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Gundagai meeting moved to Albury

THE race meeting scheduled for Gundagai on Saturday has been transferred to Albury. Gundagai-Adelong Race Club underwent drainage works to the track and the course was not going to be in shape for the scheduled Sky Two TAB meeting on Saturday. >> view original

Albury: Let's talk business

In the spirit of total transparency, at the risk of overstating, for all intents and purposes, and to be sure we are all on the same page: I have to admit I just hate it when people use clichés to make their point. Nowhere is this abuse of the English ... >> view original

Fairfax cuts jobs from country papers in regional SA

Fairfax Media has announced a shake-up of its South Australian country operations with the loss of about 35 jobs. Staff across regional areas were briefed on Thursday about the proposed changes to 18 publications. Fairfax said there would be voluntary ... >> view original

Former Sigma execs face jail

The former chief executive of Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Elmo De Alwis, and the company's former chief financial officer, Mark Smith, may face jail after pleading guilty to overstating the group's profits. During a brief appearance at the County Court in ... >> view original

How Asciano founder Mark Rowsthorn missed a $340m payday

Asciano founder Mark Rowsthorn could be forgiven for feeling a little bitter about the $9.05 a share takeover bid for the port operator from Canadian giant Brookfield. He has 340 million reasons to feel hard done by. When Rowsthorn and former Toll ... >> view original

Trade deficit has economist asking 'is Australia still a developed economy?'

Australia's trade deficit narrowed in May, but April's record trade deficit has been revised to be even wider at more than $4.1 billion. Bureau of Statistics figures show that Australia imported $2.75 billion more in goods and services than it exported ... >> view original

Kathmandu board considers takeover offer

New Zealand retailer Briscoe may have to increase its takeover bid for Kathmandu after shareholders in the outdoorwear chain appeared to go cold on the offer. Kathmandu's board spent Thursday poring over the cash-and-scrip offer from Briscoe, which ... >> view original

Kewell made payments to Fiat Chrysler boss after $1m deal: court

EXCLUSIVE. Soccer star Harry Kewell made personal payments into the bank account of Fiat Chrysler boss Clyde Campbell after signing a lucrative $1 million a year deal to become a brand ambassador for Jeep, according to documents filed with the ... >> view original

UBS sees hope for Woolworths' Masters chain

Loss-making hardware chain Masters has weighed heavily on Woolworths' earnings but there are hopes that it's yet to realise its full potential. UBS analyst Ben Gilbert says there's room for Masters in Australia's $45 billion home improvement market ... >> view original

Rio Tinto boss Sam Walsh says women need more confidence

Rio Tinto boss Sam Walsh is looking to fill the company's senior ranks with more women, but says female employees need to be more confident. With 82 per cent of the mining giant's workforce made up of men, Mr Walsh has acknowledged that the gender ... >> view original