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More funds returned to Banksia investors
Investors owed $660 million by the failed Banksia Securities will receive an early repayment as the sale of the business progresses ahead of schedule.Receiver McGrathNicol said the sale of Banksia's performing...
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Lower earnings predicted for Target
Video for this article is not available as your browser either does not support JavaScript and/or Flash Player 9+ or they are currently disabled in your browser settings. Wesfarmers has predicted a...
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WorleyParsons cuts profit guidance
Engineering giant WorleyParsons has cut its profit guidance because of delays to major resources projects.The company expects to make a net profit in the range of $320 million and $340 million in the 2012/13...
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Collapsed factory makes Asics shoes
THE ceiling of a Cambodian factory that makes Asics sneakers has collapsed killing two people and injuring seven other workers.
The accident comes just a little more than three weeks after a building housing five garment factories in Bangladesh crashed down on thousands...
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Virgin shares down after profit warning
Virgin Australia's shares tumbled following a profit warning issued by the airline after the market closed.
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$30m for casuals as DHS cuts 2400 jobs
The federal government's biggest department is spending $30 million hiring casual and short-term labour while shedding more than 2400 of its permanent staff. The Department of Human Services is facing...
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Two more asylum seekers die trying to reach Australia
Two more would-be asylum seekers have died on the ocean trying to get to Australia while their 46 shipmates survived a boat journey that contained equal parts tragedy and luck.
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Fears Afghans abusing prisoners
Australia has again suspended the transfer of suspected insurgents to some Afghan prison facilities in Tarin Kowt following allegations of abuse. The move raises fresh questions about Canberra's ability...
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'Boston bomber' scribbled note in boat
BOSTON Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled a note on the boat he hid in saying the attack was payback for US action in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Boston Marathon said the 5000 runners who were not able to finish because of the attacks can come back next...
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Tornadoes kill at least six in Texas
A RASH of tornadoes slammed into several small communities in Texas,leaving at least six people dead and seven missing.
A neighbourhood of Granbury,Texas after ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in Texas overnight,leaving at least six people...
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US slams Japanese mayor's sex-slave comments
The United States condemned as "outrageous and offensive"comments by the mayor of the Japanese city of Osaka who said this week that Japan's military brothels during World War Two were "necessary"to provide...
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Miners are not ATMs, Rinehart says
The resources sector is being used like an ATM and Australia's record debt is unsustainable,mining magnate Gina Rinehart says.Ms Rinehart,Australia's richest person,made the comments in a video recorded...
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Brockman seeks access to FMG's rail
Brockman Resources has sought access to Fortescue Metal's rail infrastructure in WA's Pilbara region.
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Reshuffle on global rich list
THERE'S been a shake-up at the top of the billionaire tree,with a new richest man knocking Mexico's Carlos Slim off his perch.
THERE'S been a reshuffle at the top of the billionaire tree and the world has a new richest man. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has...
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'When Messi ran past me, it was time'
UPDATE: DAVID Beckham has revealed the moment that made him decide to call time on a glittering career.
Then there was the serious side,the midfielder who wants to be remembered as one of the hardest working and most committed players of his generation.Beckham,who...
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Cavendish wins Giro stage; 100th victory
Cadel Evans remained second overall as Britain's Mark Cavendish won the rain-lashed 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday and ailing Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins fell further off the pace...
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Australians unwitting beneficiaries of spot-fixing scandal
Australian cricketers Adam Gilchrist,Shaun Marsh,Glenn Maxwell,and Aaron Finch have found themselves — unwittingly and innocently — involved in the periphery of the spot-fixing scandal that has engulfed...
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See All the Stars at the Cannes Film Festival - So Far!
The Cannes Film Festival kicked off yesterday and already the South of France is getting flooded with celebrities. and kicked off the festivities at the Opening Ceremony and The Great Gatsby premiere yesterday,...
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How to pick a Daisy
When Baz Luhrmann and his Gatsby met Carey Mulligan,they knew she was the one for their reinvention of F.Scott Fitzgerald's classic Jazz Age novel.
Great expectation:Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio play lovers Daisy and Gatsby. Four years ago,Carey Mulligan...
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Party animals let loose
''If it's not a monkey,it's a goddamn rooster in these movies,''Zach Galifianakis laments as he stands on the set of The Hangover Part III with an angry rooster clawing his arm.The 43-year-old comedian...
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Caffeine key to cloning 'Holy Grail'
Scientists have used caffeine to achieve a stem cell breakthrough that many researchers thought impossible but which could lead to new therapies for many crippling diseases. A US team used a human skin...
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Dell profits plunge on PC woes
US computer giant Dell says its quarterly profit has plunged 79 per cent from a year ago,as a shift away from PCs hammers the company's bottom line.The net profit for the first fiscal quarter slumped to...
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BlackBerry 10.1 OS Update Now Available In Australia
BlackBerry Z10 smartphone owners in Australia can now download the latest operating system update; BlackBerry 10.1. The updated OS ushers in a raft of new features including improved cursor control, new...
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Pot licenses to cost $1,000 under draft Washington state rules
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA,Washington (Reuters)-After months of study,the Washington state agency charged with overseeing the first-of-its-kind recreational cannabis market released its draft rules for...
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How Exercise Affects Your Body (And How To Pick The Right Workout)
,it makes getting off the couch and into the gym a lot easier.Here’s an explanation of what happens when you work out,and how it can help you deal with the issues you’ll run into down the line.
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Up to 1 in 5 children suffer from mental disorder: CDC
By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian NEW YORK (Reuters)-Up to 20 percent of children in the United States suffer from a mental disorder,and the number of kids diagnosed with one has been rising for more than a...