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Lend Lease awarded Brisbane road project

05 Sep 2011 - Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) has been awarded a contract by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads for the Mains Road Kessels Road Intersection Upgrade i…

QR National signs new rail deal

05 Sep 2011 - QR National Limited (ASX:QRN) has signed a $900 million rail project deal, to build an export terminal at the Gladstone liquefied natural gas project.

Mesoblast to trial heart attack drug

05 Sep 2011 - Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB) has received clearance to begin trialling a drug that the company says has the great potential to improve the quality of life for patients…

Stockland secures more US Private Placement debt

05 Sep 2011 - Stockland (ASX:SGP) has reached agreement to secure a further $56 million of 10 year US Private Placement debt.

Fosters expected to defend claims

05 Sep 2011 - Foster's Group Limited (ASX:FGL) has been accused by SABMiller of making misleading and deceptive statements in presenting its annual profit.

AGL calls for new energy scheme

05 Sep 2011 - AGL Energy (ASX:AGK) has joined forces with Origin Energy Limited (ASX:ORG) to let the government know they want compliance costs slashed and an end to government con…

Qantas passenger numbers up

02 Sep 2011 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) has reported a passenger increase for July of 6.2 per cent from the previous year.

Lynas to supply BASF

02 Sep 2011 - Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX:LYC) has signed an agreement to sell rare earths to German chemicals giant BASF.

Origin says market is hard

02 Sep 2011 - Origin Energy Limited's (ASX:ORG) chief executive Grant King says the market is hard to sell to and may take some time to come around.

Carabella sells stake to Rinehart

02 Sep 2011 - Gina Rinehart's Timeview Enterprises has bought a small stake in Carabella Resources Limited (ASX:CLR).

Elders refinances debt

02 Sep 2011 - Elders Limited (ASX:ELD) has completed a refinancing of its core debt facilities.

Sundance still says takeover bid too low

02 Sep 2011 - Sundance Resources Limited (ASX:SDL) has once again said the Hanlong bid of 50 cents per share is too low.

CSR to restructure glass business

01 Sep 2011 - Shares in CSR Ltd (ASX:CSR) fall after revealing it will restructure its float glass and bulk laminate manufacturing operations in an effort to cut costs.

S&P backs new Qantas strategy

01 Sep 2011 - Standard and Poor's upgrades its outlook for Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN), citing the airline's new international strategy as a reason for the revision.

$30B Woodside project averts heritage list

01 Sep 2011 - The federal government has largely excluded the site of Woodside Petroleum Ltd's (ASX:WPL) proposed $30 billion LNG hub in Western Australia from the national heritag…

Telstra to gain $4.7B from NBN

01 Sep 2011 - An independent expert finds Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX:TLS) could gain $4.7 billion under the proposed plan to implement the national broadband network.

Grange H1 up, declares maiden dividend

01 Sep 2011 - Shares in Grange Resources Ltd (ASX:GRR) jump after the magnetite iron ore pellet producer posts a $58 million interim profit and declares a maiden dividend.

Rock Building soars 42% on proposed merger

01 Sep 2011 - Shares in The Rock Building Society Ltd (ASX:ROK) soar 42 per cent after announcing a proposed merger with lender MyState Financial.

Infigen Energy slightly narrows FY net loss

31 Aug 2011 - Wind power company Infigen Energy (ASX:IFN) slightly narrows its full year net loss, coming in at $61 million.

Cash Converters shares sink on ditched deal

31 Aug 2011 - Shares in Cash Converters Ltd (ASX:CCV) sink after the company says US-based EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) has terminated its proposal to acquire an additional stake in th…

First Reserve sells $354M Whitehaven stake

31 Aug 2011 - US private equity house, First Reserve, has sold a $354 million stake in Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX:WHC).

CGA Mining FY profit surges 300%

31 Aug 2011 - CGA Mining Ltd's(ASX:CGX) preliminary final report reveals its full year net profit grew more than 300 per cent to $65 million in fiscal 2011.

Cue Energy FY profit falls 30%

31 Aug 2011 - Oil and gas explorer Cue Energy Resources Ltd (ASX:CUE) posts a 30.5 per cent fall in its annual net profit.

Murchison Metals delays releasing FY result

31 Aug 2011 - Murchison Metals Ltd (ASX:MMX) has pushed back releasing its annual results by three weeks to September 21, 2011.

Ausdrill FY profit jumps 52%

30 Aug 2011 - Ausdrill Ltd (ASX:ASL) reports a record full year net profit of $73 million, above its forecast and 52 per cent higher than the year before.

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