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NAB launches Great Western Bank IPO

06 Oct 2014 - National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) launches the initial public offering of its US-based subsidiary Great Western Bank.

US Navy extends Austal high speed vessel charter

06 Oct 2014 - Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) says the US Navy has extended the charter of its high speed vessel, WestPac Express.

Roc Oil shrugs off class action speculation

06 Oct 2014 - Roc Oil Company Limited (ASX:ROC) shrugs off speculation concerning a potential class action.

BHP donates $US400,000 to Ebola outbreak

06 Oct 2014 - BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) donates $US400,000 to the Ebola response in West Africa.

Energy Resources pushes ahead with approvals

03 Oct 2014 - Energy Resources of Australia Limited (ASX:ERA) is pushing ahead with approvals for its proposed Ranger 3 Deeps underground mine in the Northern Territory.

Sunland Group buys $61M Gold Coast site

03 Oct 2014 - Sunland Group Limited (ASX:SDG) buys a site on the Gold Coast for $61 million to create a master planned community.

Fairfax Media ties up AllHomes purchase

03 Oct 2014 - Fairfax Media Limited (ASX:FXJ) ties up the purchase of Canberra based online property portal AllHomes.

PanAust’s Phu Kham operations back to work

03 Oct 2014 - PanAust Limited (ASX:PNA) says its Phu Kham Copper-Gold Operation is back to work following a security incident.

ACCC clears Tabcorp-ACTTAB acquisition

03 Oct 2014 - Australia’s competition watchdog clears Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX:TAH) to acquire ACTTAB from the ACT government.

ACCC grants Graincorp terminal exemption

03 Oct 2014 - Australia’s competition regulator grants Graincorp Limited’s (ASX:GNC) Carrington facility at the Port of Newcastle an exemption.

ACCC clears Expedia to takeover Wotif

02 Oct 2014 - Australia’s competition regulator clears Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) to takeover Wotif.com Holdings Limited (ASX:WTF).

Virgin gets green light for Velocity sale

02 Oct 2014 - The Foreign Investment Review Board clears Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (ASX:VAH) to sell a stake in its frequent flyer program.

ANZ scores preliminary Myanmar banking licence

02 Oct 2014 - ANZ Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) is among the first international banks to score a preliminary banking licence in Myanmar.

AGL Energy welcomes coal seam gas report

02 Oct 2014 - AGL Energy Limited (ASX:AGK) welcomes a report on coal seam gas from the New South Wales Chief Scientist and Engineer.

NAB opens first representative office in Vietnam

02 Oct 2014 - National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) is opening a new representative office in Vietnam.

Lend Lease apartment plan sets selling record

02 Oct 2014 - Lend Lease Group’s (ASX:LLC) latest off-the-plan apartments launch in Brisbane sets a local selling record.

Freedom Foods set for Pactum Dairy expansion

01 Oct 2014 - Freedom Foods Group Limited (ASX:FNP) inks a deal to buy land adjacent to the Pactum Dairy site in Shepparton Victoria.

Sedgman scores $36.7M Cockatoo Coal contract

01 Oct 2014 - Sedgman Limited (ASX:SDM) scores a $36.7 million contract from coal producer Cockatoo Coal Limited (ASX:COK).

News Corp spends $1.1B on US property play

01 Oct 2014 - News Corp (ASX:NWS) spends $1.1 billion to buy US online real estate business Move Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE).

Telstra ties up $309M Ooyala acquisition

01 Oct 2014 - Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) has ties up its acquisition of Silicon Valley-based video platform company Ooyala.

BC Iron closing in on Iron Ore Holdings

01 Oct 2014 - Iron ore miner BC Iron Limited (ASX:BCI) is closing in on its takeover target Iron Ore Holdings Limited (ASX:IOH).

Telstra unveils plans for free Wi-Fi hotspots

01 Oct 2014 - Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) unveils plans for free Wi-Fi at trial locations at some of Australia’s busiest and most iconic places.