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Lend Lease completes freeway work

18 Jan 2013 - Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) completes its work on the Peninsula Link freeway project in Victoria, with the road opening for traffic.

Sydney Airport posts record passenger numbers

18 Jan 2013 - Sydney Airport Limited (ASX:SYD) serves a record total of 36.9 million passengers during 2012.

UGL secures diverse range of projects

18 Jan 2013 - UGL Limited (ASX:UGL) is awarded approximately $170 million in new projects across its Engineering, Operations and Maintenance businesses.

Miclynn secures new orders, contract wins

18 Jan 2013 - Shipbuilder Miclyn Express Offshore Limited’s (ASX:MIO) Thai joint venture, Uniwise Offshore, orderd two 90 tonne Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels for deployment wi…

Westfield inks $1.5M London development deal

18 Jan 2013 - Westfield Group (ASX:WDC) will acquire a 50 per cent stake in a retail centre in London after inking a deal to redevelop the centre with UK rival Hammerson.

Rio writes off $14B, CEO steps down

18 Jan 2013 - Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO, LON:RIO) announces $US14 billion of write downs and the resignation of its CEO Tom Albanese.

Woodside reiterates FY production guidance

17 Jan 2013 - Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX:WPL) reiterates its 2013 production guidance after posting record total annual production.

Qantas alliance granted interim authorisation

17 Jan 2013 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) is granted interim authorisation from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for its proposed alliance with Emirat…

Vodafone shuts down Crazy John’s

17 Jan 2013 - Hutchison Telecommunications Australia (ASX:HTA) half owned telco company Vodafone’s decision to shut down Crazy Johns mobile phone chain has been described as disapp…

Gage Roads executes new brewing agreements

17 Jan 2013 - Gage Roads Brewing Company Limited (ASX:GRB) executes brewing agreements with two new customers.

Macmahon rejects Sembawang bid again

17 Jan 2013 - Macmahon Holdings Limited (ASX:MAH) rejects another proposal from Indian-backed suitor Sembawang to buy its construction business.

Country Road predicts bumper H1 profit

17 Jan 2013 - Country Road Limited (ASX:CTY) predicts a bumper first half profit on the back of its latest acquisitions.

Phoenix commences 2013 drilling program

16 Jan 2013 - Phoenix Gold Limited (ASX:PXG) commences its 2013 drilling program, as part of a $20 million accelerated drilling programme on its Kunanalling and Zuleika shear zones…

Woolworths, Wesfarmers among world’s top 20 retailers

16 Jan 2013 - Australia’s two retail giants have been ranked in the world’s top 20 retailers by the Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing study.

AIX shareholders endorse asset sale

16 Jan 2013 - Australian Infrastructure Fund Limited (ASX:AIX) shareholders decisively endorse the Federal Governments Future Fund’s acquisition of its portfolio assets.

Boral to cut 700 jobs

16 Jan 2013 - Boral Limited (ASX:BLD) announces restructuring initiatives, including the removal of 700 employees in Australia.

Fortescue abandons Oil Basins deal

16 Jan 2013 - Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) abandons plans to buy an 18 per cent stake in Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL).

Azumah jumps 34% on resource increase

16 Jan 2013 - Shares in Azumah Resources Limited (ASX:AZM) jump after the explorer boosts resources at its Wa Gold Project in northwest Ghana.

Ark Mines partners with Arafura Resources

15 Jan 2013 - Ark Mines Limited (ASX:AHK) signs agreement with Arafura Resources Limited (ASX:ARU)over Mt. Porter and Frances Creek gold projects in the Northern Territory.

Leighton Contractors secures $200M PNG contract

15 Jan 2013 - Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) subsidiary Leighton Contractors scores $200 million PNG contract.

Integrated Research forecasts H1 profit

15 Jan 2013 - Integrated Research Limited (ASX:IRI) says it expects to deliver a net profit of between $2.5 and $2.9 million in the first half of the current financial year.

News Corp takes control of Sky Deutschland

15 Jan 2013 - A subsidiary of News Corporation (ASX:NWS) has upped its stake in German pay-tv company Sky Deutschland to 54.5 per cent.

CBA to buy back guaranteed debt

15 Jan 2013 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) opens tender to buy back three lines of government guaranteed funding valued at almost $5 billion.

Seven West Media seals horsing and V8 rights deals

15 Jan 2013 -Seven West Media Limited (ASX:SWM) has reportedly secured free-to-air broadcasting rights for more horse racing events and re-signs with V8 SuperCars.

Billabong receives rival takeover bid

15 Jan 2013 - Billabong International Limited (ASX:BBG) receives rival takeover bid from US clothing giant VF Corporation.

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