Latest news about Australia
Pöyry Gains Engineering Contract for Board Machine in Australia (PaperAge.com)
Sept. 8, 2008 - Pöyry said that it has been selected as the main engineering consultant for Amcor's new B9 linerboard machine project at their existing Botany Mill in Sydney, Australia.
8 Sep 2008, 9:37 am | click here for more
New Zealand fear Australia backlash (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand are bracing themselves for a torrid encounter against an Australia team desperate to restore their battered pride in Saturday's Tri-Nations title decider.
8 Sep 2008, 7:43 am | click here for more
Australia's St. George agrees to Westpac takeover (AP via Yahoo! News)
St. George Bank Ltd., Australia's fifth-largest bank, agreed to a revised 17.3 billion Australian dollar ($14.4 billion) takeover proposal by larger rival Westpac Banking Corp. on Monday, in what would be the biggest banking acquisition in Australian history.
8 Sep 2008, 6:52 am | click here for more
West Australia in Limbo With Election Result Too Close to Call (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The outcome of elections in the state of Western Australia is in limbo after the incumbent Labor Party and the pro-uranium mining Liberal Party both failed to claim enough seats to form a majority government.
8 Sep 2008, 3:49 am | click here for more
Australia Stocks Rise, Led by Banks on Fannie, Freddie Takeover (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's benchmark index rose the most in almost six months, led by financial stocks, after the U.S. government seized control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, boosting confidence companies will weather the subprime mortgage crisis.
8 Sep 2008, 3:04 am | click here for more
Afghan Terrorists May Be Targeting Journalists, Australia Says (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Terrorists in Afghanistan may be targeting journalists and planning to lure them to the country with the offer of interviews in order to take them hostage, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said today.
8 Sep 2008, 2:34 am | click here for more
Australia: no uranium sales to India, despite end of supply ban (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Australia will not sell uranium to India unless it signs a key non-proliferation pact, despite a decision by nuclear supplier nations to end a ban on trading with New Delhi, a minister said Monday.
8 Sep 2008, 1:13 am | click here for more
Australia's St. George agrees to Westpac takeover (Lexington Herald-Leader)
St. George Bank Ltd., Australia's fifth-largest bank, agreed to a revised 17.3 billion Australian dollar ($14.4 billion) takeover proposal by larger rival Westpac Banking Corp. on Monday, in what would be the biggest banking acquisition in Australian history. In a joint statement, the Sydney-based banks said the takeover was approved by Grant Samuel, an independent expert hired by St. George ...
8 Sep 2008, 10:07 am | click here for more
Australia Stocks Rise, Led by Banks on Fannie, Freddie Takeover (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's benchmark index rose, led by financial stocks, after the U.S. government seized control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, boosting confidence financial companies will weather the subprime mortgage crisis.
7 Sep 2008, 9:34 pm | click here for more
Australia Stocks Update: S&P/ASX 200 Rises 50.50 to 4,927.60 (Bloomberg.com)
Sep. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's benchmark stock index, the S&P/ASX 200 Index, rose 1.04 percent at 10:05 a.m. The index of 200 companies traded on the Australian Stock Exchange rose 50.50 to 4,927.60. Among the stocks in the index, 84 rose, 30 fell and 86 were unchanged.
7 Sep 2008, 8:34 pm | click here for more