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Red Alert On Speeding

17 December 2008

A SPEED limit-monitoring package that could save your wallet, your job or your life will soon be available to keep your right foot in check for as little as $10 a month... read full story

Fairfax At The Crossroads

10 December 2008

THE direction of Fairfax Media will be decided this morning at a board meeting in Sydney, at which Brian McCarthy is expected to be appointed chief executive... read full story

Stuart Expires On A Bonfire Of His Profanities

9 December 2008

RICKY STUART admitted that relinquishing the Australian coaching job was "the only decision" he could make after an independent investigation confirmed details of his profanity-laden tirade against referee Ashley Klein and English match officials director Stuart Cummings the day after the World Cup final. It also found the incident involved physical contact... read full story

Stuart Says Only Option Was To Quit

9 December 2008

RICKY Stuart admitted that relinquishing the Australian coaching job was "the only decision" he could make after an investigation confirmed details of his profanity-laden tirade against officials the day after the Kangaroos' World Cup final loss... read full story

The Only Decision I Could Make, Says Stuart As He Quits

9 December 2008

RICKY STUART admitted that relinquishing the Australian coaching job was "the only decision" he could make after an independent investigation confirmed details of his profanity-laden tirade against referee Ashley Klein and English match officials director Stuart Cummings the day after the World Cup final - and also found that the incident involved physical contact... read full story

Stuart Must Go: Webcke

7 December 2008

FORMER Kangaroos prop Shane Webcke has demanded the immediate sacking of embattled national coach Ricky Stuart as Mal Meninga revealed he would consider the job if it became vacant... read full story

Anz Chimes In With More Job Cuts

6 December 2008

THE turmoil sweeping through the financial services sector has claimed another 400 jobs, this time at ANZ Bank... read full story

Fairfax Chief Executive Kirk Kicks Into Touch

6 December 2008

BRIAN McCARTHY is expected to be made chief executive of Fairfax Media next week, following yesterday's resignation of David Kirk, who has led the publisher for three years. Mr Kirk expanded it from metropolitan mastheads to regional publications, radio stations and the internet... read full story

Mind Your Step As You Go

6 December 2008

It pays to leave graciously in a tight job market, writes David Wilson... read full story

Westpac Scores Coup Over Nab

6 December 2008

WESTPAC chief executive Gail Kelly has scored a coup for her new executive team and delivered a blow to Big Four rival National Australia Bank by poaching its head of strategy to take over Westpac's New Zealand business... read full story

Australian Staff Feel Macquarie Axe

5 December 2008

MACQUARIE Group yesterday pushed ahead with its latest rounds of job cuts, with more than 100 staff across its Australian investment banking arm shown the door... read full story

Herald Editor

5 December 2008

THE editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, Alan Oakley, stepped down yesterday after more than three years in the job... read full story

Macbank Axes Local Staff

5 December 2008

MACQUARIE Group has pushed ahead with its latest round of job cuts, with more than 100 staff across its Australian investment banking arm shown the door... read full story

Bhp Prepares For Manganese Bust

4 December 2008

BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers has followed up the tip he dropped last week that Chinese steel production had collapsed by 17per cent year-on-year by slashing BHP's small but highly profitable manganese production... read full story

Officials Look Elsewhere For Kangaroos Job

3 December 2008

CONCERNS about the stress associated with coaching the Kangaroos in a demanding end-of-season tournament may prompt Australian Rugby League directors to consider appointing someone not in charge of a National Rugby League team when they discuss the future of Ricky Stuart next week... read full story

Bennett Promises Tough Road Ahead

2 December 2008

A TOUGH-TALKING Wayne Bennett outlined the evolution of St George Illawarra during his first day on the job as the Dragons new coach... read full story

Sword Slays St George Staff

1 December 2008

WESTPAC chief executive Gail Kelly has started cutting a huge swathe through the senior managerial ranks at St George Bank as she seeks to extract tens of millions of dollars of immediate cost savings from the newly merged group... read full story