Archive for October, 2007

Rudd rolls out $4bn pitch to seniors (Daily Telegraph)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

LABOR has backed the Coalition’s plan to increase utilities payments for seniors, while also expanding travel and telephone subsidies to older Australians.

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Labor makes $4.1b pitch for grey vote (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Labor has backed the federal government’s plan to increase utilities payments for seniors - also boosting travel and telephone subsidies.

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Labor makes $4.1b pitch for grey vote (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Labor has backed the federal government’s plan to increase utilities payments for seniors - also boosting travel and telephone subsidies.

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Man killed in argument reportedly over Sydney water restrictions (Philstar.com)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - A 66-year-old man was bashed to death while watering his lawn in an argument over Sydney’s water restrictions, police and media said.

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Australia’s Retail Sales Increase More-Than-Expected (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) — Australia’s retail sales climbed more than economists’ forecast in September, reinforcing speculation the central bank will raise interest rates next week.

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Glorious sunshine greets Lankan cricketers (Daily News)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

The Sri Lankan cricketers were greeted with glorious sunshine as they arrived in the sun kissed city of Brisbane where they will put on rails their plans to achieve a first Test match victory against the Australians in Australia.

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AUST CO. FLIGHT CENTRE EYES OVERSEAS EXPANSION VIA ACQUISITIONS (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Tourism / leisure   Travel agency network Flight Centre Ltd (ASX:FLT) says last year’s momentum had continued into this financial year and that it expected to hit its target of 15 per cent growth in full year pre-tax profit.

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Aust Co. Flight Centre Eyes Overseas Expansion Via Acquisitions (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Travel agency network Flight Centre Ltd (ASX:FLT) says last year’s momentum had continued into this financial year and that it expected to hit its target of 15 per cent growth in full year pre-tax profit.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-01 01:18 GMT: Australia’s Telstra raises FY earnings growth target to 5-7 pct (Interactive Investor)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

SYDNEY (Thomson Financial) - Australia’s largest telecommunications group, Telstra Corp Ltd, said Thursday it has raised its full-year earnings target because of increased sales of third-generation (3G) cellphones, high-speed Internet access and other services.

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Flight Centre targets 15% growth (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Travel agency network Flight Centre says last year’s momentum has continued into this financial year.

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Flight Centre targets 15% growth (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Travel agency network Flight Centre says last year’s momentum has continued into this financial year.

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UPDATE 1-Australia’s Flight Centre sees H1 profit up 40 pct (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo!7 Finance)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

SYDNEY, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Australian travel firm Flight Centre Ltd FLT.AX forecast a 40 percent rise in first-half profit this year due to a strong Australian dollar and against a poor performance a year earlier, sending its shares up 4 percent.

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Engineer who killed travel agent gets 11 years (Daily Telegraph)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

An engineer with a “sinister” history of preying on women has been jailed for killing a young travel agent after posing as a taxi driver.

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Travel budgets feel the pinch (Warrnambool Standard)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

TOURISTS visiting the south-west coast are feeling the pinch as the Australian dollar edges towards 96 US cents. The Standard could find few American visitors at the Twelve Apostles yesterday but one couple confirmed the soaring Aussie dollar had affected their travel budget.

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DATA SNAP: Australia Sep Trade Deficit A$1.86B (The Forex Market)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)–Australia’s seasonally adjusted balance on trade in goods and services widened to a deficit of A$1.86 billion in September from a deficit of A$1.67 billion in August, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.

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