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4:00 AM | A RESCUE package for the North-West's Fossey underground mine and Hellyer processing facility seems unlikely, with the state government saying that the best it can do to help redundant workers and those facing losing their jobs is ``continue diversifying the local economy to include a wide range of industries''.   | CommentsComments (1)
Fossey mine aid unlikely
4:00 AM | A RESCUE package for the North-West's Fossey underground mine and Hellyer processing facility seems unlikely, with the state government saying that the best it can do to help redundant workers and those facing losing their jobs is ``continue diversifying the local economy to include a wide range of industries''.
11 Feb 12 | CANBERRA _ Two of Australia's biggest banks have ignored Treasurer Wayne Swan and the Reserve Bank of Australia's lead by independently lifting their variable lending rates in the same week the RBA kept monetary policy steady.
ANZ lifts interest rates
10 Feb 12 | ANZ Bank has lifted their mortgage rate independently of the Reserve Bank today, raising its standard variable rate by 6 basis points.  | CommentsComments (8)
State sees largest rollout of water meters in country's history
10 Feb 12 | TASMANIA is witnessing Australia's largest water meter rollout in history and it's on deadline, the state's three water authorities said.  | CommentsComments (4)
ACCC looks into Black Stallion buy
10 Feb 12 |  AUSTRALIA'S consumer watchdog has raised concerns about reduced competition if Woolworths buys the Black Stallion Hotel's bottle shop at Rocherlea.  | CommentsComments (4)
Telstra dials right profit numbers
10 Feb 12 | SYDNEY - Telstra signed up more than a million new customers in the first half of its financial year, giving a hefty lift to its profit.
Gunns investor 'a shot in the arm'
09 Feb 12 | Timber company Gunns could be in for a shake-up after confirming yesterday a Kiwi billionaire with a history of turning around companies in distress has bought a 40 per cent stake.   | CommentsComments (32)
09 Feb 12 | CANBERRA _ Finance Minister Penny Wong hopes retail banks think carefully about their customers and the wider community when making decisions on lending rates, amid fears increases may be on the way.
08 Feb 12 | New Zealand billionaire Richard Chandler will invest $150 million in Tasmanian timber company Gunns as the company aims to raise $280 million.  | CommentsComments (48)
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RBA holds fire on interest rates
08 Feb 12 | The Reserve Bank of Australia has surprised the market in the face of widespread expectations of a rate cut by keeping interest rates on hold.
Kiwi billionaire linked to Gunns
07 Feb 12 | Kiwi-born billionaire Richard Chandler looks to be timber company Gunns's white knight, with the Singapore-based businessman set to emerge as a cornerstone investor in the group.  | CommentsComments (20)
07 Feb 12 | Timber company Gunns is expected to offer more shares in a bid to generate cash, raising speculation that it is close to securing a partner for its $3 billion Bell Bay pulp mill.   | CommentsComments (23)
Numbers adding up for Barnes Hill mine
07 Feb 12 | OPERATORS of a proposed mine near Beaconsfield say its approval could also see Australia's first iron-ore mine reopen.
Fresh option for shoppers
07 Feb 12 | LAUNCESTON is about to welcome its first fully accredited weekly farmers' market. Meat, fish, vegetables, exotic produce like saffron and wasabi, fruit, eggs and fresh herbs are all on the menu with 30 stalls already booked for the first market this Saturday.
Gunns in trading halt, equity announcement due
06 Feb 12 | Shares in timber company Gunns have been placed in a trading halt, with the company expected to make an announcement in relation to capital raising and equity investment.  | CommentsComments (15)
Ex-forestry workers branch out
06 Feb 12 | Ex-forestry workers are struggling to find other work, the latest figures show. More than 330 people who have lost forestry jobs have contacted ForestWorks for assistance since September.  | CommentsComments (9)
Swan warns banks to pass rate cut
06 Feb 12 | Australia's big banks are hugely profitable and their customers would be very angry if they failed to pass on an interest rate cut in full, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.
04 Feb 12 | TASMANIAN airline and pilot training organisation Tas-Air Pty Ltd has gone into voluntary liquidation.
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