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US/EU v Russia's lose-lose is China's win-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... http://www.notre-europe.eu/ noted that, "...whilst on average western European countries spent 3.1% of their Gross Domestic Product on defence between 1985 and 1989, this figure had fallen to 1.7%10 in 2008, and this was before the budgetary crisis that ...

Chumbawamba rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... maybe after Ukraine. As The Economist magazine puts it, "Mr Putin believes that his own political future depends on the defence of Russia's regional influence-that is the lesson he draws from the Soviet Union's collapse". Perhaps this is because Putin ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... after the United States and European Union agreed to expand restrictions against Moscow, targeting the Russian energy, defence and finance sectors. Russian markets, however, rallied around 2.0 per cent as investors breathed a sigh of relief that sanctions ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... which had been more reluctant than the US to boost its sanctions against Russia, imposed new restrictions on the finance, defence and energy sectors to increase the economic cost to Russia for its intervention in Ukraine. The US followed with new restrictions ...

Advisers eye opportunity in identity theft protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... me to see some sort of regulatory interest, and possibly action, in this area." "A digit PIN is often the only line of defence stopping hackers accessing this information, and given the extent to which people tend to choose similar PINs and passwords ...

S&P, ABN Amro appeals rejected in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... judgement cannot be overestimated. "The implications for other claims currently in the court are enormous." "The standard defence tactic of apportioning blame has only made proceedings more complex.A The strategy of blaming other parties to lessen liability ...

Australian Super backtracked on airport valuation: Future Fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014

Mother's Day Classic raises $4.5m for breast cancer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... this year, two international events were held - one in Afghanistan and one in United Arab Emirates, involving Australian defence force personnel on military bases. "A huge thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, fundraised and donated to ...

FSC-ISA court clash to go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... hearing, which will take place later this week, will involve Industry Super Australia (ISA) as the first respondent in the defence of the composition of the FWC expert panel. The FSC had objected to the appointment of Vicki Allen on the grounds that ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten