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Darwin travel agent to face fraud trial

The woman at the centre of an ongoing Northern Territory government travel scandal will stand trial in November to fight charges that she defrauded a pensioner travel scheme of more than $100,000. A five-week trial date was set for November 16 in ... >> view original

Joe Hockey's advice to first homebuyers - get a good job that pays good money

Treasurer Joe Hockey's most cringeworthy gaffes. Treasurer Joe Hockey has advised Australians wanting to buy their first home to "get a good job that pays good money". If you've got a good job and it pays good money and you have security in relation to that ... >> view original

Mortgage lending rose to a record $32.7 billion in April. Rob Homer

Mortgage lending rose to a record $32.7 billion in April as growth in loans to investors continued to outstrip credit growth to first home buyers. The 2.9 per cent monthly gain in mortgage finance - which helped lift the figure for the 12 months to April to a record ... >> view original

Impact Investment Fund launches: a new $100 million socially-conscious Aussie ...

The constrained Australian venture capital industry is about to receive a $100 million infusion earmarked forcompanies that promise to do good for society or the environment. The Impact Investment Fund is the brainchild of Sydney-based social investor Geoff ... >> view original

Recall Holdings' Doug Pertz says shareholders will back Iron Mountain bid

Recall Holdings boss Doug Pertz is confident his shareholders will back a sweetened takeover by US giant Iron Mountain even though the target's shares are trading below the $8.50 cash being offered to investors with small holdings. On Monday night the ... >> view original

Banks and energy drive market higher

Banking and energy stocks are driving the share market higher, bolstering hopes it will end its run of five consecutive losses. The gains were assisted by a boost in NAB's monthly measure of business confidence, surging to a nine-month high. IG market ... >> view original

Advertisers turn down the volume on Nine Entertainment

Nine Entertainment CEO David Gyngell's management confirmed its capital management initiatives remain intact with a continuation of its on-market share buyback program. Dallas Kilponen. by Trevor Hoey. Though the near 20 per cent fall in Nine ... >> view original

Job ads growth slows as caution rules

Jobs growth is slowing and is not expected to get any better in the coming months, weighed down by weak consumer and business confidence. The ANZ job advertisements series showed total job ads were unchanged last month after a seasonally adjusted ... >> view original

Bechtel says three more Curtis Island LNG trains to complete this year

The US engineering firm building the LNG plants at Gladstone has declared that it expects to complete three more LNG trains at the sites by the end of the year, quadrupling Queensland's LNG production and giving birth to a new major industry for the state. >> view original