Developer plans to submit new resort proposal
The developer behind a failed resort proposal for Great Keppel Island on the central Queensland coast has announced plans to submit a revised application.
Tower Holdings' proposal including a 300...
ABC Business News -
Saturday November 21, 2009, 1:20 pm
New cruise ship terminal for Townsville
The State Government has given the nod to a $90 million cruise ship terminal in Townsville, in north Queensland.
Premier Anna Bligh says the State and Federal Governments will each...
ABC Business News -
Friday November 20, 2009, 11:28 am
Australia shares seen weaker on recovery worries
SYDNEY, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to
open weaker on Friday after Wall Street was rattled by concerns
the U.S. economic recovery was losing momentum, while softer
commodities...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Friday November 20, 2009, 8:27 am
Singapore Out Of The Red, Sees Growth in 2010
Singapore now sees its economy solidly back in the black in 2010 after confirming that it grew strongly in the third quarter. The country's Trade and Industry Ministry issued a flash third...
Australasian Investment Review -
Friday November 20, 2009, 8:14 am
Sony 'will be profitable' by March 2011
Sony says it will become profitable in its gaming and flat-panel TV businesses by the fiscal year ending March 2011, as the electronics giant moves ahead with cutting costs and boosting earnings.Sony...
AAP -
Thursday November 19, 2009, 7:00 pm
More To Confidence Than Meets The Eye
Confidence manifests itself in different ways, not just interest rates and at the consumer level, which eased in October, but not by much (see below). In the midst of the toughest 12-18 months...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday November 12, 2009, 8:44 am
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. to Attend the Stephens 2nd Annual Restaurant Investor Conference
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq:BJRI) will be attending the Stephens 2nd Annual Restaurant Investor Conference at the Bellagio Hotel in Las...
GlobeNewswire -
Tuesday November 10, 2009, 3:00 am
Warren Buffett's Defining Play
Warren Buffett did it again this week, launching his biggest ever takeover which defines his optimism in America's future and makes an emphatic statement about the financial strength of...
Australasian Investment Review -
Friday November 6, 2009, 8:08 am
Retail Sales Down, Building Approvals Up
The surprise fall in September's retail sales took some in the market by surprise and seems to have taken some of the steam out of the 'rate rise for Christmas' clamour that was around...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:08 am
Corporates; Amalgamated, Boart, Myer
Amalgamated Holdings has become the latest company to approach shareholders for money with the announcement yesterday that it is looking for $107 million. The Sydney-based group...
Australasian Investment Review -
Wednesday November 4, 2009, 8:36 am
Resort ruling did developers a favour, say conservationists
A central Queensland conservation group says a failed proposal for a resort development on Great Keppel Island was too big for the area.
Environment Minister Peter Garrett yesterday knocked back...
ABC Business News -
Saturday October 31, 2009, 1:36 pm
Keppel Island resort development rejected
The Federal Government says environmental concerns have forced it to reject a proposal for a resort development on Great Keppel Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
Tower Holdings' proposal includes...
ABC Business News -
Friday October 30, 2009, 7:47 pm
Tatts expects growth to slow
Gaming firm Tatts Group Ltd has forecast flatter growth this financial year due to the effects of the economic downturn but is confident about expansion opportunities.Sales in some parts of the...
AAP -
Friday October 30, 2009, 4:30 pm
Cruise ship visits boost tourist numbers
Tasmania has recorded a tourism milestone with more than 1,000,000 people visiting the state in one year.
Tourism Tasmania's annual report reveals visitor numbers were nine per cent higher than...
ABC Business News -
Thursday October 29, 2009, 9:03 am
ASEAN talks hit early snag
As Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes his way to the 15th ASEAN summit, a diplomatic rift between Thailand and Cambodia is clouding the talks underway in the Thai resort town of Hua Hin.
Mr Rudd is...
ABC Business News -
Saturday October 24, 2009, 5:55 pm
