National Australia Bank shares fall 10%
National Australia Bank shares have dropped 10 per cent after the bank announced an extra $830m loss on its exposure to US mortgage-backed debt securities.
Qantas jet lands with gaping hole in fuselage (AP)
AP - The 346 passengers were cruising at 29,000 feet Friday when an explosive bang shook the Qantas jumbo jet. The plane descended rapidly. Oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling as debris flew through the cabin from a hole that had suddenly appeared in the floor.
Orica's big bang demerger
Orica will spin off its consumer products division and raise up to $900 million through a rights issue.
Rio Tinto to invest in iron ore studies
Rio Tinto Ltd will spend $A521.96 million on the expansion of its Pilbara operations to increase output to 320 million tonnes per year.
Orica to build ammonium nitrate plant
Explosives, chemicals and paint maker Orica Ltd will build a new ammonium nitrate plant in Indonesia for about $US550 million ($A585.85 million).
Babcock nears meltdown
Babcock management is preoccupied with surviving, plugging holes everywhere in the group's constellation of satellites.
Qantas names new chief
Qantas names Alan Joyce, the head of its Jetstar offshoot, as chief executive of the airline group.
Qantas names Jetstar's Joyce to...
Reuters - Qantas Airways Ltd said on
Monday Alan Joyce will take over as chief executive, taking the
baton from Geoff Dixon who steps down after a string of belt
tightenings...
Qantas jet lands with gaping hole in fuselage (AP)
AP - The 346 passengers were cruising at 29,000 feet Friday when an explosive bang shook the Qantas jumbo jet. The plane descended rapidly. Oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling as debris flew through the cabin from a hole that had suddenly appeared in the floor.
Woolworths fined for breaking FSA rules
Woolworths has been fined £350,000 by the Financial Services Authority for taking too long to disclose that its profits would be lower than expected. 
Source: Red Wings award Babcock with...
Mike Babcock is returning to the bench for the Detroit Red Wings. Babcock and the Stanley Cup-winning team agreed to a three-year contract, a person in the NHL told The...
Person in NHL: Red Wings, Babcock...
Mike Babcock is returning to the bench for the Detroit Red Wings.
Source: Red Wings award Babcock with...
AP - Mike Babcock is returning to the bench for the Detroit Red Wings. Babcock and the Stanley Cup-winning team agreed to a three-year contract, a person in the NHL told The...
Red Wings, Babcock agree to 3-year...
Mike Babcock helped bring the Stanley Cup back to Detroit.
Fortescue sets sail across the ditch
FORTESCUE METALS - the self-proclaimed "new force in iron ore" - is seeking to conquer new territory: New Zealand.
Alumina H1 profit drops 84.6%
Alumina Ltd, minority partner of the Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals (AWAC) group, has delivered an 84.6 per cent drop in first half profit.
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Qantas CEO retires, replaced by Jetstar CEO Joyce (Reuters)
Reuters - Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive named Alan Joyce as its new chief executive on Monday, with Geoff Dixon retiring after eight years heading Australia's largest airline.
Qantas Probe Focuses on Cylinder
Investigators suspect that an oxygen bottle exploded and punched a 9-foot-long hole in the fuselage of a Qantas jet. Now, Boeing is considering stepped-up inspections of such pressurized cylinders on some other Boeing 747 aircraft.
Alumina to hit funds trail
ALUMINA Ltd has chosen to maintain its 12c a share fully franked dividend - and its dividend reinvestment plan - despite the need for up to $500 million to cover capital cost...
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Rio Tinto says Guinea goes back on...
AFP - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto said Sunday a concession which potentially could open a massive new iron ore field in west Africa appeared to have been rescinded.
Qantas reports strong fare sales in US
Qantas is reporting strong fare sales to US tourists and business travellers, despite a fortnight of bad press.
Australian regulator announces...
AFP - Australian civil aviation officials on Sunday announced an unprecedented special review of Qantas after three mid-air dramas in the space of two weeks threatened to...
Australian regulator announces...
AFP - Australian civil aviation officials on Sunday announced an unprecedented special review of Qantas after three mid-air dramas in the space of two weeks threatened to...
Rio Tinto to fight for Simandou project
Rio Tinto Ltd has vowed to fight for its rights to the $6.46 billion Simandou iron ore project in Guinea.
Telstra shouldn't build, operate network
Optus boss Paul O'Sullivan says Telstra must accept the separation of its network and retail business if it is going to build a national broadband network.
Professor Bartolomeu dos Santos:...
Bartolomeu dos Santos was always proudly Portuguese, and he came to be proudly Anglophile too; he made his career in England without losing any of his Portuguese roots. He...