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Fairfax appoints Jack Cowin to board

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart's battle over board seats at Fairfax Media is expected to continue despite the appointment of her close ally Jack Cowin as an independent director. The troubled med..

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Santos boosts sales and production

Santos has posted an 18 per cent jump in quarterly sales revenue, giving it a financial boost as it develops its costly giant LNG projects. The market and analysts were impressed with the better th..

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Woodside lifts production target

Woodside Petroleum has upgraded its full year production target, thanks to a stellar start to its giant Pluto liquefied natural gas project (LNG) that helped boost second quarter output by 43 per cent..

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Business conditions weaker: survey

Australian business conditions weakened in the three months to June, according to a private survey. The National Australia Bank (NAB) quarterly survey showed the business conditions index for the J..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, July 19 AIO - ASCIANO LTD - up three cents at $4.37 Asciano will axe half its Sydney workforce as it expands and automates its Port ..

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