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Aussie shares jump 2.1%

Australian shares broke their two-day losing streak to end sharply higher after strong gains on offshore markets sparked hopes for a long-awaited Christmas rally. At the close on Wednesday, the ben..

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Transurban to upgrade M5

Transurban has confirmed the NSW government will go ahead with a major upgrade of the M5 toll road in Sydney's south west. Transurban has a 50 per cent stake in Interlink Roads, which operates the ..

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Vodafone warned over leak

The communications watchdog has put Vodafone on notice over the telco's leaking of personal customer details earlier this year. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ordered ..

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Housing shortfall to balloon

Australia's housing shortfall is expected to blow out to more than 640,000 in 20 years, prompting industry calls for tax cuts and other measures to stop prices going through the roof. The gap betwe..

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Elstone joins Westpac board

Former chief executive of market operator ASX Robert Elstone will join the board of Westpac Banking Corporation in the new year. Mr Elstone will join the Westpac board as an independent non-executi..

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EU names new summit date

The EU announced on Tuesday a summit for January 30 as negotiations over a new "fiscal union" to combat the eurozone debt crisis opened with a key lawmaker warning the bloc is becoming a "monster."Eur..

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Stocks to watch Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday: BBG - BILLABONG INTERNATIONAL LTD - down 26 cents, or 12.8 per cent, at $1.77 Shares in Billabong slumped a further 18 per cent to ..

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