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Australia Cuts Wheat Production Forecast on Drought

09/09/2014(0)
Australia lowered its outlook for wheat production as dry weather in parts of the country’s east may curb yields in the world’s fifth-biggest exporter. The harvest may total 24.2 ... Read More
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Joe Hockey announces new move against multinational tax evaders

04/09/2014(0)
Multinational companies who seek to avoid Australian tax but also charge disproportionately higher prices here are in the sights of a new crackdown. Joe Hockey has told parliament the ... Read More
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Australia to sign uranium trade deal with India

03/09/2014(0)
Australia’s prime minister said on Wednesday that he will sign a uranium export deal with India for peaceful power generation this week, but added that exports of the nuclear ... Read More
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Bitcoins to be taxed like shares

20/08/2014(0)
BITCOIN and other crypto-currency investors will have to pay capital gains tax on the sale of these assets, according to new guidance by the Australian Taxation Office. People in ... Read More
oil

Apache discovers oil in Northwestern Australia

18/08/2014(0)
US energy firm Apache on Monday announced an oil discovery off northwestern Australia which it said could potentially represent a new oil province for the country. The find at ... Read More
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Deepening Gloom in Australia Poses Challenge to RBA

18/08/2014(0)
A deepening gloom across the largest developed economy to escape recession during the global financial crisis is shaping up as one of the toughest challenges yet for Reserve Bank ... Read More
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Australian regulator jails former director

07/08/2014(0)
Mr Bill Katsabis, a former director of P.G. & N. Enterprises Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (P.G. & N) has been sentenced to two years and three months imprisonment following ... Read More
law

Aussie legal market sees slight rise in confidence but pay rises limited

01/08/2014(0)
A slight rise in business confidence and commercial activity in Australia looks set to thaw out pay freezes and potentially help stem the flow of partner exits that were ... Read More
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ASIC acts on licensees failing to lodge annual statements

22/07/2014(0)
A proactive ASIC review of Australian financial services (AFS) licensees that failed to lodge audited annual statements has led to ASIC cancelling eight AFS licences. ASIC reviewed the conduct ... Read More
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Australia accused of breaking law after returning asylum seekers to Sri Lanka

08/07/2014(0)
Australia has been accused of breaking international law and violating the refugee convention after returning a group of 41 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who attempted to reach the country ... Read More
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