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From the newspapers
Friday is definitely law news day. The Australian and the Australian Financial Review both have several pages of law news of a Friday. I might try to bring to the attention of you readers articles of interest from both on a relatively regular basis. First though, some things from not-Friday. ABC Radio National's The [...]
Australian Professional Liability Blog - Published 1 day, 15 hours ago
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BHP signs iron ore deal in line with Rio: sources
The officials confirmed an unsourced report in the Australian Financial Review that BHP Billiton, the last hold - out in bitter - fought talks, had secured terms in line with takeover target ...
Reuters - Published 2 days, 15 hours ago
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The symbiosis of media: Journalists find stories on Twitter
This is cool. Renai LeMay, a tech journalist for the Australian Financial Review (just now returning to CNET Australia as News Editor) attended our Top 100 Australian Web 2.0 Applications event the other week. While he was there, he sent...
Ross Dawson Blog - Published 2 days, 17 hours ago
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BHP secures iron ore price in line with Rio-paper
SYDNEY, July 4 (Reuters) - Global miner BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc BHP.AX BLT.L has secured price rises for its iron ore shipments to China similar to the near-doubling of prices won by rival Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc RIO.AX RIO.L, the Australian Financial Review said on Friday.
Yahoo!7 Finance News - Published 2 days, 19 hours ago
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Media briefs and TV ratings
Boorishness doesn't rate ... Financial Review hit by inflation ... LA Times spins job losses ... Papers die as readership rises
Crikey - Published 2 days, 20 hours ago
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ASIC looking at Bill Express
Today’s Australian Financial Review reports that ASIC is investigating Bill Express. This is on top of reported active investigations by the ACCC and the Federal Police into matters related to Bill Express. My understanding is that more former employees are prepared to speak out about matters relating what they saw while with the company. Someone has [...]
Australian Newsagency Blog - Published 2 days, 20 hours ago
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Chemists stump Metcash bid
Metcash's plans to buy the pharmacy distribution assets of Primary Health Care have hit a hurdle because key pharmacist customers do not support it, reported the Australian Financial Review ...
Business Spectator - Published 3 days, 3 hours ago
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Reserve status in doubt
Over the fold is my article in today's Fin, drawing on a blog post from a while back. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the discussion ...
John Quiggin - Published 3 days, 9 hours ago
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Fortescue quiet on spin-off
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd is not confirming whether it is considering a spin - out of its iron ore assets to meet its expansion targets, according to the Australian Financial Review newspaper.The ...
Business Spectator - Published 4 days ago
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Some more on those ‘ecological’ public goods
With the departure of Andrew Leigh from the blogosphere and from the AFR, the AFR have asked me to step into his outsize shoes. So I’ve got a fortnightly column for six months. That suits me very well, as once a week can be a bit taxing after a while. And I think all columnists [...]
Club Troppo economics - Published 4 days, 16 hours ago
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Investing for Income
A friend asked us during the week where he could "park" some cash while he was tossing up possible renovation plans for his home. A similar situation might be faced by those saving for a home deposit or who already have a deposit and are waiting for home prices to fall before jumping in to buy. The first suggestion that comes to mind would be to focus on removing volatility from any possible investment (and in doing so reducing risk). In particular, a serious look at investing for income is definitely warranted. So what is investing for income? -------------------- The most commonly understood way to earn income from an investment is through cash and fixed interest style investments. The common thread between these investments is that they pay regular interest payments over time while the initial value of the investment does not grow. At the moment these style of investments are offering relatively strong returns. The Weekend Australian Financial Review provided a good summary of some of the better returning cash and fixed interest style investments. They firstly looked at cash accounts with the most compelling options those provided by online saving accounts. The top three were Bankwest 8.25%, RaboPlus ...
Financial Happenings - Published 4 days, 21 hours ago
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Tabcorp Considers Proposal to Spin Off Casinos, Review Says
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. is considering a plan to spin off its casinos into a separate entity from its wagering and slot machine assets, the Australian Financial Review ...
Bloomberg - Published 4 days, 22 hours ago
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Test case - definition of charity
Today's Australian Financial Review reports that the Australian Taxation Office has lost a test case on the definition of charity, a decision which has the potential to significantly widen the range of organisations which might qualify for endorsement as a tax concession charity.
Philanthropy Australia - Published 5 days, 14 hours ago
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Plugger.com.au tracks board-level links
When I attended the launch of Ross Dawson's top 100 Australian Web 2.0 applications list a few weeks ago, there was a lot of complaining going on about how the mainstream media (although the Australian Financial Review attracted some praise at the time as a notable exception) wasn't taking Web ...
Renai LeMay - Published 5 days, 19 hours ago
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The future of digital media
The internet's disruptive force is being felt across the entire media and publishing landscape. Even non-media companies must understand the dynamics of online content as stakeholder communications assumes a new importance. This week's episode of The Scoop is a live panel discussion facilitated by Mark Jones at iTechne's PubCamp conference in Melbourne on 23 June. Guest panel members include Crikey founder Stephen Mayne and AFR Magazine editor Kathy Bail.
The Scoop podcast from MIS Magazine - Published 6 days, 12 hours ago
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News Volume and Sentiment
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