Budget airline accused of hiding extra charges The Daily Telegraph Australia | AUSTRALIA'S consumer watchdog has taken budget airline AirAsia to court for allegedly failing to disclose the full price of fares for international flights from Australia. | The regulator began legal proceedings in Melbourne seeking penalties and orders for the Malaysian airline to issue corr...
Favre's brother receives gubernatorial pardon Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Scott Favre, the brother of future Hall of Famer Brett Favre, has been given a by outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. | Scott Favre admitted he was intoxicated when his vehicle was hit by a train, resulting in a friend's death. The incident occurred in 1996. | By The Associated Press | Jan. 11,...
Business calendar for week of Jan. 30-Feb. 3 Sydney Morning Herald | MONDAY, January 30 | Sydney - Roc Oil Ltd December quarer activity report | Brisbane - Linc Energy quarterly activity report Advertisement: Story continues below | Perth - Independence Group NL December quarterly report | Perth - Regis Resources De...
Cyclone Iggy threat prompts shutdowns Sydney Morning Herald | A tropical cyclone headed for the Pilbara coastline is likely to develop into a category four over coming days, forcing communities and companies to take steps to limit damage. | At least two resource giants have already halted operations at offsho...
Woodside may sell part of Browse stake Sydney Morning Herald | Woodside Petroleum denies it is looking to sell a major part of its stake in the proposed Browse basin liquified natural gas (LNG) project. | Woodside on Friday said it had received significant interest from a number of parties about taking a stake...
Supermarket giants tapping into beer market The Daily Telegraph Australia | COLES and Woolworths are set to prise tens of millions of dollars in revenue from Australia's brewing giants this year as they bolster sales of house-brand beers, industry experts say. | The retail behemoths have been advised they have the pot...
Exploding the myths about our country Sydney Morning Herald | As Australia Day approaches, the great Aussie annual introspection starts. We ask questions about who we are as a nation, how does our history stack up, where are we heading and what our values are. We even have debates about whether we should have...
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Resource majors take the long view Sydney Morning Herald | It's not often the opportunity presents itself for a ringside seat in a winner-takes-all contest between Australia's resource giants and the guardians of global finance. | In the past week, however, both the World Bank and the International Monetar...
New Zealand Expects Asian Interest Wall Street Journal By ENDA CURRAN And GILLIAN TAN | MELBOURNE—Asian investors will increasingly target assets in New Zealand including government debt securities, natural resources and farms, pushing up the value of the nation's currency, Prime Minister John Key said Sunday. | "We are starting to see quite an increase in interest from Asia, particularly as they...
