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New vehicle sales up 22% in past year

Sales of new motor vehicles in Australia rose 2.4 per cent in May, official data shows. In May, 91,994 new vehicles were sold, seasonally adjusted, compared to an upwardly revised 89,812 in April, ..

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Lynas shares soar after legal win

Shares in rare earths miner Lynas have soared after an appeal against the operating licence for its controversial new plant in Malaysia was dismissed. The Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) in G..

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Stocks to watch early on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange early today: APN - APN NEWS & MEDIA LTD - down 0.5 cents at 74 cents Independent News & Media (INM), the Irish parent of Australasia's AP..

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Aussie dollar rises back above parity

The Australian dollar has positioned itself above parity with its US counterpart and could move higher in the wake of this weekend's Greek elections. At 1700 AEST on Friday the Australian dollar wa..

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NewSat shares rise on $30 million deal

NewSat Ltd shares have risen 2.5 per cent after the company signed a $30 million deal to provide communications coverage in Afghanistan. The satellite, broadband and communications services provide..

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1200 threatened Hastie jobs saved

About 1,200 of 2,700 jobs in Australia threatened by the collapse of engineering conglomerate Hastie Group have been saved. But the administrator of Hastie Group, PPB Advisory's Ian Carson, says cr..

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