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First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The morning after. Either you're still reading the obituaries and the political assassination of Kevin Rudd or you have moved on to congratulate Australia's first femme PM - Julia Gillard. I won't bore you with the details. Pick up any local daily or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
The Australian sharemarket has firmed on news that Julia Gillard will be Australia's new prime minister. At 1207 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.9 points, or 0.62 per cent, at 4514, as Julia Gillard made her first statement after being ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Gold stocks provided the only bright spot on an otherwise bleak day of trade as the Australian stock market slid into the red to sit one per cent lower at noon. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 52.3 points, or 1.15 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overnight trading offshore, with major Wall Street indices all lower, but precious metals and copper were higher. Oil, too, fell. At 0748 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
The Australian stock market had regained some ground by noon with the big miners and banks pushing stocks up on a low volume day of trade. At 1204 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 14.8 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 4,597.8 points, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher on Monday, after a positive finish on Wall Street and firmer oil and gold prices. At 0733 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures contract was up six points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher on Monday, after a positive finish on Wall Street and firmer oil and gold prices. At 0733 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures contract was up six points ...

AIST alerts regulator on misleading campaign against super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
Superannuation body AIST rejects ad campaigns from mining groups claiming the proposed resources super profit tax (RSPT) will hurt retirement savings - and calls on ASIC to look into these "irresponsible" and "misleading" claims. AIST wants to alert ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
Australian stocks were up slightly at noon, as investors sat on the sidelines in morning trade. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 15.6 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4542 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
Australian stocks were down slightly at noon, as the big miners fell, and the market consolidated gains that took it to a one month high. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.5 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4546 points ...