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$A flat after Chinese data

The Australian dollar is trading around the same level as on Monday afternoon, following the release of Chinese trade figures.
May 8, 12:30 pm
AOFM anounces ASX trading of bonds

Australian government bonds will be traded on the ASX from May 21, in the same way as listed shares, the AOFM says.
May 8, 12:28 pm
Vic girl flees attempted abduction

A 13-year-old girl was able to wrestle herself free when a man grabbed her on the arm outside a dance studio in Victoria's northeast.
May 8, 12:25 pm
$78m for Victorian PSO facilities

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine has defended $78 million of funding allocated in the state budget for facilities at train stations for PSOs.
May 8, 12:25 pm
Warm May has SA farmers looking skyward

Farmers across South Australia are waiting and hoping for rain which is forecast for the weekend.
ABC - May 8, 12:17 pm
Lawyers describe articles on Rinehart as 'gossip'

Lawyers for mining billionaire Gina Rinehart have described a series of newspaper articles at the centre of a court battle as 'gossip'.
ABC - May 8, 12:09 pm
Stocks to watch at noon on Wednesday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange at noon on Wednesday
May 8, 12:09 pm
Unemployment rate to stay steady

Economists expect Australia's unemployment rate to have been steady at 5.6 per cent in April.
May 8, 11:39 am
Judge suspends drug maker's jail term

A small business owner who said he made and trafficked drugs because of work stress has been given a suspended jail sentence.
ABC - May 8, 11:15 am
Aust stocks open higher

Australian stocks have opened higher after a strong session on Wall Street.
May 8, 11:02 am
Parramatta fastest growing night-time hub

The night-time economy of Parramatta in Sydney's west is the fastest growing in the country, according to a new national report.
May 8, 10:38 am
'No joy' from Ludwig at cattle crisis meeting

Graziers at yesterday's cattle crisis summit in north-west Queensland have voiced disappointment over the swift exit by federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig.
ABC - May 8, 10:37 am
Funding needed for rail not road: Labor

The Victorian budget should have focused on rail upgrades instead of the East West link, says state Labor Party President Cath Bowtell.
May 8, 10:25 am
Aust shares open higher

The Australian share market at open on Wednesday
May 8, 10:18 am
Housing industry buoyed by rate cut

Tasmania's Housing Industry Association hopes yesterday's interest rate cut will stimulate home building.
ABC - May 8, 10:12 am