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QR makes debut below issue price
1:07PM UPDATE: Michael Bennet QR National, the biggest float since Telstra began its privatisation in 1997, today made its debut at a small discount to its issue price.
Situation 'grave' as mine drilling starts
8:55AM POLICE have described the situation at a NZ mine where 29 miners are trapped as "grave", as PM John Key said there was "every chance" the men were still alive.
Don't prop up failing industries: Henry
11:46AM Sid Maher PROVIDING assistance to struggling parts of the economy could force up interest rates and the value of the Australian economy, Ken Henry has warned.
Deal ensures Greens support for NBN bill
9:53AM Joe Kelly, James Massola THE GREENS have defended a deal with Labor to make it more difficult to privatise the $43 billion National Broadband Network.
Desal workers stay out over spying row
12:50PM Ewin Hannan HUNDREDS of construction workers have today refused to return to work at the Brumby government's desalination plant.
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QR makes debut below issue price
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12:45PM UPDATE: Michael Bennet QR National, the biggest float since Telstra began its privatisation in 1997, today made its debut at a small discount to its issue price.
Ireland confirms request for bailout
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8:39AM Nina Koeppen THE European Central Bank has welcomed Ireland's request for aid from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
Westfield sells mall stake for $1.4bn
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9:27AM Bridget Carter WESTFIELD Group has agreed to sell 50 per cent of its Stratford City shopping mall in east London for 871.5 million pounds ($1.425 billion).
National Affairs
Deal ensures Greens support for NBN bill
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9:53AM Joe Kelly, James Massola THE GREENS have defended a deal with Labor to make it more difficult to privatise the $43 billion National Broadband Network.
Libs move first on price signalling
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12:20PM Joe Kelly THE federal opposition has moved to crack down on "anti-competitive" price signalling, pre-empting Labor's promised second wave of bank reforms.
Republic? Brits and Kiwis will have it first
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2010-11-18
With talk of royal weddings the republic question arises. For a day or two. But Australia will not become a republic until it…
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Race on to become NYC's 'Taxi of Tomorrow'
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10:03AM Will Pavia THE phasing out of the yellow taxi cabs that growl and bump through Manhattan will be little short of revolutionary.
Incapacitated Clarke unable to train
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11:32AM Peter Lalor and Malcolm Conn MICHAEL Clarke did not train with the Australian Test squad this morning further raising concerns about his fitness ahead of Thursday's opening Test.
Executive Lifestyle
The world not big enough for Louis Vuitton
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4:17PM Kate Walsh YVES Carcelle has something in common with women of all ages: he dreams of expensive handbags. Every morning he wakes up thinking about them.
Adelaide's mother of all dinner parties
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Michelle Rowe FOOD Detective was perturbed to hear about The Feeding, a dinner for 1000 people, mainly because she wondered who would be doing The Washing Up.
Deal ensures Greens support for NBN bill
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Joe Kelly, James Massola THE GREENS have defended a deal with Labor to make it more difficult to privatise the $43 billion National Broadband Network.
Petre back at PBL ahead of float
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EXCLUSIVE: James Chessell and Geoff Elliott PBL Media is expected to bolster its digital media credentials ahead of a $5-billion-plus float next year.
New framework for qualifications gets up
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Bernard Lane A NEW qualifications framework for use by the new tertiary regulator was approved by education ministers today.
Radicals get rich while truth begs
YESTERDAY'S activists were flawed but at least they didn't try to profit from their causes, writes David Burchell.
Making it easier to get disabled working
PENSION assessment will focus on people's ability, not their disability, says Jenny Macklin.
This time, say it with feeling
IT'S not always what is said but the way it's put over that makes an outstanding orator, contends Dennis Glover.
Selectors treat batsmen like koalas
HAD Mike Hussey and Marcus North been bowlers, they would be gone by now, says Malcom Conn.
Fairfax wrestles with digital
FAIRFAX Media is expected to announce a new management structure at tomorrow's much-anticipated investor meeting.
Another out of tune divisive referendum
VOTERS have already sent politicians a clear message at the 1999 poll on the republic, believes John Stone.
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