Ramsay slams health insurers on reform
Victoria bans fracking and moratorium stays in place
The Victorian government has banned fracking in the state. Glenn Hunt GTH Victoria should withdraw from any policy discussions over east coast gas and expect to pay higher energy prices, industry leaders say, after the state government permanently banned fracking and kept the moratorium on onshore gas development until 2020.On Tuesday, Premier Daniel Andrews announced the permanent ban on the exploration and development of all onshore unconven..>> view originalOzsale Pty Ltd fined $500000 for selling non-compliant children's nightwear
An online shopping club that sold children's nightwear "so unsafe that it should not have been supplied in Australia at all" has been fined $500,000 by the Federal Court. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Paediatrician appalled by lack of product safety testing Lindt siege police response in question Bernardi not backing down The new senate numbers explained Photo montage: the opening of parliament Operation Sp..>> view originalMarket manages tentative bounce - The West Australian
Gareth Costa and AAP - The West Australian on August 30, 2016, 2:21 pm The Australian sharemarket managed a tentative bounce but finished well of the day’s high as global bond markets ignored US rate rise risks. Following the 0.5 per cent gain on Wall Street last night, the S&P/ASX 200 index opened 0.7 per cent up on low volume, but as volume increased to near average it dropped to close up just 9.1 points, or 018 per cent, at 5478.3 with mixed results among the major banks...>> view originalSuper changes must be funded by super cuts elsewhere: Scott Morrison
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison is ploughing on with the superannuation tweaks. Bradley Kanaris The final draft of the government's proposed changes to superannuation is not expected for at least a month – and maybe longer – as it grapples with the twin challenges of complexity and trying to replace the revenue lost due to changes demanded by the Coalition backbench.Treasurer Scott Morrison, who has been negotiating changes behind closed doors..>> view originalLowe's legal action puts returns Woolworths seeks from hardware exit at risk
Woolworths may not see a cent from the sale of its ill-fated Masters Home Improvement business and may even end up incurring further costs after its US joint venture partner Lowe's launched legal action to install a liquidator to wind up the business.Analysts fear Woolies may not see any return from the Home Consortium's $750 million bid for the Masters joint venture vehicle Hydrox Holdings, money chief executive Brad Banducci has already earmarked for store refurbishments this financial year. ..>> view originalRoche play for Simonds Group
Australian building approvals surged in July to second-highest level on record
Australian building approvals jumped by the most in nearly three years in July, snapping the downward trend seen in previous months. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, approvals jumped by 11.3% to 20,987 in seasonally adjusted terms, the largest percentage increase seen since September 2013. It was well above the flat reading expected, and followed two months of modest declines. Putting the total in perspective, it was the second-highest monthly total in the history of the releas..>> view originalSurfstitch coming apart at the seams, investors dump shares
Surfstitch coming apart at the seams, investors dump shares Updated August 30, 2016 18:38:41 Less than 20 months since listing, surfwear and media company Surfstitch looks to be coming apart at the seams after shares plummeted to new depths on announcing a $154 million full-year loss.Shares crashed more than 50 per cent today to just 11 cents on the news of the heavy write-downs, anaemic guidance and the sale of a surfboard manufacturer it purchased late last year for $..>> view originalResolute Mining to offer dividends in physical gold or cash
If you want to get your hands on some gold, then buying shares in Resolute Mining may be the way to go, with the company deciding to offer shareholders the choice of the precious metal or cash as dividends.And the option may be all the more attractive if you reckon the price of gold will keep rising. It is already standing at near-record levels in Australian dollar terms, and if the local currency falls further against the US dollar, this could see your return rise further. Resolute Mining..>> view original
Friday, September 2, 2016
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