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Planners miss sustainable mark: Fahy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... Fahy. "There will be massive investment in electricity generation primarily around brown coal and changes to public transport infrastructure."

Oil prices force end to corporate profit boom

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... higher debt servicing costs (due to the associated rise in interest rates) and increased operating costs (including transport and production costs)," he said. This means corporate profits have passed their peak and the outlook for share price growth ...

Resources boom has only just begun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
Anyone needing convincing that the resources and commodities boom only has years to run should listen to Rio Tinto describe the insatiable worldwide demand for minerals. Tom Albanese, chief executive of Rio Tinto, speaking at yesterday's Australia-Israel ...

Infrastructure Australia should set national priorities

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... increased powers to drive priorities, develop more competitive national markets in areas such as water, electricity and transport and ensure market-based pricing of scarce resources such as water. In recognition of the changing capital markets, the reported ...

AETS could add 14 cents to petrol prices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... behavior." Lucy said some commentators are even suggesting a price of $200 may be required to achieve the goal of changing transport patterns, but he sees such pricing as unrealistic. Australian businesses readying themselves for the AETS also need to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... out there" Ms Spencer said. "The oil price is slipping back and gold was a lot weaker overnight, too." Ms Spencer said transport stocks had lifted on the lower oil price, and some financial stocks were holding up well.

The fight over how to fight inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... Morning Herald is today reporting how Henry has slammed the Federal Opposition for announcing it will block increased transport taxes on the trucking industry. Given that low trucking taxes are one of the major reasons why rail freight is not commercially ...

Carbon transport the next big thing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... equipment, transmission equipment, electric utilities, oil feed services will change their business model to capture, transport and store carbon dioxide, not just oil," said Bruce Garratt, Alliance Bernstein Australia vice president and director of retail ...

TWUSUPER selects CommInsure

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
The transport industry superannuation fund TWUSUPER has teamed up with CommInsure to enhance its insurance offering for the bulk of its members. Effective 26 April, the level of basic insurance cover available to the majority of the super fund's members ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations releases its leading indicator of employment, also for March. Transport firm Asciano Group Ltd releases audited interim results. Australian shares finished in the red for the third consecutive ...