Census Attacked By Traffic From Singapore, But 'Not Hacked'
The architects of the online census system which went into meltdown on August 9 have apologised for their mistakes, saying traffic from Singapore was behind the decision to take the website offline, but maintained that no personal data was at risk. Executives from IBM appeared before the Senate economics reference committee on Tuesday, fronting up for their first detailed public explanation of what exactly happened to force the website offline and leave millions of people unable to fill in ..>> view originalMarkets Live: ASX rallies as bluechips bounce
That's it for Markets Live today. Thanks for reading and your comments. See you all again tomorrow morning from 9. As briefly mentioned below, reports have only very recently emerged of an accident at Ardent Leisure's Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast. Four people have been critically injured at #Dreamworld. There is nothing further we can confirm at this stage.— QPS Media Unit (@QPSmedia) October 25, 2016 Ardent Leisure share plunged on the news and closed down 7.8 per cent after ear..>> view originalFortescue rally drives ASX higher
Ardent Leisure shares plunged almost 12 per cent in less than 30 minutes when reports emerged of deaths at its Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast in late trading.When the market closed at 4.15pm the stock had slumped 11.7 per cent to $2.35. A rise in Fortescue Metals' shares to their highest level since April 2014 helped bolster the local sharemarket on Tuesday. Photo: AP Elsewhere in the market a strengthening iron ore price, a slew of earnings updates and a buoyant Fortescue Meta..>> view originalJoyce pushes for resolution of disrupted live cattle trade with Indonesia
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce is pushing for negotiations over a proposed new rule disrupting the live cattle trade to Indonesia to be resolved as quickly as possible, warning any interruption to trade will hurt exporters, importers and Indonesian consumers.No cattle were exported to Indonesia in September due to permit delays amid negotiations over a proposed new policy requiring importers to bring in one cow for breeding for every five cows to be fattened for slaughter. More ..>> view originalSector suffers a health scare on concerns of weak outlook
Sirtex upbeat as it waits on cancer trials
Lilly VitorovichAustralian Associated PressSirtex Medical is bullish about its future growth as the cancer treatment developer waits on the findings of three key clinical studies due in the first six months of 2017.The studies are among five into liver cancer and other cancers currently underway and involving about 2,340 patients.Chief executive Gilman Wong said the recruitment of so many patients was a "very significant" undertaking.Mr Wong, who has been at the helm since May 2005, said there w..>> view originalCarbon footprint impacts shares: report
The size of a company's carbon footprint has an identifiable - and negative - impact on its share price, a study by global asset manager AXA Investment Managers has found. The study found that investors consistently implied a negative impact on share price due to the carbon dioxide output from a company, similar to other expenses. Analysis by AXA IM's quantitative equities manager Rosenberg Equities examined share prices of companies in relation to their carbon footprint to determine any contri..>> view originalSCEE tumbles on forecast loss
Southern Cross Electrical tumbles on forecast loss Stuart McKinnon - The West Australian on October 25, 2016, 8:34 am UPDATE 1.35pm: Shares in Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (SCEE) have fallen sharply after the company disappointed investors with expectations of a first half net loss after tax of $2 million. The company, which is holding its annual general meeting this morning, attributed the lower forecast to a slower than expected ramp-up of work.The expec..>> view originalTabcorp investor backlash over pay and Tatts takeover
Tabcorp investor backlash over pay and Tatts takeover Updated October 25, 2016 15:42:19 Gambling giant Tabcorp is the latest big company to be hit by an investor backlash over executive pay during the annual general meeting season.Just over three-quarters of proxy votes cast at today's AGM in Sydney supported the company's plans to increase the pay packet of managing director David Attenborough and other executives, but about 22 per cent of votes were against the motion..>> view original
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