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Santos looks to new projects to rebound from Moomba disruption

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2004
... soon on three development projects worth $600 million to shore up its future. In its first quarterly production report since fire damaged its Moomba gas facility in South Australia on Jan. 1, Santos yesterday reported a big drop in March quarter production ...

NAB to change external auditor

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... financial year. Audit committee chairman John Thorn said the bank is ending its long association with KPMG, which came under fire from the prudential regulator which looked into the rogue trading scandal. "We have decided, as part of the National's change ...

Kennedy loses bid to keep notes to lawyer from ASIC

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
... powerbroker Graham Richardson owned an undisclosed 38 per cent interest in printer Offset Alpine when it was destroyed by fire 10 years ago. The notes were seized during a raid on Mr Kennedy's Sydney home on November 13 last year. His barrister Peter ...

Labor targets audit committee chair in NAB fallout

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
... the company's $360 million foreign exchange scandal were incurred, should step down. Walter has also reportedly been under fire internally, with reports over the weekend says other board members had unsuccessfully pushed for her resignation at a meeting ...

Kennedy fights ASIC over access to Offset Alpine papers

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
... former Labor powerbroker Graham Richardson owned an undisclosed 38% interest in printer Offset Alpine when it was destroyed by fire 10 years ago. The notes were seized during ASIC's raid on Kennedy's Kirribilli home on November 13 last year. The court ...

Telstra chief promises no Australian jobs to be lost overseas

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
... jobs would be lost to workers overseas, Telstra Corp Ltd chief executive Ziggy Switkowski said today. Telstra has come under fire from the federal government over its plans to create more jobs offshore, after it was revealed it would outsource 450 technology ...

ALP deputy leader Senator Conroy criticises Costello's stance on HIH audit reforms

The Deputy Opposition Leader in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Corporate Governance, Senator Stephen Conroy has fired a volley at the Treasurer saying that the latter had backed down on implementing key HIH recommendations ...

ASIC conducts searches in Sydney for Alpine Investigation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
... corporate mystery involving a 38 per cent stake in Offset Alpine Printing whose Silverwater premises in Sydney were destroyed by fire on Christmas Day 1993. The newspaper reported Swiss authorities have identified Mr Rivkin, Mr Richardson and Mr Kennedy ...

Strong dollar a concern: MIG

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG) has warned its balance sheet could be hit by a rapidly rising Australian dollar. A rise in "real" interest rates since the end of 2002/03 could also lead to some downward revaluation of assets, MIG chief executive ...

Small caps fire investor interest: fund managers

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
Funds managers have noted renewed investor enthusiasm for Australia's small cap stocks, which continue to outperform the general market recovery of recent months. This week marks seven months since the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and most Asian ...