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2012 the year of lost competitiveness

Westpac chairman Lindsay Maxsted says 2012 stands as the year in which Australia woke up to the fact that it was rapidly losing its cost competitiveness - and the mining industry is partly to blame. ..

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Newcrest to defend latest legal action

Gold miner Newcrest says a new legal claim against licences granted to it by former NSW Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid is without merit. Exploration company Gold and Copper Resources (GCR) has filed..

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Consumer spending fell in October

Despite three interest rate cuts since May, consumers aren't spending any more than they were five months ago. The Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) Business Sales Indicator (BSI), released on Tuesday, sho..

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RBA set to cut interest rates again

Aussie households could be in for some early Christmas cheer, with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hinting at a possible rate cut for December. However, a decision to cut the cash rate from 3.2..

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New Lynas plant to be online in 2013

Rare earths miner Lynas expects its controversial plant in Malaysia to finally begin production in December after long delays caused by environmental and political concerns. The company has also st..

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US stocks soar on ‘cliff’ hopes

US stocks have surged on upbeat housing data and hopes that politicians will find a way to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts in January. The jump was under..

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