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Majority of locally-made Australian television content is news: ABS

A study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has found news accounts for almost half of all locally-made television content in Australia.
ABC - June 18, 10:30 pm
Holden in cost-saving talks with South Australian staff

Carmaker Holden is in discussions with staff and unions about cutting costs at its South Australian plant.
ABC - June 18, 8:31 pm
Mining giant Rio Tinto sacking staff at iron ore operations in WA

The ABC has confirmed that Rio Tinto is sacking more staff at its iron ore operations in Western Australia.
ABC - June 18, 7:09 pm
ACCC forum hears online shopping 'licence' could help stamp out fraud

A consumer fraud forum in Melbourne has been told online shopping licences for people who wish to purchase goods on the internet could be used as a way to stamp out fraud.
ABC - June 18, 6:30 pm
Share market closes down as investors wait for news on US stimulus program

The share market has ended the day moderately down as investors wait for the US Federal Reserve to meet on Wednesday over the future of America's stimulus program.
ABC - June 18, 6:05 pm
Reserve Bank says might have scope for more rate cuts

The Reserve Bank has signalled it is counting on further falls in the high Australian dollar to help rebalance the economy.
ABC - June 18, 4:42 pm
Lisa Ho closure puts 100 out of work

Lisa Ho is coming to the end of the catwalk with the high end fashion retailer to close down and around 100 staff to lose their jobs.
June 18, 3:26 pm
Clive Palmer claims The Australian printed information stolen from his office

Mining billionaire and Palmer United Party founder Clive Palmer says The Australian has printed information that was stolen from his Brisbane office.
ABC - June 18, 3:04 pm
Thick fog delays Adelaide Airport flights

Thick morning fog across a wide part of Adelaide has delayed arrivals and departures at the airport, at West Beach.
ABC - June 18, 10:56 am
Contractor says 'over optimistic' mining services industry coming down to earth

Western Australian contractor Clough says the mining services industry is ripe for consolidation and it is on the hunt for takeover targets as the heat comes out of the resources boom.
ABC - June 18, 9:07 am
Interest in fixed loans surges as economists urge borrowers to lock in their rates

Increasing numbers of borrowers are choosing fixed home loans, as interest rates hit their lowest levels in recent history.
ABC - June 18, 8:44 am
ACCC accuses door-to-door seller Titan Marketing of Indigenous rip-off

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched Federal Court action against a company it has accused of ripping off people in Indigenous communities, including Queensland's Cape York.
ABC - June 18, 8:13 am
Tasmanian forestry contractors using loophole to continue work after being paid to leave industry

A Senate inquiry has heard extraordinary allegations that Tasmanian forestry contractors who were paid by the Government to leave the industry are using a legal loophole to continue work.
ABC - June 18, 7:56 am
Share market boosted by late surge in banking sector

It has been a volatile start to the new trading week, with the market swinging from steep losses early on to solid gains by the session's close.
ABC - June 17, 9:13 pm
Ford closure highlights car manufacturing industry's struggle for survival

A high dollar, cheap overseas labour and a global market are putting pressure on Australia's manufacturing sector, and the car industry represents the malaise like no other.
ABC - June 17, 9:00 pm