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Talks on airport fee hike

The Australia Pacific Airports Corporation, which owns Launceston Airport, is now taking the office of the Valuer-General to the Supreme Court over the re-evaluation. Australian Local Government Association president Troy Pickard said he and the two ... >> view original

Teaching the art of comedy to high school students in Launceston

The other person offering advice to the high school students is Launceston based comedian Ned Townsend and he has a clear idea of the message he wants to pass on. "My main objective here is to really get these high school kids to sort of open ... >> view original

Glencore sells Australian nickel mine to Western Areas

LONDON, June 19 Global mining and commodity trader Glencore sold a nickel mine inherited through its Xstrata takeover to Australian nickel producer Western Areas , the nickel miner said on Friday. The Cosmos nickel mine in Western Australia was sold for ... >> view original

Australia and the United States are in a race to attract Chinese tourism

New visas unveiled as part of the FTA deal signed this week by the Australian federal government are set to encourage more of the Chinese tourists who are driving a revival of Australia's $110 billion tourism industry. Under the new move, Chinese nationals ... >> view original

Watchdog to review Supabarn takeover

THE competition watchdog will review plans by supermarket giant Coles to buy nine Supabarn supermarkets in Canberra and Sydney. THE Koundouris family that founded Supabarn has decided to "scale down" the business for family reasons. The Australian ... >> view original

New management at News Corp to push Asia expansion

image SYDNEY: A new management team at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp's Australian operations will support plans to expand into fast-growing Asia, son Lachlan Murdoch said Saturday. It was announced Friday that chief executive Julian Clarke will retire ... >> view original

Flight Centre, Invocare, ASX Ltd: Australian stocks with Warren Buffett appeal

The Oracle of Omaha may struggle to find value in big Australian stocks, but if he returns to his roots, he'll find plenty of 'cigar butts'. NaN of. Warren Buffett has warned his shareholders that 'elephant hunting' has its challenges. AP. Share on twitter. >> view original

Coal to stay in doldrums, says RBA

The global divestment push appears to have had a negligible effect on Australia's big four banks, with ANZ leading the charge in lending $12.6 billion to the local fossil fuels sector since 2008, according to a new report. The big four have proved elusive targets ... >> view original

Bank recovery leads the ASX to weekly rise

The best performing sector for the week was finance, with all four big bank posting gains. Karl Hilzinger. by Stephen Cauchi. Australian shares enjoyed a broad-based recovery rally on Friday, thanks to strong gains on Wall Street and firmer commodity prices, ... >> view original

Tax-cutting SA budget gets tick from Hockey

The Abbott government has applauded South Australian Labor for undertaking extensive tax reform to encourage private- sector investment and jobs. The South Australian budget, delivered by Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis on Thursday, included $670 million ... >> view original