Opposition claims farmers will suffer from carbon tax
AUBJ – July 22 – Farmers will be forced to deal with the higher costs of food processing generated by the carbon tax, claim the Federal Opposition. In its latest attack on the government’s introduction...
View ArticleTiger’s roaring return to the skies delayed
AUBJ – July 22 – Tiger Airways Australia will have to wait until the end of next week to find out if it will be able to take to the skies again following its month-long suspension by the air safety...
View ArticleConstruction sector struggling in Queensland
AUBJ – July 25 –The construction sector in Queensland has slowed to a crawl, according to the results of a survey by the Master Builders Association (MBA). MBA spokesman Paul Bidwell remarked that...
View ArticleCattle farm sold to mining giant
AUBJ – July 25 –A Queensland farm used to breed wagyu cattle is to be sold to mining company Xstrata in a deal worth more than A$21 million. The deal agreed with the Australian Agricultural Company...
View ArticleMining banned in Alkaroola
AUBJ – July 25 –Mining in the South Australian wilderness of Arkaroola has been banned by state premier Mike Rann in a move praised by the Greens. Greens MP Mark Parnell said: “We are delighted that...
View ArticleLift off for Xstrata underground project
AUBJ – July 27 – Swiss mining giant Xstrata Zinc has begun construction on its A$246 million Lady Loretta zinc, lead and silver underground mine. The mine, located in 140 kilometres north Xstrata’s...
View ArticleQueensland warned of potential credit rating downgrade
AUBJ – July 27 – Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook for Queensland to negative and has warned of a potential downgrade if the state does not act to limit the growth of its...
View ArticleNext generation of sandwich eaters could be lost
AUBJ – July 27 – Sandwich consumption has dropped 19 per cent over the last nine months among consumers aged 18-24 years, accorded to research carried out by the NPD Group’s CREST service. The news has...
View ArticleResource boom will lead to bust, claims fund manager
AUBJ – July 27 –The booming Australian resources sector is a bubble waiting to burst, a leading fund manager has claimed. Simon Marais, managing director of investment management firm Orbis Australia,...
View ArticleFuel costlier than carbon tax, says Qantas chief
AUBJ – July 27 –Escalating fuel price will have a greater impact on air travel than the Federal Government’s planned carbon tax, claimed Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce. Qantas has repeatedly said...
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