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Telstra workers fear redundancies
Investor's Business Daily | 13 days 9 hours 38 minutes ago
Nov 09, 2009 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Telstra has toned down its aggressive stance against unions in a drawn-out dispute over a new bargaining agreement. It will now no longer declare unilaterally that workers in the Next Generation Operations division will be made redundant, and instead offer voluntary packages after pressure by the Communications, Electrical & Plumbing Union (CEPU). However, some employees are concerned the hiring of new contractors from Indian firm Wipro means...

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BusinessWeek | 38 days 11 hours 48 minutes ago
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Asian Shares Higher; James Hardie Surges On Strong 2Q Result
MarketWatch | 6 hours 55 minutes ago
Asian stock markets were higher but trading in tight ranges Monday, as investors looked for fresh direction. In Australia, James Hardie Industries was in the limelight after it posted stronger-than-expected results.

Roll up, roll up, for the great bank sell-off
Independent (London), The | 15 days 9 hours 24 minutes ago
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Australia still hopping
Canada.com | 42 days 18 hours 57 minutes ago
Australia is perhaps best known for its beer drinkers, barbecues, crocodiles and sheilas, but dont let that fool you into underestimating the business savvy of those Aussies. The island from downunder is leading the developed world in economic recovery and investors are starting to take note.

NAB's bad debt doubt hits bank shares
Australian, The | 25 days 19 hours 33 minutes ago
BANK shares were crunched yesterday after National Australia Bank ushered in the banking reporting season by meeting annual profit expectations, but failing to pronounce that the bad-debt cycle had peaked.

Australian stocks gain early, financials strong - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 14 days 10 hours 26 minutes ago
BREAKINGAustralian stocks gain early, financials strong

Australian shares push higher out of open - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 17 days 10 hours ago
Japan's Nikkei rises 1% to 9,812.73 in early trade

Asian Shares Up On Wall St Cues; Axa Asia Still In Limelight - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 8 hours 22 minutes ago
SINGAPORE (MarketWatch) -- Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a new closing high for the year Monday. In Sydney, AXA Asia Pacific was trading higher a day after the firm rejected a combined takeover bid from AXA SA and AMP.

OIL FUTURES: Crude Climbs In Asia On Weak Dollar; Stocks Weigh
MarketWatch | 1 hour 53 minutes ago
Crude futures rose in Asia trading Monday tracking a weak dollar, but analysts said the upside may be limited due to high inventories of petroleum products.

Down Under on top of handling financial affairs
Australian, The | 44 days 19 hours 40 minutes ago
AS the global economic crisis crippled traditional financial powerhouses, Australia scaled the ranks to be placed second among the world's top financial centres, just behind Britain and up from 11th place last year, according to a World Economic Forum report.

National Australia Bank Turns to Loss on Bad-Debt Charge, Tax Settlement
Bloomberg | 26 days 5 hours 20 minutes ago
Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- National Australia Bank Ltd., the country's biggest corporate lender, turned to its first loss in at least nine years after charges for bad debts climbed and it set aside funds for a tax settlement in New Zealand.

Local heavyweights to trigger week ahead
Australian, The | 29 days 6 hours 49 minutes ago
THE Australian stock market is heading for a weak opening tomorrow after US markets fell one per cent on Friday.