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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... (0.66 per cent) to 1,973.20. Both were new records. Locally, in economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is due to release May's international trade in goods and services data. Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor ...

Social media business use up 25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... Australia had a social media presence in June 2013, according to survey results just released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is up one quarter from one in five the previous year. Growth in social media use by business is accompanied by ...

Financial services falling behind in online transactions

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... behind other sectors in online business transactions, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The report -- Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business 2012-13 -- reveals that despite the rapid changes ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... Tuesday the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes of its monthly board meeting, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics issues May's new motor vehicle sales figures and the merchandise imports data for the same month. In equities news, Woolworths ...

Women to feel pain of scrapped LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... Contribution (LISC) scheme, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA). Using figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), ISA calculated that in New South Wales, 43.3% of women will be affected by the scrapping of the LISC. In Victoria that ...

Crime pays: Why new European GDP rules are causing a stir

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... added to GDP was estimated to be between 16.9% and 17.5% of the Italian economy in 2008. The UK's Office for National Statistics estimated last month that the contribution made to national output by sex workers and the illegal drug trade in the UK was ...

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

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... fundraised and donated to Mother's Day Classic 2014, the funds raised will continue to have a real impact on survival statistics and help answer research questions for breast cancer and for a range of other cancers." Far and away the highest team fundraiser ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... share price index futures contract was up 14 points at 5,492. In economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases housing finance data for April. ANZ publishes its job advertisements series for May and National Australia Bank releases ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... March share price index futures contract was nine points higher at 5,454. In economic news on Thursday, the bureau of statistics releases international trade in goods and services data for April. The market on Wednesday closed lower, with the benchmark ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... March share price index futures contract was 10 points higher at 5,492. In economic news on Wednesday, the bureau of statistics releases national accounts, including gross domestic product for the March quarter. The bureau also releases overseas arrivals ...