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Dollar Economy Photos Stock Usa | The Australian
Dollar down on poor US data
| THE dollar opened weaker as the worst US services sector report on record and an estimated 250,000 American workers losing their jobs in November weighed on risk sentiment. | At 7am AEDT, the dollar... (photo: AP /David Karp) | |
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 The Australian
Feral farmers get on authorities' goat
| POPULATIONS of feral goats are exploding in western Queensland and NSW as drought-stricken farmers turn to the pests as a solution to their financial woes. | With goat meat fetching higher prices th... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Agriculture Australia Farmers Goat Photos |
 The Australian
Welfare quarantining puts real food on table
| WELFARE quarantining in 73 Northern Territory Aboriginal communities under the federal emergency intervention has helped people to say no to free-loading relatives on pension day. | Not only have pa... (photo: WN / James D.)
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 NZ Herald
Airlines' shares leap as merger talks begin
| Observers say the airlines have a history which would streamline any merger but it may be some time before anything happens. Photo / AP Related NZHerald links: | Britis... (photo: Creative Commons / Maurice King)
Airlines Economy People Photos Social |
 The Australian
How London put out the welcome mat for Qantas merger
| THE plot to merge Qantas and British Airways was hatched in June by Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford and then CEO Geoff Dixon at a company strategy meeting held over two ... (photo: GFDL / Michael Scherer)
Airline Australia Business Photos UK |
 The Australian
Pension risks cloud Qantas-BA merger
| MERGER negotiations between British Airways Qantas Airways are threatened to be overshadowed by the companies' pensions liabilities, which dwarf their combined market c... (photo: Public Domain)
Airline Business Company Pension Photos |
 The Australian
US services sector slumps as job fears rise
| US service sector activity slid deeper into recession in November, claiming some unfortunate records and amid rising job loss fears. The Institute for Supply Management... (photo: WN)
Economy Employment Photos Recession US |
 The Australian
European Central Bank under pressure for steep rate cut
| EUROZONE economic activity appeared to fall off a cliff in November, increasing pressure on the European Central Bank to deliver the steepest interest rate cut in its 1... (photo: AP Photo / Daniel Roland)
EU Economy Finance Market Photos |
 The Australian
NATO to shelve Georgia and Ukraine membership plans
| NATO foreign ministers yesterday put an end to the dream of Georgia and Ukraine joining the alliance within the next few years. | Membership of NATO was kicked so far i... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
Georgia NATO Photos Russia Ukraine |
 The Australian
Asia's Islamism engine
| FOLLOWING the terror massacres in Mumbai, Pakistan may now be the single biggest state sponsor of terrorism, beyond even Iran. Yet it has never been listed by the US St... (photo: AP / Anjum Naveed)
Defence Islam Pakistan Photos Terrorism |
 San Diego
Defending champ Lonard gets serious at Aussie PGA
COOLUM, Australia - Defending champion Peter Lonard didn't quite look the part Wednesday a day ahead of the start of the Australian PGA Championship, hanging around the f... (photo: AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek)
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