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ASIC focuses on easy targets, says business

17.05.2008 22:35    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
BUSINESS believes corporate watchdog the Australian Securities and Investments Commission concentrates on easy targets, focuses on punishment at the expense of prevention and is too cautious about taking action to enforce the law.

Hollis tightens hold on AORC

17.05.2008 22:19    fullnoise.com.au
The Ballard’s Yamaha Off-Road Team continued its dominance in Australian off-road racing today when Chris Hollis and Jarrod Bewley smoked a 220-strong field at the third round of the Yamaha Austr...

Rhyce Ahola tackles next stage of the Yamaha Australian Off Road Championship

17.05.2008 22:18    fullnoise.com.au
This weekend sees SA Dirt Bikes Race Team junior member Rhyce Ahola head to Conondale in Queensland to compete in the Australian Off Road Championship rounds 3 & 4. Rhyce has got off to a great sta...

Top Women Riders Vie For Top Spot in AMA Women’s Motocross Championship

17.05.2008 22:18    fullnoise.com.au
Two new events highlight the six-race 2008 AMA/WMA Women’s Motocross National Championship presented by Kawasaki. The 2007 champion, Jessica Patterson, guns for a stellar achievement as she looks f...

9.5 hours to go.

17.05.2008 13:01    web-goddess.org
I'm hydrated. I'm carbed up. I still feel woefully under-prepared. I'm going to bed. I hope I can do it.

Wall Street struggles as oil hits record

17.05.2008 12:37    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
WALL Street wobbled to a mixed close today as fresh highs for crude oil prices and a weak reading on consumer confidence took the lustre off data showing a surprise rebound in US housing starts.

US consumers grimmest in 28 years

17.05.2008 12:37    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
US CONSUMER confidence tumbled to its lowest in 28 years this month, a survey showed overnight, as short-term inflation expectations reached the highest levels since the stagflationary early 1980s.

Bell tolls end for Chicago exchange

17.05.2008 12:37    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
THE closing bell overnight tolled the end of an era at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock trading floor, where, since 1983, traders dressed in colorful jackets have used an array of hand signals and shouts to buy and sell cattle,

BHP soars to record on Chinese talk

17.05.2008 12:36    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
SHARES in BHP Billiton surged to another record high yesterday on speculation that Chinese interests are angling to buy into the mining giant.

All Ords back over 6000

17.05.2008 12:36    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
AUSTRALIA'S All Ordinaries index has smashed through the psychological 6000 level for the first time in more than four months.

Prices of food on way down

17.05.2008 12:36    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
AUSTRALIA'S biggest grocer Woolworths said price inflation for fresh foods is easing in its supermarkets.

Oil strike record over $US127

17.05.2008 12:36    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
THE price of oil rocketed to a record high of $US127.43 ($136) a barrel overnight, as US President Bush prepared to urge Saudi Arabia to pump more crude.

Expect rival bid, says St George

17.05.2008 12:36    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
ST George Bank's share price indicates that the market is expecting a new offer, chief executive Paul Fegan said yesterday, with eyes on the big banks.

Bruce ReST progress

17.05.2008 08:11    mechanicalcat.net
Bruce, the Presentation Tool is getting incrementally better. It's a nice little hobby project because there's always just a little more that could be done, and never a huge task at any given step. Thus I can do a little

Mokbel lands in Melbourne

17.05.2008 07:45    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
ACCUSED murderer Tony Mokbel has arrived back in Australia after being extradited from Greece.

Man injured in house fire

17.05.2008 07:45    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
A MAN was taken to hospital in a serious condition after a house fire in Melbourne's inner north early this morning.

Butchers hurt as car hits shop

17.05.2008 07:45    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
A MAN crashed his car into the front of a butcher shop in Melbourne's west this morning.

Mokbel due in this afternoon

17.05.2008 07:45    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
DRUG lord and accused murderer Tony Mokbel is expected to arrive back in Melbourne this afternoon after being extradited from Greece.

Cyclone impact 'bigger than tsunami'

17.05.2008 07:45    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
A DEEPLY shaken Tim Costello, World Vision Australia's boss, has arrived back from cyclone-ravaged Burma convinced it is "tottering on a precipice".

Mokbel to face court on Tuesday

17.05.2008 07:45    headlinefeeds.news.com.au
ACCUSED murderer Tony Mokbel will appear in court on murder and drugs charges on Tuesday after arriving back in Australia today, police say.

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