
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2:23 pm May 17, 2012
Help spread the word
Despite 1200 GetUp members chipping in to fund airing this ad, commercial networks have refused to run it.
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8:31 am May 17, 2012
A new plan to save the planet
Posted: 16 May 2012 This weekend, the eight most powerful leaders in the world will meet at the G8 summit and could agree to a plan that could literally stop climate change!
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5:03 am May 17, 2012
Rumor: Mass Effect 3's next DLC is the Rebellion Multiplayer Expansion
The next DLC for Mass Effect 3 won't be the "Extended Cut" DLC planned for this summer, if a pulled listing on Sony's Hong Kong site is to be believed.
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8:05 am May 17, 2012
Penrith Panthers NRL club lodges trademark application for name Western Sydney Panthers
SportBizInsider is the leading destination for decision makers at all levels of the sport industry in Australia & NZ The Business Side of Sport.
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12:56 pm May 16, 2012
Travis Pastrana Current
I am racing NASCAR in the USA and will NOT have time to attend any of the Nitro Circus Live shows in Australia…Nitro Circus has and always will be a large group of similar minded people who push themselves and their sports.
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10:46 am May 16, 2012
Vogue editor sacked for arch rival
SydneyMorningHerald on May 16 2012, 03:52PM The Australian fashion industry is in shock following the sudden exit of Vogue Australia editor in-chief Kirstie Clements (pictured) after 10 years as editor-in-chief of the magazine.
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2:51 pm May 16, 2012
ACP opens up on McCann replacement
ACP publishing director Gerry Reynolds has confirmed an ACP executive will take the reins at Harper's Bazaar as former editor Edwina McCann moves on to head Vogue Australia.
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8:59 am May 16, 2012
GetUp! anti-supermarket pokies ad refused airtime by TV networks
Australia’s major TV networks have refused to run a crowd funded ad by activist group GetUp!
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11:09 am May 15, 2012
How NSW and Victoria billed the rest of us for public housing
Investment in public housing has collapsed in NSW and Victoria, with both states taking advantage of stimulus era funding to pull back on their own investment in housing.
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5:10 am May 15, 2012
Annual post-Budget Address to the Australian Business Economists
As always, it is a pleasure to be here at the Australian Business Economists and, particularly, for my second post‑Budget address.
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1:01 pm May 14, 2012
Yahoo Ousts Thompson, Loeb Wins. Now What?
Scott Thompson’s short run as Yahoo CEO is over.
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10:39 pm May 13, 2012
Yahoo confirms CEO is out after resume scandal
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is out after it was found he padded his resume with an embellished college degree, ending his term at the company after just four months.
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10:15 pm May 13, 2012
Report: Scott Thompson To Step Down As Yahoo CEO, Ross Levinsohn To Step In
Kara Swisher at AllThingsD is reporting that embattled Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is going to step down for “personal reasons.” Swisher has one or more “moles” inside the company and cons which generally turns out to be…
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9:30 am May 12, 2012
American racing legend Carroll Shelby dead at 89
Carroll Shelby, the legendary auto racer and car designer who built the fabled Shelby Cobra sports car and injected testosterone into Ford's Mustang and Chrysler's Viper, has died.
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4:31 am May 11, 2012
> L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival Blog
Today IMG, organisers of Mercedez Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) released news to move its event to March, a time that LMFF normally occupies in the fashion calendar.
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4:25 am May 11, 2012
Prince Charles presents the weather at BBC Scotland
Prince Charles presents a special weather forecast during a visit to BBC Scotland's headquarters in Glasgow.
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3:30 pm May 10, 2012
UK police: Dowler phone hacked but deletions unclear
Journalists on the News of the World tabloid did hack the phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler but there is no conclusive evidence they deleted messages which gave her parents false hope she was still alive, British police said on Wednesday.
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10:14 am May 10, 2012
Schoolkids Bonus passes the Senate
One of the Federal Government's key budget measures has passed the Senate, meaning new support payments to parents of school children will begin next month.
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7:54 am May 10, 2012
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The strong global position of the Australian economy looks likely to ensure a strong Aussie dollar throughout the next financial year.
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9:40 am May 10, 2012
Optus appeals to High Court in sports row
Optus says it will appeal a Federal Court ruling which effectively ended its TV Now service for its mobile phone customers.
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1:53 pm May 9, 2012
‘BioShock Infinite’ Release Pushed From October to February
The highly anticipated Bioshock Infinite will publish much later than expected, according to a posting on the developer’s website Wednesday morning.
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9:28 am May 9, 2012
Carrier IQ hires former Verizon privacy counsel Magnolia Mobley as Chief Privacy Officer
It's been several months since Carrier IQ explained its data collection practices and responded to FCC and Senatorial inquiry about its privacy policies.
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9:37 am May 8, 2012
TAFE 4 All logos
What the skills reform means for TAFE This briefing paper sets out exactly what has happened to the TAFE and VET systems under th and what it has meant for students and teachers.
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4:03 pm May 7, 2012
Outcry over 'appalling, filthy' Sydney hospital
"They've put on an extra 20 cleaners, there's much better prioritisation of the cleaning process, it's about better organisation, " she said.
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4:02 pm May 7, 2012
EU stocks fall on Greek, French polls
European stocks and the euro have fallen sharply after Socialist Francois Hollande won France's presidential election, but traders were more concerned about poll results in Greece which cloud eurozone debt rescue action.
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8:32 am May 7, 2012
Government unveils new loss carry-back tax break, but experts warn most small businesses not eligible
While tax experts have welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that loss carry back will be included in tomorrow’s Budget, they have warned that the reform as announced will provide little benefit for most small businesses.
