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Woodside to delay Browse Basin leases

19 Dec 2011 - Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX:WPL) says its seeking amendments to the Browse Basin retention leases, so it's got more time to make an investment decision.

Orica licence warning from NSW govt

19 Dec 2011 - NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says Orica Limited (ASX:ORI) company will lose its licence if it fails to comply with environmental laws following a corrosive acid leak l…

Qantas reaches union agreement

19 Dec 2011 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) has reached a truce with the engineers union.

Big Four banks hit with class action

19 Dec 2011 - Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA), NAB Ltd (ASX:NAB) Westpac (ASX:WBC) and Citibank will join ANZ (ASX:ANZ) as the subject of legal proceedings against exorbitant customer …

Myer to close VIC, ACT, NSW stores

19 Dec 2011 - Myer Holdings Ltd (ASX:MYR) will close stores in Victoria and the ACT and reportedly is considering NSW store closures in response to tough retail conditions.

Coca Cola profit falls

16 Dec 2011 - Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd (ASX:CCL) expects net profit to fall around 0.5 per cent, about $60 million, for the second half of the current financial year.

Keating criticises Qantas decision

16 Dec 2011 - Former prime minister Paul Keating says the government shouldn't have intervened in the Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) dispute.

Centro short term investors

16 Dec 2011 - Centro Retail Australia (ASX:CRF) chairman Bob Edgar says the US hedge funds that own 70 per cent of the newly formed entity are only likely to invest for up to three…

IAG buys AMI NZ

16 Dec 2011 - Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX:IAG) has bought AMI Insurance, New Zealand's second largest general insurer, for $290 million.

Paladin wins in Canada

16 Dec 2011 - Paladin Energy Ltd's (ASX:PDN) Aurora Energy business will start drilling next year thanks to a local autonomous Inuit government lifting a moratorium on uranium deve…

Orica closure to cost $50M

16 Dec 2011 - Orica Ltd (ASX:ORI) says the closure of a chemical plant in Australia may cost as much as $50 million.

NAB chief warns of volatility in 2012

15 Dec 2011 - National Australia Bank Ltd's (ASX:NAB) chief warns the year ahead will be challenging, with a combination of volatile markets and subdued consumer and business senti…

BlueScope seeks to finish share sale

15 Dec 2011 - BlueScope Steel Ltd (ASX:BSL) places its shares in a trading halt as it seeks it to sell shares not taken up from its recent capital raising.

Mirvac secures VIC and NSW projects

15 Dec 2011 - Mirvac Group (ASX:MGR) secures two new projects, on the ACT-NSW border and Victoria, to advance its residential development strategy.

Bega Cheese to merge with Tatura Milk

15 Dec 2011 - Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX:BGA) looks set to merge with Tatura Milk after the Victoria-based dairy foods manufacturer backed the scheme of arrangement.

Downer sells CPG Asia for $147M

15 Dec 2011 - Shares in Downer EDI Ltd (ASX:DOW) rise after it inks a deal to sell its architectural and design business CPG Asia for $147 million.

Phylogica raises $2.15M to advance development

15 Dec 2011 - Phylogica Ltd (ASX:PYC) raises $2.15 million and completes the first stage of collaboration with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE).

APA Group bids to acquire Hastings

14 Dec 2011 - APA Group (ASX:APA) bids for all the shares it does not already own in pipeline owner Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (ASX:HDF).

Uncertainty weighs on Westpac revenues

14 Dec 2011 - Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) says global uncertainty and market volatility continue to weigh on revenues from its markets.

Qantas reviews inflight food business

14 Dec 2011 - Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) confirms it's reviewing its catering business amid speculation the airline could be looking to sell a part of it.

ANZ faces Burrup cost recovery delays

14 Dec 2011 - ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) faces more delays in its bid to recover $900 million from the sale of Burrup Fertilisers.

Trade Me debuts strongly on ASX, NZE

14 Dec 2011 - Fairfax Media Ltd's (ASX:FXJ) spin-off Trade Me Group Ltd (NZE:TME, ASX:TME) posts a strong debut on its first day of trade in Australia and New Zealand.