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2016 |
| May.16 |
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Australia delays 'backpacker tax' hike The Australian government will delay its plan to introduce a so-called 'backpacker tax' after a backlash from farmers and the tourism indust...
2011 |
| Aug.14 |
Sydney |
World Bank warns of 'new danger zone' The head of the World Bank warned that many key market players have lost confidence in recent weeks
| Jan.26 |
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Australia unveils new flood tax
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a new tax to help pay for devastating floods that she says will cost A$5.6bn in reconstruction
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2008 |
| Jul.13 |
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Drought hurts vital Australian wheat One of Australia's worst droughts on record is hurting wheat farming just as the world needs it most. Australia's wheat exports dropped 46%
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2010 |
| Oct.24 |
Singapore |
Singapore bourse launches ASX bid The Singapore stock exchange (SGX) has unveiled a $8.2bn bid for the company that owns the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney
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2013 |
| May.22 |
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Ford to shut Australian production
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2001 |
| Aug.15 |
Melbourne |
Stem cell breakthrough
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2015 |
| Dec.16 |
Japan |
Asia's investors cheer the Fed's move to raise rates Shares in Asia were all in positive territory on Thursday on news the US Federal Reserve had raised its rates for the first time since June 2006
2008 |
| Oct.12 |
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Markets rally after crisis talks Most Asian markets have reacted positively to efforts by world leaders to end the financial turmoil. Shanghai and Taiwan lost ground
| Oct.9 |
Tokyo |
Asian stocks hit after Dow plunge
Map of Tokyo Tokyo's Nikkei-225 index has dropped 11.3%; South Korea, Australia and Singapore crashed 7% in early trading
| Oct.7 |
Japan |
More turmoil hits Asian markets The markets have plummeted in early trading amid fears the financial crisis may prompt a prolonged global downturn
| Jan.22 |
Japan |
Asian markets rally after US cut
Stocks have rallied after an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve helped calm investor anxiety
| Jan.21 |
Sydney |
Australasia markets see further losses
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2011 |
| Oct.29 |
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Australian PM seeks Qantas deal
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2014 |
| Feb.26 |
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Qantas Airways to cut 5,000 jobs Struggling airline Qantas has announced plans to cut 5,000 jobs, after reporting a heavy financial loss
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2012 |
| Mar.27 |
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Apple offers new iPad refunds
2011 |
| Dec.8 |
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Australia lifts Samsung sales ban
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2015 |
| Aug.4 |
Queensland |
Court overturns approval for giant Carmichael coal mine
2012 |
| Jun.30 |
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Australia enacts carbon-tax law
2011 |
| Jul.9 |
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Australia to tax carbon polluters
| Jan.23 |
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Australia: Flooding cost to be 'enormous' Flooding in Australia has affected more than 3 million people, making it one of the costliest disasters in the nation
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2015 |
| Aug.26 |
Texas |
Fifty Shades publisher 'must set aside' $10m in royalties
2013 |
| Aug.1 |
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Miners desecrated Aboriginal site
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2012 |
| Aug.29 |
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'No Indians, Asians' job ad sparks anger
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2012 |
| Aug.22 |
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Qantas posts $256m annual loss
2011 |
| Oct.30 |
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Qantas resuming flights 
Qantas resumes flights after an independent tribunal orders a permanent end to the industrial dispute with union members | |
| Oct.30 |
Sydney |
Qantas ordered to end labor dispute 
An Australian workplace relations tribunal ordered Qantas to end a labor dispute that has left tens of thousands of passengers stranded worldwide | |
| Oct.29 |
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Labour row grounds Qantas flights 
The Australian airline Qantas is grounding all international and domestic flights with immediate effect due to an industrial dispute | |
| Aug.15 |
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Qantas expands fleet to reverse losses Qantas announced a new international strategy on Tuesday with the acquisition of up to 110 Airbus A320s to boost its fleet
2010 |
| Nov.7 |
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Qantas' A380 fleet to remain grounded Qantas Airways' fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft will remain grounded indefinitely after new problems with the engines were uncovered, CEO says
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Qantas grounds Airbus A380 
Qantas grounded its Airbus A380 fleet indefinitely after part of a plane's engine cover fell off in flight | |
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2012 |
| Apr.29 |
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Billionaire to build Titanic II
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2014 |
| Aug.25 |
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Clive Palmer makes China apology over 'mongrels' remarks
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2013 |
| Jul.15 |
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Australia carbon tax to cost $3.5bn
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2014 |
| Nov.15 |
Queensland |
Abbott outlines G20 economic pledges
Map of Brisbane Australia The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has brought the G20 summit to a close by detailing economic pledges agreed by the world leaders
2009 |
| Feb.12 |
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Australian stimulus plan approved Senate has passed the Labor government's A$42bn plan after the bill was blocked during an earlier vote
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2015 |
| Sep.26 |
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Australia set to deny visa to US singer Chris Brown
2013 |
| Jun.14 |
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DJ fired for gay question to PM
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2005 |
| Dec.26 |
Sydney |
Media magnate Kerry Packer dies Australia's richest man has died peacefully at the age of 68 at home among his family | |