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Commercial prawn farmers are hopeful a parliamentary inquiry into northern aquaculture will help drive investment and expansion across the industry.
Topics: rural, business-economics-and-finance, fishing-aquaculture, townsville-4810
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In this update: The Australian dollar was sent soaring yesterday as global markets rallied after the US federal reserve indicated that interest rates may remain close to zero for longer than expected.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance
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The Prime Minister's news conference on Wednesday signalled not only a change to the spin but a fundamental switch in economic management.
More to the point though is the declaration - and that's what it was - that the heavy lifting is over, at least until after the next election.
It was a breathtaking abandonment of both previous rhetoric and economic strategy, and it will have an enormous impact on how the Government is regarded by business and economists.
Topics: abbott-tony, business-economics-and-finance, budget
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| UpdatedCentrelink payments made up almost half of the revenue of white goods leasing market leader Radio Rentals last year.
Topics: welfare, community-and-society, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedFor more analysis on Janet Yellen losing her patience, David Buik, with Panmure Gordon & Co. speaks to Ticky from London.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, australia
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Against all expectations, the local sharemarket and the Australian dollar both soared today after the release of the latest monetary policy statement from the US Federal Reserve Board.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedNintendo Co shares notch their biggest daily gain in more than 30 years after the video game company announced a venture into smartphones.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, markets, arts-and-entertainment, games-industry, japan
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| UpdatedLocal stocks and the dollar shoot up after the US Federal Reserve hoses down expectations it plans to imminently raise interest rates.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, markets, currency, australia
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In this update: the Australian sharemarket jumped after the US Federal Reserve eased fears that US interest rates could soon rise; Myer has recorded a 23 percent fall in half-year profit; and the big banks pushed to record levels on the market.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance
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| UpdatedAustralia's interest rates may be at record lows, but they're way higher than elsewhere
It means money continues to pour in. It also means the Australian Dollar is higher than it would otherwise be (for now at least), and is ultimately why the RBA is thinking about rate cuts, in the teeth of runaway housing markets in the biggest cities.
While all this may be a headache for the Reserve Bank, the financial markets are taking advantage.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedEvan Lucas from IG Markets speaks to Ticky.
Topics: markets, business-economics-and-finance, stockmarket, australia
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| UpdatedUnemployment jumped to a ten year high early last year when it passed 6%. With sluggish growth it's remains stuck at 6.3%. So we've asked our experts is 2015 going to bring better news on jobs?
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, australia
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Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane concedes more ground in negotiations with the Opposition over the Renewable Energy Target.
Topics: energy, science-and-technology, environment, business-economics-and-finance, canberra-2600, act, australia
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It's heart-warming to see Starbucks has solved racism by getting its baristas to talk about race with customers - but why end there? Here's five other hot topics that should be discussed over a caramel macchiato.
Topics: tea-coffee, community-and-society, business-economics-and-finance
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In this update: the highly anticipated interest rate statement from US Federal reserve chair -- Janet Yellen has been delivered - and it looks like there will be a rate rise sometime this year .
Topics: business-economics-and-finance
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| UpdatedDespite some efforts, subsequent Australian politics has always struggled to match the generational drama of the Hawke-Keating reforms.
And that may partly be because their liberation of an open market economy is pretty much a one-time reform, and that job is done.
The next great reform will be of this stagnant polity itself, hopefully delivering politics that frees ideas from the camouflage of endless deflecting rhetoric. But who do we have to lead this change?
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, business-economics-and-finance
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In this update: the highly anticipated interest rate statement from US federal reserve chair Janet Yellen has been delivered - and it looks like there will be a rate rise sometime this year.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance
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| UpdatedVictims of dodgy financial advice from a former National Australia Bank financial planner, say the compensation the bank is paying is not adequate.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industry, banking, law-crime-and-justice, australia
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| UpdatedThe Australian Conservation Foundation takes aim at the coal-fired power industry and the mining sector in a report naming and shaming Australia's top 10 worst polluters.
Topics: pollution, environment, mining-industry, industry, business-economics-and-finance, electricity-energy-and-utilities, australia
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| UpdatedA two point five billion $US dollar refinancing foray into junk bonds was over before it began. Investor response to Fortescue's debt offer was little more than lukewarm.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, australia
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President of Delta Airlines Ed Bastian and Virgin Australia Chief Executive John Borghetti speak to Ticky
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, australia
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We have asked our experts where is the dollar headed in 2015 and how low can it go?
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedAdelaide's Central Market makes plans to grab the attention of time-poor city workers, possibly with online ordering and an outlet in busy Rundle Mall.
Topics: retail, food-and-beverage, industry, business-economics-and-finance, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa
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In this update: shares in iron ore miner Fortescue slump and the local share market ends flat.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance
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| UpdatedA Western Australian farmers' group has launched a barcode initiative aimed at connecting shoppers with farmers, as they buy produce.
Topics: agribusiness, mobile-phones, retail, grain, dairy-production, livestock-welfare, business-economics-and-finance, halls-head-6210