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G8 expands eastern footprint

11 Jun 2013 - Childcare centre operator G8 Education Limited (ASX:GEM) will acquire 17 premium centres from vendors in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

NRW adjusts FY guidance

11 Jun 2013 - NRW Holdings Limited (ASX:NWH) lowers its full year earnings and revenue guidance due to delays in new contract awards and slower than anticipated project ramp ups.

Macmahon blamed for safety breach

11 Jun 2013 - Macmahon Holdings Limited (ASX:MAH) has been accused of a serious safety breach by Glencore Xstrata, which terminated the contractor from a copper mine expansion proj…

ASX to raise $500M

11 Jun 2013 - ASX Limited (ASX:ASX) is in a trading halt as the market operator launches a capital raising aimed to net more than half a billion dollars.

Lynas to cut costs

07 Jun 2013 - Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC) is cutting costs in response to a fall in demand for its products and a decline in commodities prices.

Bumper crop for Select Harvests

07 Jun 2013 - Select Harvests’ Limited (ASX:SHV) almond crop has been harvested, with volume and quality improving significantly on year.

Newcrest slashes spending

07 Jun 2013 - Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) slashes its exploration budget by almost half as part of a restructure amid sharp falls in the gold price.

Air NZ reaches $7.5M settlement

07 Jun 2013 - Air NZ (ASX:AIZ) has strengthened its profit outlook despite agreeing to pay $7.5 million to settle a longstanding legal dispute with the New Zealand Commerce Commis…

Virgin unfazed by lower $AUD

07 Jun 2013 - Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH) says a weaker Australian dollar is having little impact on the airline.

BHP confident on China

07 Jun 2013 - BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) boss Andrew Mackenzie is confident China's new leadership is re-balancing the economy and that demand for commodities will be sustained…

News Corp defends poison pill

06 June 2013 - News Corp (ASX:NWS) executive chairman Rupert Murdoch has defended using a poison pill to stave off a hostile acquisition.

GPT says no regrets

06 June 2013 - GPT Group (ASX:GPT) managing director Michael Cameron says he has no regrets about the failed $3 billion bid for Australand Property Group’s (ASX:ALZ)commercial and…

Fairfax to save $60M

06 June 2013 - Fairfax Media Limited (ASX:FXJ) CEO Greg Hywood says the media company can save $60 million by the end of September as part of an operational restructure.

Air NZ lifts stake in Virgin

06 June 2013 - Air New Zealand (ASX:AIZ) confirms it will increase its stake in Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH).

Qantas has new investor on-board

06 June 2013 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) has announced a major investor in Jetstar Hong Kong.

Wesfarmers’ axes Target jobs

06 June 2013 - Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) owned department store Target is set to announce hundreds of job cuts, as well as an operational restructure, according to media reports…

ASG signs $25M contract

05 June 2013 - ASG Group Limited (ASX:ASZ) signs contracts worth $25 million and is in the process of finalising a further $60 million worth of agreements.

BHP fined for spill

05 June 2013 - BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) is fined as part-owner of one of the world's largest zinc and copper mines for a toxic slurry spill last year in Peru.

Macmahon axed from copper project

05 June 2013 - Macmahon Holdings Limited (ASX:MAH) has been unexpectedly dumped by Cobar Management from its expansion project at the underground CSA copper mine in central western…

TWE appoints new CFO

05 June 2013 - Treasury Wine Estates Limited (ASX:TWE) appoints Tony Reeves as its new Chief Financial Officer, following the resignation of Mark Fleming.

Sydney Airport to release masterplan

05 June 2013 - Sydney Airport’s Holdings Limited (ASX:SYD) domestic and international terminals will be integrated and surrounding roads reconfigured as part of a 20-year airport m…