India's cheap car plant remains shut, Tata mulls plant's future Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:40:38 GMT
SINGUR, India (AFP) - Protests against a factory being built in eastern India to make the world's cheapest car forced a halt to work for a second day Saturday as vehicle giant Tata Motors mulled the plant's future.

New delay for Emirates Airbus 380 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:45:06 GMT
PARIS (AFP) - Delivery of a second Airbus A380 to Emirates, the airline of the United Arab Emirates, will suffer a further delay of two months, French daily Le Figaro reported Saturday

QR's planned Riverfire dinner shows wrong priorities: Nicholls Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:12:00 GMT
The Queensland Opposition says the forced cancellation of a lavish Queensland Rail (QR) dinner in inner Brisbane tonight reflects the organisation's disinterest in the service problems facing commuters daily.

NSW Labor officials confident of electricity privatisation resolution Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:27:00 GMT
Senior New South Wales Labor figures say the fight between the party's head office and the State Government over electricity privatisation may soon be resolved, but a key power union says it will not be involved in any peace deal.

Govt unveils & #36;1.6b boost for public housing Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:23:00 GMT
The New South Wales Government says a & #36;1.6 billion upgrade and repair project for the state's public housing will overhaul the way maintenance work is carried out and create 250 new jobs for apprentices.

Snap strike to impact electricity bill payments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:11:00 GMT
A snap strike by power workers across New South Wales this weekend means people will be unable to pay their electricity bills.

Allianz says is in talks to sell Dresdner Bank Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:57:14 GMT
FRANKFURT (AFP) - German insurance giant Allianz is in & quot;advanced talks & quot; on the future of its Dresdner Bank unit, & quot;that may or may not lead to a deal, & quot; it said Friday in a brief statement to financial markets.

Former BoJ chief to join Matsushita advisory panel: report Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:48:03 GMT
TOKYO (AFP) - Former Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui, who stepped down in March, is set to become a member of Matsushita Electric Industrial's advisory panel, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

QR cancels & #36;30,000 Riverfire function Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:42:00 GMT
Queensland Rail has cancelled a function planned for tonight's Riverfire celebrations in Brisbane.

Water woes hit town's tourism, economy Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:28:00 GMT
It is feared that the north-west Queensland town of Cloncurry will soon run out of water, thanks to dry weather and a resources-driven population boom.

Inflation making women unhappy: survey Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:14:00 GMT
Anyone with a mortgage or struggling with rising inflation will be counting on the Reserve Bank to ease the interest rates squeeze when the board meets next Tuesday.

UK in 'worst downturn since WWII' Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:47:00 GMT
The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, says he's deeply pessimistic about the country's economic outlook.

WA living costs soar Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:19:00 GMT
Western Australia's peak welfare body says the cost of basic living expenses for families on average incomes soared by more than & #36;61 a week over the past 12 months.

Govt re-evaluates light rail proposals Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:39:00 GMT
The ACT Government is taking another serious look at light rail.

Indigenous credit union wins management award Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:50:00 GMT
The Northern Territory's Traditional Credit Union has taken out a & #36;10,000 award from Reconciliation Australia for good management practice.