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5:32 am May 7, 2012
More aggressive carbon reduction goals in Europe are affordable
Raising Europe’s carbon reduction target for 2020 from 20% to 30% will cost EU countries under 0.04% of GDP, with some member states getting a net benefit London, 26 April 2012.
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10:24 am May 7, 2012
Drivers who open doors on cyclists facing increased fines
A campaign is under way to increase fines against drivers who open their car doors in the path of cyclists.
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1:18 pm May 7, 2012
Greek voters reject eurozone austerity
Greek voters have dealt a blow to eurozone hopes that Athens will stick to its austerity commitments as parties opposing more cuts, including neo Nazis, won almost 60 per cent support at the polls.
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9:38 am May 6, 2012
Supporting businesses outside the fast lane
The budget is a lot more than an exercise in number crunching.
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8:39 am May 6, 2012
Hockey casts doubt on surplus promise
Federal shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has questioned the credibility of any budget surplus forecast expected to be announced by the government on Tuesday.
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8:27 am May 4, 2012
Bank's funding structure changing - RBA
How commercial banks fund their loans is changing significantly as funding costs continue to rise since the global financial crisis, the Reserve Bank of Australia says.
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11:02 pm May 3, 2012
Facebook gunning for $92bn valuation
Facebook is seeking a valuation of up to $US95 billion ($A92.36 billion) when it goes public in a few weeks, according to a published report.
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12:21 pm May 3, 2012
ACMA Killed Off ‘Gift This Movie’ Option In iTunes
Mark Newton, Internode engineer and superhero in the battle for a filter free internet, has pointed out another fundamental flaw in the Australian classifications system: Rather than fixing an obviously broken setup, the ACMA would prefer to force Apple to…
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6:30 pm May 3, 2012
Samsung unwraps latest Galaxy rival to iPhone
Nokia's outgoing Chairman Jorma Ollila promised a range of new products ahead of a meeting on Thursday with shareholders who are increasingly losing patience with the company's recovery efforts.
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12:45 pm May 3, 2012
News Corp board comes out in support of Murdoch
News Corp's board of directors came out in full support of Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday, some 36 hours after a British parliamentary committee had described him as unfit to run a major international business.
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6:32 am May 3, 2012
Vodafone, Optus to improve mobile coverage
Optus and Vodafone say they plan to boost their mobile coverage through sharing more of each other's network mobile sites.
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2:54 am May 3, 2012
Greens push to block coal-fired power plants
The Greens are looking to State Parliament to block the development of two new power stations in New South Wales.
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12:15 pm May 3, 2012
High Court rules against Hardie directors
The High Court has ruled that several directors of James Hardie breached their duties by approving a misleading statement about a fund for asbestos disease sufferers.
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5:22 am May 3, 2012
Westpac delays rate cut
Westpac says it will announce its decision on interest rates on Friday, after Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) joined National Australia Bank (NAB) in passing on less than the central bank's rate cut.
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3:55 pm May 2, 2012
UK lawmakers: Rupert Murdoch unfit to run company
Rupert Murdoch is not fit to run a major international company, British lawmakers said on Tuesday, finding him ultimately responsible for the illegal phone hacking that has corroded his global media empire and damaged the political establishment.
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1:19 am May 2, 2012
Facebook IPO: It’s Set for May 18 [REPORT]
Facebook’s long awaited Initial Public Offering is happening in just two and a half weeks time, the Wall Street Journal reports Tuesday.
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1:17 pm May 1, 2012
STATE BUDGET: Funding for freeway link, level crossings
DRIVERS in Springvale and Mitcham can look forward to an easier time on the roads after $350 million was committed to grade separations at level crossings.
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9:04 am May 1, 2012
News: Interest rates slashed
Treasurer Wayne Swan says a large cut in the cash interest rate has been made possible by the federal government's fiscal discipline.
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1:35 am May 1, 2012
Yesterday afternoon, prominent Liberal Party strategist Grahame Morris called, on SkyNews, for Julia Gillard to be kicked to death.
Apart from a small story in Fairfax, which downplayed the comment as a "quip", this brutal call to violence on Australia's female Prime Minister has not been apart from in Independent Australia.
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11:51 am Apr 29, 2012
Murdochs face tough week over scandal
Rupert Murdoch's tetchy and uncompromising appearance at a British inquiry into phone hacking could come back to haunt him this week when politicians give their verdict on the scandal at his defunct News of the World newspaper.
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3:58 pm Apr 28, 2012
Aust senator teargassed in Malaysia
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has had teargas fired in his direction during a demonstration for electoral reforms in central Kuala Lumpur.
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9:30 am Apr 28, 2012
News Corp and the phone-hacking scandal
Here are the major events in the phone hacking scandal at News Corporation.
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8:01 am Apr 27, 2012
Football codes win copyright case
The AFL, NRL and Telstra have won an appeal in the Federal Court against an earlier ruling that allowed Optus customers to record and watch football matches on delay.
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3:49 pm Apr 27, 2012
Murdoch blames rogue tabloid for phone-hacking
Rupert Murdoch called his News of the World tabloid an "aberration", blaming journalists for hiding a phone hacking culture from himself, his son James and his protegee Rebekah Brooks, and saying he wished he had shut it down sooner.
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1:06 pm Apr 26, 2012
A Sarcastic Wonka meme attempting to dump on Gene Wilder: and the brilliant retort:
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12:39 pm Apr 25, 2012
"Bald-faced lie": former Independent editor @Simon_Kelner hits back at James Murdoch.
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10:14 am Apr 20, 2012
This is extraordinary sub editing work, Malaysian "Star" newspaper. SO ABOVE AND BEYOND.
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4:18 pm Apr 19, 2012
Deeper & deeper in the mire. via @zelo_street: @tom_watson drops #Murdoch deeper in the mire with new revelations…
News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch and his son James will give evidence next week to Britain's media ethics inquiry.
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