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20 Feb 2017 - 1:14pm

GWA eyes strong 2nd half after profit rise

Fitting supplier GWA Group's first-half profit rose 9.4 per cent to $26 million after a 2.7 per cent increase in sales revenue from bathrooms and kitchens.
20 Feb 2017 - 1:12pm

WorleyParsons plunges on first-half loss

Engineering and project management firm WorleyParsons has reported a first-half loss of $2.4 million, sending its shares down by almost 18 per cent.
20 Feb 2017 - 1:16pm

iSelect back in the black for the half

Product comparison business iSelect has posted a $2.6 million net profit for the first half, in a turnaround from its $4.2 million half-year loss a year ago.
20 Feb 2017 - 12:30pm

G8 Education's profit hurt by rising costs

Rising expansion costs has hit G8 Education's annual net profit as the childcare provider embarks on a $212.8 million capital raising.
20 Feb 2017 - 10:14am

Record sales help Beach turnaround

Beach Energy has turned around from its writedown-driven $600m half-year loss a year ago to post a $103m half-year profit.
20 Feb 2017 - 12:56pm

Future premiums up 4-5pct: nib

Health insurer nib, which has lifted first-half net profit by 65 per cent, expects premiums will go up four to five per cent a year in future.
20 Feb 2017 - 12:04pm

oOh!Media eyes growth after FY profit rise

Outdoor and digital advertising group oOh!Media has lifted full-year net profit 17.4 per cent to $21.6 million and is targeting further growth.
20 Feb 2017 - 12:16pm

Writedowns, US pressure Brambles result

Logistics group Brambles has posted a 50 per cent slump in half-year profit, but underlying profit and sales are up.
20 Feb 2017 - 8:40am

Northern Star HY profit up 61% to $104.6m

Gold miner Northern Star has lifted first-half profit 61 per cent to $104.6 million, helped by a 12 per cent increase in the average gold price in the period.
20 Feb 2017 - 9:58am

BlueScope profit jumps, to buyback shares

BlueScope's half-year net profit has jumped 80 per cent to $359.1 million, helped by higher prices and ongoing cost cuts.
20 Feb 2017 - 8:32am

Kraft Heinz withdraws bid for Unilever

US food giant Kraft Heinz has withdrawn a bid for a mega-merger with Unilever.
19 Feb 2017 - 2:50pm

Bank inquiry bringing results: Turnbull

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the ANZ's decision to lower its credit card rates follows last year's parliamentary inquiry into the big four banks.
17 Feb 2017 - 3:40pm

APRA sees financial risk in climate change

An APRA board member told an insurance forum that his organisation is considering widespread testing of financial systems for stress due to climate change.
17 Feb 2017 - 1:18pm

Virgin Aust to start flying to Hong Kong

Virgin Australia is hoping to grab a share of the burgeoning Chinese travel market by starting flights to Hong Kong from mid-2017.
17 Feb 2017 - 11:22am

Link grows first-half earnings

Shares in financial data firm Link Group have risen after it posted a small lift in revenue and profit for the first half of 2016/17.
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20 Feb 2017 - 6:15am

From Taliban hit list to CEO: Mahir Momand's journey to Australia

The chief executive of one of Australia’s newest financial institutions was forced to leave his country not once, but three times to save his life.
18 Feb 2017 - 9:11pm

Giving kids a fighting chance in rural Australia

The residents of Tingha, a tiny town in regional New South Wales, are hoping a boxing program for disaffected youth will curb rising crime rates.
19 Feb 2017 - 12:58pm

Girls trapped in Las Vegas sex trafficking

A study of sex trafficking in Las Vegas has found that behind the glitz and glamour of sin city that sex-trafficking of underage girls is rife.
20 Feb 2017 - 7:13am

Regional community disappointed by government's rejection as resettlement location

Leaders in the NSW regional town of Armidale say the government has missed an opportunity for the development of their community after its application to be a...
19 Feb 2017 - 7:47am

Wilders says some Moroccans 'scum' at Dutch vote launch

Firebrand Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders launched his election campaign Saturday with a stinging attack on the country's Moroccan population, calling some ...
19 Feb 2017 - 5:22pm

Former Australia lock Vickerman dies at 37

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former Australia lock Dan Vickerman died at home in Sydney on Saturday night, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said on Sunday. He was 37.
19 Feb 2017 - 8:28am

Evacuee recalls fear before Darwin bombing

Sunday marks the 75th anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Darwin, and evacuee Wendy James remembers fleeing at age six before war came to Australian soil.
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