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09 Dec 2020

In loving memory

Sadie Franklin

FOR just shy of 100 years, Muriel Vera Adams (Maudie) lived the good life. She loved her horses, a spot of knitting, crocheting and embroidering, music and an occasional scotch on the rocks.

13 Aug 2020

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oOh!media slumps up to 42% on guidance cut

Shares in oOh!media have plummeted more than 40 per cent to a near four-year low after the outdoor advertiser blamed poor media advertising spend for a cut to its full-year earnings guidance. The company, which also owns online masthead Junkee, on...

16 Aug 2019

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Cochlear dividend up on 13% profit boost

Hearing implant maker Cochlear has boosted its dividend after reporting a 13 per cent increase in full-year profit to $277 million. The company said total sales revenue for the 12 months to June 30 was up 7.0 per cent to $1.45 billion, with growth in...

16 Aug 2019

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Economy can handle global shock: Treasurer

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the coalition will take all necessary actions to keep Australia’s economy afloat, amid fears of an impending recession in the United States. Two of his cabinet colleagues have also sought to ease people’s nerves about...

16 Aug 2019

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Star’s FY profit drops 8.4% to $223.7m

The Star Entertainment Group’s full-year profit fell 8.4 per cent to $223.7 million after a solid domestic performance was offset by a drop in international VIP spending. Normalised earnings for the 12 months to June 30 dropped 2.0 per cent to $557...

16 Aug 2019

Soccer needs to fix youth vacuum: Arnold

Socceroos coach Graham Arnold says a national reserves competition or second division is vital to fill a vacuum of opportunity for emerging players. Arnold says Australian footballers aged between 17 and 22 suffer from a lack of chances to develop in...

16 Aug 2019

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Storm players earn success: Bellamy

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy believes his NRL table-topping team should be praised for their hard work rather than constantly criticised for their tactics. The Storm have been in the firing line from rivals for their wrestling moves. But Bellamy said...

16 Aug 2019

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NSW debates decriminalising abortion

The NSW government is devoting much of the current parliamentary sitting week for MPs to debate a bill to decriminalise abortion. Independent Alex Greenwich is due to introduce the Reproductive Healthcare Reform Bill 2019 on Tuesday and Leader of the...

30 Jul 2019

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Building approvals resumed fall in June

Building approvals dropped by 1.2 per cent in June, resuming their downward trajectory after the previous month’s brief respite. Approvals for private sector houses rose 0.4 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis, but the “other dwellings” category...

30 Jul 2019

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ASX200 index hits new all-time high

The Australian share market’s benchmark index has hit an all-time high after the S&P/ASX200 broke through a record set more than 11 years ago. The index surged past its November 2007 high of 6851.5 points at 1009 AEST on Tuesday and, 10 minutes...

30 Jul 2019

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Treasurer ramps up bank inquiry response

Insurance companies would face the same obligations to keep their contracts fair as most other businesses under new legislation the federal government has drafted. The proposal comes after the banking royal commission recommended insurance contracts...

30 Jul 2019

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Northern Star hits sales records on Pogo

Northern Star shares have been subdued in early trade despite the gold miner setting a new quarterly and annual sales record on progress at its Pogo mine in Alaska. The company on Tuesday said it had sold a record 232,042 ounces of gold across its...

30 Jul 2019

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Canada on edge as fugitives elude police

Clint Sawchuk pretty much sums up the feelings of locals in the small northern Canadian town of Gillam.“I just hope they bring the little bastards to justice so everyone can relax,“ Mr Sawchuk, the operator of a wilderness tour in Gillam, told AAP...

30 Jul 2019