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Wollongong Coal's expansion plans creep forward

Wollongong Coal's plans to expand its Russel Vale colliery have moved forward, with a new report finding the project poses minimal environmental threat. The company is seeking approval to expand underground long wall mining into the catchment ... >> view original

Second person charged with helping escaped prisoner Beau Wiles

A second person has been charged with helping inmate Beau Wiles escape from a Goulburn prison. (Supplied). FTBAPGL. A Wollongong man has been charged with aiding escaped prisoner Beau Wiles to break out of the Goulburn Correctional Complex. >> view original

RBA unlikely to cut cash rate again

The Reserve Bank is tipped to leave the cash rate unchanged on Tuesday, and most economists are predicting there will be no more rate cuts for the foreseeable future. All 14 economists surveyed by AAP expect the RBA to keep the cash rate at two per ... >> view original

Wall Street tumbles after disappointing jobs data

US stocks dropped sharply on Friday after jobs data for September fell far short of expectations, raising doubts that the economy is robust enough to absorb an interest rate hike. The three major indexes were down more than 1 per cent. Nonfarm payrolls ... >> view original

Surprisingly stable Aussie dollar faces next big test

For a volatile currency, the Australian dollar has had a fairly stable week marred only by a few China-related surges and significantly diverging forecasts of where it could be in six months. The Aussie reached a week high of US70.7¢ in the morning ... >> view original

Index outperforms most active funds - except small caps

Australia's actively managed funds are mostly failing to outperform relevant index benchmarks, with only longer-term small-cap funds providing any good news. More than half of active equity funds delivered returns below the S&P/ASX 200 index and not a ... >> view original

Origin equity raising gets strong support from institutions

Origin Energy has had a strong take-up on the institutional part of its $2.5 billion equity raising, with 92 per cent of institutional investors taking the shares on offer at $4 each and the rest sold at $5.20 each to new investors in a subsequent ... >> view original

Traditional owners appealing to United Nations over native title process on ...

The traditional owners of the Galilee Basin region in central Queensland are appealing to the United Nations to stop the Adani Carmichael coal mining project. The Wangan and Jagalingou Family Council said it was requesting urgent intervention under the ... >> view original

Clarence's NBN hopes pinned on rocket in space

Clair Morton Journalist Although I've moved around a bit, I'm a Queensland girl at heart with a love of the ocean and the mighty maroons. Since moving to Grafton earlier this year I have fallen in love with the Valley lifestyle. The best part of my job ... >> view original

Shares slip ahead of US jobs data

The share market has fallen one per cent in the final session of a tumultuous week, leaving it at levels close to where it was seven days ago. Weakness was felt among the big four banks, the property sector and retailers, while miners were mixed ... >> view original