Business News

CCC must be fairer, says chief justice
1:00PM | WA Chief Justice Wayne Martin has defended public hearings by the Corruption and Crime Commission, but says procedural fairness must be strengthened.

Roxon kept in dark on disputes blunder
1:00PM | NICOLA Roxon's department knew as far back as December that a blunder had cast doubt on de facto orders by the Family Court

Setback for CSG
1:00PM | THE coal-seam gas industry's campaign to win over farmers and environmentalists has suffered an inside blow.

Flanagan takes chair at Atlas
1:00PM | ATLAS Iron managing director David Flanagan has moved up to the chairman's role at the Pilbara miner.

Browse fires up buyer interest
1:00PM | WOODSIDE says the planned selldown of a $1 billion-plus equity stake in the Browse LNG venture has attracted strong interest.

Coleman changes tack at Woodside
1:00PM | WOODSIDE Petroleum boss Peter Coleman says the energy giant may make overseas acquisitions to broaden its asset base.

Transfield confidence boosted
1:00PM | TRANSFIELD says it is on track to be the country's premier services provider to resources and infrastructure industries.

Mining growth key: Weatherill
1:00PM | SOUTH Australian Premier Jay Weatherill is confident his state has not missed the mining boom.

APA says it may lift bid for Hastings
1:00PM | PIPELINE operator APA Group says debt refinancing by takeover target Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund fulfils conditions in its bid.

China absent at rare-earths parley
1:00PM | IT seems an awful lot of fuss over a commodity for which annual production could fit in two Panamax vessels.

Wake-up call for sleeping super
1:00PM | A QUARTER of the nation's super accounts are inactive and will be consolidated into active accounts using tax file numbers

Asciano banks on new contracts
5:04AM | ASCIANO said new contracts would underpin earnings growth as it posted a 21 per cent jump in profit amid a sluggish local economy.

Rio in pink with biggest rock
3:19AM | RIO Tinto has unearthed a "remarkable" 12.76-carat pink diamond, the largest of the rare and precious stones ever found in Australia.

Warning over bungled court orders
11:08PM | FORMER de facto partners have been told it would be "foolish" to disobey court orders that now may be invalid due to a government blunder.

Court bungle to hit de factos
1:00PM | THOUSANDS of Family Court orders relating to de facto couples have been cast into doubt by a major federal government blunder.

Funding markets thawing
11:44PM | GLOBAL funding markets are starting to thaw, but borrowing costs remain high, Westpac treasurer Curt Zuber says.

Fears woes are bound south
9:49PM | As it bleeds outflows, some fear AllianceBernstein’s global woes might be headed Down Under.

Linkers offer safety and oomph
1:00PM | AN inflation-proof bond could be good for your portfolio.

New rules to balance your credit history
1:00PM | FRESH legislation will make it easier for people with previous defaults to raise their credit rating.

Diversified portfolios have failed to deliver
1:00PM | BEHIND this was too much worry about the world economy.