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 'Mother of all hangovers' looms after boom, Rudd warns
| KEVIN Rudd last night warned Australia faces "waking up with the mother of all hangovers" in its failure to address "a multitude of economic weaknesses" hidden by the mining boom. | In a speech that... (photo: Creative COmmons) The Australian
Australia Business Economy Market Photos |
 UBS commits to local operation
| AUSTRALIA'S largest investment banking operation is "absolutely" not for sale and its owner, Switzerland's UBS, will not spin off its global investment bank division despite speculation following $U... (photo: AP Photo) The Australian
Australia Banking Company Investment Photos |
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 Markets to play it safe ahead of budget
| AUSTRALIAN share traders are expected to remain cautious ahead of tomorrow night's federal budget and the mid-week release of quarterly wage data. | Despite another siz... (photo: AP / Mark Baker) The Australian
Australia Economy Finance Market Photos |
 Chinese firms eye Aussie farmland
| CHINA'S fast-growing farm corporations may be the next wave of Chinese investors in Australia, joining their already influential mining comrades. | China's Agriculture ... (photo: WN) The Australian
Agricultural Australia China Economy Photos |
 Beijing's behemoths want more iron action
| THE first ship to load iron ore produced by Fortescue Metals Group will dock on Thursday at Port Hedland in Western Australia. It will leave with 170,000 tonnes of ore,... (photo: AP Photo / Andy Wong) The Australian
Australia Business China Metal Photos |
 Beware protection garbed in green
| FOR all of us who like our plasma TVs, Blackberries, overseas holidays and fine wines, here's a sobering prognosis: next decade Australians will experience the slowest ... (photo: Public Domain) The Australian
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 Climate change will boost farm output
| AUSTRALIAN agricultural output will double over the next 40 years, with climate change predicted to increase, rather than hinder, the level of production. | A recent sp... (photo: AFFA Photo) The Australian
Agriculture Australia Climate Global Warming Photos |
 System transfers funds to radicals
| AN "underground" banking system - investigated by the US for allegedly transmitting funds for terrorist operations - is suspected of being used in Australia to channel ... (photo: WN) The Australian
Africa Australia Money Photos Terrorism |
 Cadbury launches TV campaign
| CADBURY might be synonymous with chocolate, according to a recent advertising pitch, but now the confectionery company wants to remind consumers that chocolate itself w... (photo: Creative Commons) The Australian
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 Refugees flee disaster zone
| DESPERATE survivors of Cyclone Nargis poured out of Burma's Irrawaddy Delta yesterday in search of food, water and medicine as aid workers warned that up to 1.5 million... (photo: U.S. Department of State / ) The Australian
Aid Burma Disasters Photos Refugee Slideshow |
 Junta claims credit for help
| RANGOON: Burma's military regime has distributed international aid, plastering the boxes with names of top generals in an apparent effort to turn the cyclone relief eff... (photo: U.S. Department of State / ) The Australian
Aid Burma Disasters Junta Photos |
 It's time for an aid intervention
| WHAT are we waiting for? Where now is liberal interventionism? | More than 100,000 people are dead after a cyclone in the Irrawaddy Delta and the UN has declared that u... (photo: U.S. Department of State / ) The Australian
Aid Burma Million Photos UN |
 Australia lifts Burma aid to $25m
| FOREIGN Minister Stephen Smith has announced Australia will boost its aid commitment to Burma more than eight times to $25million in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. | The l... (photo: U.S. Department of State / ) The Australian
Aid Australia Burma Million Photos Slideshow |
