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Capital allowances: effective life review of clay brick manufacturing assets
2 September 2010
Information about our review of the effective life of assets used in manufacturing clay bricks.

Foreign exchange rates
2 September 2010
List of daily, monthly and annual foreign exchange rates. Updated to include monthly and daily rates for August 2010.

Large Business Advisory Group minutes - 19 May 2010
31 August 2010
Minutes of the Large Business Advisory Group meeting held on 19 May 2010.


THE AUSTRALIAN - BUSINESS NEWS 

Canada's $3.75bn Andean swoop
3 September 2010
AUSTRALIA'S second-largest gold company, Andean Resources, has recommended a $C3.6 billion ($3.75bn) offer from Goldcorp Inc.

Bank bosses creme de la creme of big earners
3 September 2010
AUSTRALIA'S 30 top executives have earned a collective $1.5 billion in the six years since mandatory disclosure began.

Pursuit of funds flattened MFS
3 September 2010
AS Michael King cursed, joked and threw about slang before court this week, he looked every bit the small-time Gold Coast solicitor.

The man who would be King
3 September 2010
WHEN the Leighton Holdings board convenes for its regular monthly meeting on Monday, there will be one notable absentee.

Stocks finish week on a high
3 September 2010
THE Australian sharemarket posted its first weekly gain in four weeks, supported by materials and industrials.

Risky view takes wizard from Oz
3 September 2010
GLOBAL investors are losing faith in the "Australian story", doubting the strength of the economy and the resilience of the sharemarket.

Dollar flat ahead of US figures
3 September 2010
THE Australian dollar was relatively flat in quiet Asian trading yesterday as traders waited for a report on US employment, due overnight.

Fortescue note 'risks' reputation
3 September 2010
FORTESCUE Metals Group could raise up to $1.97 billion in interest-free cash if it wins a battle with shareholder Leucadia National.

Taxman bruised in BHP battle
3 September 2010
THE Australian Tax Office has had its claims against BHP Billiton further whittled down after the High Court refused to hear an appeal.

Nufarm out of index, on S&P credit watch
3 September 2010
NUFARM'S woes have continued to worsen, dropped from a leading share market index and placed on high alert by a credit rating agency.