Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo!AUNZ Inc. All rights reserved. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/financenews/abc_index.html ABC Business News en-us Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:27:03 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091108/31/29mna.html Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:36:00 GMT The New South Wales Government has announced it will take over the state's home warranty insurance scheme to avoid a crisis in the & #36;20 billion building industry. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091108/31/29mlx.html Sun, 8 Nov 2009 14:24:00 GMT At least 40 businesses and employment agencies in Adelaide have expressed interest in employing Bridgestone workers set to be retrenched within six months. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091107/31/29ml4.html Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:46:00 GMT A senior commodity economist says it is too soon to tell whether the Timor Sea oil spill will dampen investor confidence in the oil and gas industry. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091107/31/29mky.html Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:010:00 GMT The Queensland Teachers Union has reached an agreement with the State Government in their long-running pay battle. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091107/31/29mkp.html Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:55:00 GMT Finance ministers from the world's 20 richest nations - including Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan - have agreed to keep stimulus measures in place until the global economy has fully recovered. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091107/31/29mkq.html Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:44:00 GMT Royal Darwin Hospital surgeons hope to reach an agreement with management over pay and working conditions by the end of this week. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091107/31/29mie.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:32:00 GMT James Hardie says it is surprised by the announcement of a & #36;320 million loan to top up the company's asbestos fund. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091107/31/29mfn.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:31:00 GMT News Corporation head Rupert Murdoch says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is more outspoken in criticising the media than his predecessors. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091107/31/29mg2.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:23:00 GMT Unemployment in the United states has risen to more than 10 per cent for the first time since 1983, with more than 16 million people now without work. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091106/31/29mdu.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:53:00 GMT The New South Wales and Federal Governments are lending James Hardie more than & #36;300 million to make sure asbestos victims receive compensation. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091106/31/29mf5.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:44:00 GMT Crossbench Senators say they are not impressed by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's attack on those who oppose his climate change policy. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091106/31/29mem.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:11:00 GMT A Qantas plane carrying 329 passengers on its way from Sydney to Los Angeles has been forced to return to Australia because of a faulty fuel pump. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091106/31/29mej.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:008:00 GMT British Airways (BA) will cut another 1,200 jobs after reporting a record loss of & #36;500 million for the first half of the year. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091106/31/29mdz.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:16:00 GMT An environmental lawyer in Indonesia says local fishermen are going bankrupt because the Timor Sea oil spill has ruined fish stocks. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/abc/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091106/31/29mdw.html Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMT Oil and gas company Woodside says it is working to improve its Indigenous employment record in Western Australia.