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Sundance backs sweetened $1.65B Hanlong bid

04 Oct 2011 - Sundance Resources Ltd (ASX:SDL) is backing its largest shareholder's sweetened $1.65 billion takeover bid.

Myer eyes Darwin expansion

04 Oct 2011 - Retailer Myer Holdings Ltd (ASX:MYR) is reportedly in talks to open Darwin's first department store.

Downer awarded $142M Pilbara contract

04 Oct 2011 - Downer EDI Ltd (ASX:DOW) is awarded a $142 million contract for works in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Viterra export accreditation extended

04 Oct 2011 - Grain handler and marketer, Viterra (ASX:VTA, TSE:VT), has been accredited to export bulk wheat for the next three years.

Aristocrat settles dispute with US rival

04 Oct 2011 - Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (ASX:ALL) settles several intellectual property disputes with its US rival, International Gaming Technology (NYSE:IGT).

Rio to mop up Coal and Allied shares

04 Oct 2011 - Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) and Mitsubishi Corp get the go-ahead to mop up all the shares in Coal & Allied Industries Ltd (ASX:CNA) that they do not already own.

Aston sells $370M Maules Creek stake

03 Oct 2011 - Nathan Tinkler's Aston Resources Ltd (ASX:AZT) will sell an extra 10 per cent of its Maules Creek coal project in New South Wales for $370 million.

NABs UK unit downgraded again

03 Oct 2011 - Fitch Ratings downgrades National Australia Bank Ltd's (ASX:NAB) UK unit, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, to A+ from AA- with a stable outlook.

Leighton scores $US500M contract extension

03 Oct 2011 - Leighton Holdings Ltd (ASX:LEI) wholly owned subsidiary, Thiess Pty Ltd, scores a $US500 million contract extension in Indonesia.

Leighton finalises $705M sale to BHP

03 Oct 2011 - Leighton Holdings Ltd (ASX:LEI) finalises the sale of its Pilbara iron ore business to BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) for $705 million.

Lend Lease wins $317M hospital contract

03 Oct 2011 - Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) wins a $317 million contract for the redevelopment of Cairns Base Hospital.

Wesfarmers secures more port capacity

03 Oct 2011 - Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) secures more export port capacity to underpin a ramp up at its Curragh coalmine in Queensland.

Fortescue projects on track

30 Sep 2011 - Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:FMG) says despite volatile markets it’s been able to sell all of its production without cancelling or deferring cargoes.

Sandfire secures debt facility

30 Sep 2011 - Sandfire Resources (ASX:SFR) has secured a $390 million debt facility, so it can complete its Degrussa copper and gold development in Western Australia.

Aquila funding secured

30 Sep 2011 - Aquila Resources Limited (ASX:AQA) has entered into a $250 million corporate facility agreement with the NAB and Commonwealth Bank for corporate cash advances.

Leighton CEO gets generous payout

30 Sep 2011 - The former chief executive of Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI), Wal King, is going to receive a severance package with up to $30 million, as revealed in the compan…

Paladin raises $68.2 million

30 Sep 2011 - Paladin Energy Limited (ASX:PDN) is out of its two-day trading halt today after raising $68.2 million, just short of its $70 million target.

Qantas staff strike again

30 Sep 2011 - It's a case of déjà vu for regular Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN) passengers today, as baggage handlers and ground staff walk off the job again for the morning.

ACCC approves Qantas AA alliance

29 Sep 2011 - The ACCC approves the alliance between Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) and American Airlines.

Leighton $400m pipeline contract

29 Sep 2011 - John Holland Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Ltd (ASX:LEI) awarded a contract to construct a $400 million pipeline in Central Queensland.

NAB focus on UK growth

29 Sep 2011 - National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB) says it's still focused on growth in the United Kingdom, after Moody's downgraded NAB's UK-based Clydesdale Bank's ratings by a …

Fortescue Forrest court ruling

29 Sep 2011 - Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG) chairman Andrew Forrest's corporate career will be decided today.

CSL manufacturing flaws

29 Sep 2011 - Secret audits on CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) reveal a series of manufacturing flaws.

Rio potash deal

29 Sep 2011 - Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) is returning to the potash sector in a joint-venture deal with Russia's Acron.

Leighton awarded Macarthur contract

28 Sep 2011 - The subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Holding Limited (ASX:LEI), Thiess, and mining services company Sedgman have been awarded an $85 million contract to build a coal h…

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