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Newcrest to defend legal actions

20 Nov 2012 - Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) has received another legal challenge from rival exploration company Gold and Copper Resources.

Ruralco FY profit falls 7.5%

20 Nov 2012 - Ruralco Holdings Limited (ASX:RHL) full year net profit has fallen by 7.5 per cent to $13.8 million due to weaker sheep and wool prices.

Lend Lease awarded $208M contract

20 Nov 2012 - Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) has been awarded a design and construction contract worth about $208 million to redevelop a shopping centre in Perth.

Arrium dodges first strike

20 Nov 2012 - Takeover target Arrium Limited (ASX:ARI) has narrowly passed its remuneration report at its annual meeting in Melbourne yesterday.

Woodside scores WA approval for Browse

20 Nov 2012 - Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX:WPL) scores state government environmental approval for its controversial Browse liquefied natural gas development in Western Australi…

OZL to buy IMX stake in Mt Woods JV

20 Nov 2012 - OZ Minerals Limited (ASX:OZL) inks a deal to buy IMX Resources Limited's (ASX:IXR) interest in their joint venture Mt Woods Copper-Gold Project in South Australia.

Santos strikes natural gas in WA

19 Nov 2012 - Santos Limited (ASX:STO) says it has made a “significant” natural gas discovery at its Crown-1 exploration well off the coast of Western Australia.

Boart Longyear cuts earnings guidance

19 Nov 2012 - Drilling company Boart Longyear Limited (ASX:BLY)has announced it will move its Perth operations overseas and cuts its EBITDA forecast.

Drillsearch gains control of Acer

19 Nov 2012 - Drillsearch Energy Limited (ASX:DLS) has announced it has acquired more than 90 per cent of petroleum explorer Acer Energy Limited (ASX:INP).

Elders posts FY loss

19 Nov 2012 - Elders Limited (ASX:ELD) has narrowed its full year net loss to $60.6 million compared to a annual net loss of more than $390 million the year before.

Warrnambool inks Japanese milk deal

19 Nov 2012 - Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Co. (ASX:WCB) inks a supply deal with Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation.

Kathmandu shares lift on sales result

19 Nov 2012 - Shares in Kathmandu Holdings Limited (ASX:KMD) lift after reporting better than expected sales for the first 15 weeks of the current financial year.

Northern Star track to double output

16 Nov 2012 - Northern Star Resources Limited (ASX:NST) confirms plans to double its gold production levels have been boosted by a successful drilling program at its Ashburton Proj…

Westpac enters Indian market

16 Nov 2012 - Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) opens its first branch in India, part of its growing push to gain a foothold in the Asian region.

Asciano Q1 volumes decline

16 Nov 2012 - Asciano Limited (ASX:AIO) experiences a 0.8 per cent decline in its container lifts for the first quarter.

Bega Cheese signs supply agreement

16 Nov 2012 - Bega Cheese Limited (ASX:BGA) signs a product supply agreement with leading multinational dairy company Fonterra Brand’s Pty Ltd Australian arm.

Gindalbie delivers maiden Karara production

16 Nov 2012 - Gindalbie Metals Limited (ASX:GBG) delivers maiden magnetite concentrate production from its Karara Iron Ore Project in Western Australia.

Fortescue Metals steps into energy sector

16 Nov 2012 - Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) steps into the oil and gas sector through buying an 18 per cent stake in Oil Basins Limited (ASX:OBL).

NRW awarded $32M Rio contract

15 Nov 2012 - NRW Holdings Limited (ASX:NWH) is awarded a $32 million road upgrade contract from Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO).

Alacer maintains FY12 guidance

15 Nov 2012 - Alacer Gold Corporation (ASX:AQG) says it remains on track to meet its 2012 full year production and cost guidance.

Qantas repays $650M debt

15 Nov 2012 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) will repay $650 million in debt ahead of schedule and invest up to $100 million towards an on market share buy-back.

Graincorp rejects $2.7B takeover offer.

15 Nov 2012 - Graincorp Limited (ASX:GNC) rejects a takeover offer valued at $2.7 billion from American agricultural company Archer Daniels Midland.

Wesfarmers performs in-line with guidance

15 Nov 2012 - Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) CEO Richard Goyder says the company is performing consistently with its profit guidance at this stage in the financial year.

APA Group acquires over 90% holding

15 Nov 2012 - APA Group’s (ASX:APA) $1.6 billion takeover bid for Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (ASX:HDF) crosses the 90 per cent holding threshold.

Fairfax sells US farm titles

14 Nov 2012 - Fairfax Media Limited (ASX:FXJ) sells US based agricultural media business for $US79.9 million to agricultural information business Penton Media.

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