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Pacific Brands exec salary freeze

11 Sep 2012 - Senior executives at Pacific Brands Limited (ASX:PBG) have had a salary freeze imposed for the 2013 financial year.

Alcoa workers riot over job losses

11 Sep 2012 - Hundreds of Alcoa (ASX:AAI) workers from its Italian plant have reportedly taken to the streets in Rome in a heated protest over the planned closure of a Sardinian fa…

Syd Airport appoints new CFO

11 Sep 2012 - Sydney Airport Holdings Limited (ASX:SYD) has appointed Stephen Mentzines to the role of Chief Financial Officer replacing Tim Finlayson.

G8 Education buys three VIC centres

11 Sep 2012 - G8 Education Limited (ASX:GEM) has acquired three childcare and education centres in Victoria for $6.2 million boosting the number of centres it owns to more than 130…

Bendigo executive pay cuts amid profit fall

11 Sep 2012 - Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (ASX:BEN) has cut executive bonuses by $2 million after it booked a 43 per cent fall in net profit last year.

Asciano faces legal action from unions

11 Sep 2012 - The Maritime Union of Australia is reportedly seeking an injunction to stall Asciano Limited’s (ASX:AIO) plans to automate its cargo terminal at Port Botany.

Pluton completes Cockatoo Island acquisition

10 Sep 2012 - Pluton Resources Limited (ASX:PLV) completes acquisition of the Cockatoo Island iron ore project.

Abigroup reports wrong results

10 Sep 2012 - Lend Lease Group’s (ASX:LLC) wholly owned subsidiary Abigroup has misreported profits and costs in two of its projects.

Atlas bullish on $680M expansion

10 Sep 2012 - Atlas Iron Limited’s (ASX:AGO) Chairman David Flanagan says he is confident Atlas can complete its $680 million Pilbara expansion.

Boral appoints new CEO

10 Sep 2012 - Boral Limited (ASX:BLD) has appointed Mike Kane as its new Chief Executive of its US operations.

Qantas credit rating downgraded

10 Sep 2012 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) has had its credit-rating downgraded from BBB to BBB- just one notch above junk status.

PrimeAg to sell assets

10 Sep 2012 - PrimeAg Australia Limited (ASX:PAG) announced it is looking to sell its assets last week as it reported its full year results.

Thiess produces drinking water

07 Sep 2012 - Leighton Holdings Limited’s (ASX:LEI) subsidiary Thiess has produced first samples of drinking water from its Victorian Desalination Plant as part of a joint venture.

Coca-Cola completes Fiji deal

07 Sep 2012 - Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (ASX:CCL) has completed its acquisition of Foster’s Fiji Business, securing 89.6 per cent in Foster’s Group Pacific Limited.

BOQ in management overhaul

07 Sep 2012 - Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX:BOQ) has reportedly embarked on a revamp of its management structure that could see up to 100 jobs slashed by the end of the year.

Goodman forms $1B JV

07 Sep 2012 - Australian REIT Goodman Group (ASX:GMG) has formed a 50/50 development joint venture with the Abu Dhabi Investment Council.

CBA cuts fixed home loan rates

07 Sep 2012 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) will reduce mortgage rates by up to 0.4 percentage points on new fixed-rate home loans.

News Ltd to stay as one entity

07 Sep 2012 - News Corporation’s (ASX:NWS) Australian arm News Limited will be kept as one entity and not divided into separate businesses.

Regis pours first gold at Garden Well

06 Sep 2012 - Regis Resources Limited (ASX:RRL) pours first gold and completes its first shipment from the Garden Well Gold Mine in Western Australia.

Starpharma inks deal with AstraZeneca

06 Sep 2012 - Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL, OCTQX:SPHRY) inks a cancer drug agreement with global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.

NRW hit by Fortescue cost cutting

06 Sep 2012 - NRW Holdings Limited (ASX:NWH) outlines the anticipated impact of Fortescue Metals Group Limited’s (ASX:FMG) recently announced cost cutting measures.

Billabong receives rival takeover bid

06 Sep 2012 - Billabong International Limited (ASX:BBG) receives a rival takeover bid to TPG Capital's current offer of $1.45 cash per share.

Lynas scores Malaysia plant licence

06 Sep 2012 - Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC) scores the temporary operating licence for its $US800 million rare earths plant in Malaysia.

Qantas and Emirates deal imminent

06 Sep 2012 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) is reportedly set to announce a codeshare deal with Middle East based airline Emirates as soon as today.

BHP invests in boosting petroleum output

05 Sep 2012 - BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) outlines plans to invest $US6.5 billion to boost petroleum production by 8 per cent in fiscal 2013.

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