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Retail sales edge higher by 1.1% during September

Retail sales across Australia has increased by 1.1 per cent during September, reflecting a continued strong consumer spending for the month according toe the financial services group Cashcard Australia's Retail Activity Index (RAI). "The Cashcard Retail ...

OECD urges governments to improve job opportunities to the marginalised

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said that governments must do more to improve the job opportunities for women, older workers, people with disabilities and the low-skilled. In the latest OECD Employment Outlook report ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries gain slightly

The All Ordinaries gained 5.6 points in trading today or 0.175 per cent whilst the Nikkei index had a good day's trading, gaining 174.22 points or 1.6%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 50.12 points or 0.46% in value. Meanwhile, the Commonwealth ministers ...

Wattle net widens as four directors plead guilty

... knowingly concerned in the promotion of prescribed interests, in contravention of the Corporations Act. Messrs Robert Murray Cooper and Brian Michael Wood, both directors of the company, each pleaded guilty to 21 counts. Messrs Lloyd Reginald Ross and ...

Australia's current unemployment rate compares favourably with OECD average

Australia's current unemployment rate, announced at a 13-year low 5.8 per cent yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), is far lower than the standardised unemployment rate of 7.2% (July 2003) for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation ...

OECD predicts continued economic recovery

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced recently in a report published by its chief economist Jean-Philippe Cotis that a US economic recovery is unfolding whilst in Japan, growth has surprised on the upside, but in ...

Senator Coonan reaffirms government's commitment to retirement savings

Senator Helen Coonan, the minister for revenue and assistant treasurer, has said that the superannuation surcharge reduction and co-contribution measures are aimed at removing the disincentive facing those able to save for their retirement and boosting ...

NAB Wealth Management companies to pay $67 million in investor compensation

Three National Australia Bank (NAB) wealth management companies have finalised agreements with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) in relation to investor compensation ...

Wheat exporter AWB to pay $825 million for Wesfarmers Landmark

AWB has announced it is buying the entire Wesfarmers rural network, excluding Wesfarmers Federation Insurance, which is to be retained by the parent Wesfarmers and then merged into a new division with Lumley Insurance. The $825 million deal, announced ...

Slow to moderate economic growth for the OECD

The latest composite leading indicators released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predict slow to moderate economic growth ahead in the 30-nation OECD, which includes Australia. According to the OECD, May data indicate ...