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NAB declares bank war with low-rates pledge 02/06/2012 06:00 AM |
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NAB vows its variable rate will be lower than any of its rivals for the rest of the year, as RBA is tipped to slash the official rate.
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Has Speaker Peter Slipper flipped his wig? 02/06/2012 07:01 AM |
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LIBERAL turncoat to go back to the future by wearing a plush Speaker's gown and regalia.
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End 5-year jail for asylum crews: Greens 02/06/2012 03:39 PM |
| Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says her party will introduce proposed laws to end the five-year mandatory terms for crews of asylum seeker boats. | |
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Macquarie Group tips 25% net profit fall 02/06/2012 03:44 PM |
| Investment bank Macquarie Group says trading conditions remain difficult and it expects to report a 25 per cent fall in net profit in fiscal 2012. | |
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Bonds higher ahead of rates decision 02/06/2012 02:59 PM |
| Australian bonds have opened slightly higher as the market awaits news of key rates decision from the central bank. | |
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Transurban boosts first half profit by 25% 02/06/2012 02:54 PM |
| Toll road operator Transurban's first half profit has grown by 25 per cent as toll revenues and traffic numbers increased. | |
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Oppn has long list of questions for PM 02/06/2012 02:39 PM |
| Christopher Pyne says the coalition will question Prime Minister Gillard about Labor MP Craig Thompson and a raft of other issues when parliament resumes. | |
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GG to visit Moree on Tuesday 02/06/2012 02:39 PM |
| About 7000 people remain isolated by floodwaters in northern NSW, as Governor-General Quentin Bryce prepares to vist the region. | |
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Qld flood engineers named 02/06/2012 03:34 PM |
| One of two Wivenhoe dam engineers who've stepped aside is the lead author of a report branded as a fiction at Queensland's flood inquiry. | |
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NAB first quarter earnings up 8% to $1.4bn 02/06/2012 02:44 PM |
| National Australia Bank's first quarter cash earnings are up eight per cent but it says higher funding costs are impacting its business. | |
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International markets roundup 02/06/2012 01:19 PM |
| News from the world’s major stock markets | |
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Stocks to watch early on Tuesday 02/06/2012 01:19 PM |
| Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange early on Tuesday | |
