Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo!AUNZ Inc. All rights reserved. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/financenews/index.html Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance en-us Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:47:02 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090704/31/2796r.html Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:013:00 GMT The Northern Territory Opposition tourism spokesman says the latest tourism figures show the Government has failed in its bid to attract national and international tourists. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/2/27921.html Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:50:11 GMT Japan & #39;s near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, an official says. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090704/31/2795r.html Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:36:00 GMT New figures reveal the number of bankruptcies in Western Australia has been rising at a greater rate than in any other state. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/2/2793s.html Sat, 4 Jul 2009 06:006:12 GMT Fonterra proposes paying its Australian farmers - who are contracted as suppliers, rather than as members - more this season than it is offering NZ farmers. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/2/2793q.html Sat, 4 Jul 2009 06:006:11 GMT Three African countries have signed an accord to build a & #36;US10 billion ( & #36;A12.7 billion) trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking vast reserves in Nigeria to Europe. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/19/2792y.html Sat, 4 Jul 2009 03:42:00 GMT LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Oil dropped a dollar to below & #36;66 a barrel on Friday after unemployment data hardened views economic weakness would sap energy demand and that last month's rally was overdone. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/33/2790s.html Sat, 4 Jul 2009 02:39:02 GMT LONDON, July 3, 2009 (AFP) - The dollar climbed against the euro Friday after eurozone retail figures slipped back into a rut and as fresh worries about the health of the US economy supported the & quot;safe-haven & quot; greenback. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/33/2792k.html Sat, 4 Jul 2009 02:11:46 GMT BEIJING (AFP) - China's recent moves to ease curbs on the real estate sector have sent prices soaring recently, stoking fears that new property bubbles are forming, state media reported Friday. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/19/27928.html Sat, 4 Jul 2009 01:32:55 GMT LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Oil fell towards & #36;66 a barrel on Friday, adding to a drop of nearly 4 percent the previous day, as unemployment data hardened views economic weakness would sap energy demand further and that last month's rally was overdone. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/19/2790m.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 23:31:37 GMT LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Oil traded below & #36;67 a barrel on Friday, adding to a fall of nearly 4 percent the previous day, as unemployment data hardened views economic weakness would sap energy demand further and that last month's rally was overdone. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/33/2790r.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:50:06 GMT LONDON, July 3, 2009 (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets weakened further on Friday after sliding a day earlier on news of greater-than-expected job losses in the United States. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/31/27905.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:020:00 GMT The Government has revealed it actually spent more than one million dollars on a promotional campaign that has been shelved. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/2/27900.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:52:41 GMT Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd will take a 37 per cent stake in smaller iron ore explorer DMC Mining Ltd without triggering a takeover. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/2/278dz.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:51:41 GMT BHP Billiton Ltd will book heavy writedowns on the sale of its Yabulu nickel refinery in Queensland to iron ore billionaire Clive Palmer. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090703/31/278zy.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:49:00 GMT Air Services Australia and Perth Airport management have met to discuss complaints about an increase in flights over Perth's hills.