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Thu 20 Jun 2013

Concessional contributors to withdraw excess without penalty

PEOPLE who make concessional contributions to their superannuation funds will be able to withdraw excess deposits without penalty from July this year.

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APN Newsdesk

Wed 19 Jun 2013

Australians snap up NZ houses

AUSTRALIANS are contributing to New Zealand's skyrocketing house prices, with new research showing they bought more property than any other overseas group.

Business
Anne Gibson

Bosses of collapsed banks should be jailed, Chancellor told

BRITAIN'S banking bosses should face jail if their decisions force fresh bailouts, the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards says today.

Business
James Moore

Tue 18 Jun 2013

Mackay businesswoman loses home, faces bankruptcy

MACKAY businesswoman Julie Agnew is facing personal bankruptcy just nine months after being named a Telstra Women’s Business Owner of the Year finalist.

'Quiet Assassin' Bolton to quit after China fund flop

ANTHONY Bolton, one of Britain’s best-known fund managers, is to retire after failing to crack the Chinese market.

Business
Jamie Dunkley

Mon 17 Jun 2013

Minimum wage pay rise not much help for struggling workers

FOR local Stockland cleaner Nathan Woods, the minimum wage increase will have next to no benefit to his circumstances.

Fri 14 Jun 2013

Breathe new life into phones

PHONES, we can’t possibly live without them, but sometimes the cost of keeping in touch makes you long for the sound of silence.

Thu 13 Jun 2013

Aussies richer, but single parents still lagging behind

MOST Australians are richer than they were 10 years ago – apart from single parents who continue to lag behind most other groups in personal finances.

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APN Newsdesk

Wed 12 Jun 2013

Queensland police reach deal to receive pay rise

QUEENSLAND police officers will get a 2.2% per annum pay rise for three years after reaching a deal with the State Government.

Federal Govt paid industries $17b in subsidies

THE Federal Government spent more than $17 billion on subsidies for various industries in 2011-12, a Productivity Commission trade report has found.

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APN Newsdesk

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