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Australia & NZ Finance en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:47:01 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/31/1xefj.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:11:00 GMT It was an angry scene outside the Sydney Morning Herald's headquarters this morning. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/42/1xefb.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:015:00 GMT Perth, Australia, Aug 29, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - Otto Energy Limited (ASX:OEL)(PINK:OTTEF) through its wholly owned subsidiary NorAsian Energy ( & quot;NorAsian & quot;) is pleased to advise that operations have commenced for the site surveys in Service Contracts SC50 and SC51 offshore Philippines.A total of approximately four square kilometres will be covered by the surveys for each of three well sites. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/42/1xef6.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:55:00 GMT Perth, Australia, Aug 29, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - Terrain Minerals Limited (ASX:TMX) Announce Bundarra Resource Increased by 60% To 321,000 oz Of Gold. Highlights of the announcement are:- New resource estimate of 4.96mt @ 2.0 g/t gold (321,000 oz)- Resource grade cut off 1g/t gold- New resources have been outlined at the Wonder North, Bluebush, Great Western and Black Cat deposits.- All the resources remain open down dip and down plunge. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/31/1xe7z.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:22:00 GMT The head of Unions New South Wales is now claiming a partial victory in the fight over electricity privatisation, with the Government abandoning its plan to sell the state's power generators. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/31/1xe84.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:20:00 GMT The Federal Court has ruled former Tasmanian Compliance Corporation director John White is entitled to & #36;60,000 from company funds to pay his legal costs. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/31/1xdy6.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:014:00 GMT The Tasmanian Government says it will cut off all support for Gunns' & #36;2 billion project if it has not won finance within three months. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/42/1xe73.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:54:00 GMT Brisbane, Australia, Aug 29, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) is paying a steady annual dividend following another strong operating performance by the company's expanded oil and gas operations in the year ended 30 June 2008.Normalised net profit after tax jumped 69.2% to A & #36;52.7 million compared with A & #36;31. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/42/1xe72.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:54:00 GMT Sydney, Australia, Aug 29, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - The share market closed firmly in the black yesterday, driven by gains in resources and finance stocks following a positive lead from Wall Street. And US stocks gained for a third day overnight led by manufacturers and financial companies.In Australia the benchmark S & amp;P/ASX200 yesterday closed up 55.3 points, or 1.1%, at 5,066.5, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 55.5 points, or 1. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/33/1xef8.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:36:37 GMT TOKYO (AFP) - Japan said Friday core inflation hit a fresh decade high in July while consumers spent less for a fifth straight month as the country's longest post-war expansion grinds to a halt. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/31/1xe6z.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:36:00 GMT Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) will hold an extraordinary meeting to change its constitution so the company can raise more money to fund its expansion plans. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/31/1xe3s.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:56:00 GMT Columnist Mike Carlton has been sacked from The Sydney Morning Herald. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/31/1xe3t.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:50:00 GMT Childcare operator ABC Learning says it is not in a position to release its full year results by the close of business today. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/19/1xe40.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:47:15 GMT SYDNEY, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 1.3 percent on Friday, led by banks as concerns about the global economy eased following strong U.S. economic growth figures. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/31/1xe3p.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:43:00 GMT Strength in the banking sector has pushed the Australian share market higher. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/financenews/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/080829/33/1xe44.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:41:17 GMT TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's government is finalising an economic package of pump-priming measures worth some 10 trillion yen (91.4 billion dollars) to ease the pain of higher fuel and food prices, a report said Friday.