Sunday, May 8, 2016

WA Government moves to scale back debt in budget and other top stories.

  • WA Government moves to scale back debt in budget

    WA Government moves to scale back debt in budget
    WA Government moves to scale back debt in budget Posted May 08, 2016 15:52:09 The WA state budget will reveal lower debt and deficit levels than forecast and tighter Government expenditure, the Premier and Treasurer have said, as they emphasise measures to broaden the West Australian economy. Key points: WA budget will curtail debt blowout, Premier and Treasurer pledgeAsset sales and restrained spending have helpedDebt and deficit will be lower than predicted in mid ..
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  • Fairfax Says It's No Longer If, But When, They Stop Printing The Age & SMH

    Fairfax Says It's No Longer If, But When, They Stop Printing The Age & SMH
    You better believe advent of digital media has done an absolute number on the once-mighty mastheads, and their transition online has been tricky at best, and a struggle at worst.  Really. A little perspective: the last time Aussie print media got shook up this much, a bloke named Rupert was causing a ruckus from Adelaide. Now, Fairfax boss Greg Hywood claims it's "inevitable" the weekday editions of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald will eventually vanish from newsstands. Speaking at a ..
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  • NSW to refund 10 cents for cans and containers under new scheme

    NSW to refund 10 cents for cans and containers under new scheme
    NSW to refund 10 cents for cans and containers under new scheme Posted May 08, 2016 16:33:58 The New South Wales Government will refund 10 cents for cans and containers under a scheme aimed at cleaning up the state's beaches and parks.The South-Australian-style Container Deposits Scheme (CDS) was proposed in the lead-up to last year's state election, but widely opposed by the beverage industry."This is an historical day for NSW," Premier Mike Baird said in a joint pre..
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  • Proposed $2 billion precinct could revitalise under-utilised part of Brisbane CBD

    Proposed $2 billion precinct could revitalise under-utilised part of Brisbane CBD
    The Queensland Government has welcomed a $2 billion market-led proposal, which could revitalise one of the most under-utilised sections of the Brisbane CBD.But both it – and the market – still have to work out how to pay for it. An artists impression of the proposed $2 billion entertainment precinct. Photo: Supplied AEG Ogden, which already manages Suncorp Stadium, the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and the aging Brisbane Entertainment Centre, will propose a new 17,000 seat ar..
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  • Canada wildfire situation remains unpredictable and dangerous - The West Australian

    Canada wildfire situation remains unpredictable and dangerous - The West Australian
    AFP on May 8, 2016, 7:20 am Video Firefighters still battling raging wildfire in Canada Fort McMurray (Canada) (AFP) - A ferocious wildfire wreaking havoc in Canada was expected to double in size Saturday, officials warned, cautioning that the situation in the parched Alberta oil sands region was "unpredictable and dangerous.""This remains a big, out of control, dangerous fire," Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said of the raging inferno the size of London that forced the evacuation o..
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  • QIC to take on offshore cattle station raiders

    QIC to take on offshore cattle station raiders
    Queensland Investment Corporation's new fund which purchased an 80 per cent stake in the North Australian Pastoral Company will become a major domestic competitor to offshore investors seeking to own Australia's agricultural land.QIC chief executive Damien Frawley said that upon settlement of the new fund it would look to expand its cattle station portfolio."NAPCo provides us with a good platform to build out the company as opposed to buying an asset and trying to build on that," Mr Frawley sai..
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  • Upgrade to 'notorious' Vic traffic bridge

    Upgrade to 'notorious' Vic traffic bridge
    One of Melbourne's worst traffic bottlenecks will be upgraded to improve efficiency and safety, the premier says.The Swan Street Bridge, which runs through Richmond, Cremorne and Burnley, will be widened with an additional lane and new bike and pedestrian areas.Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters on Sunday the $30 million project was a "little smaller" than others in the pipeline, in terms of dollar investment, but its impact on safety was just as important.THE BRIDGE BY NUMBERS:* 30,000 vehic..
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