Aust shares in for a rollercoaster week
Aust shares in for a rollercoaster weekAustralian Associated Press12:43PM October 30, 2016SaveThe Australian share market has had a bad ride of late and the rollercoaster is set to continue until the US presidential election.The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index dropped 0.2 per cent on Friday and fell 2.7 per cent over the week, its biggest weekly decline since mid-June.It's set to open slightly lower on Monday following a late fall from Wall Street after the FBI announced it was reopening its investi..>> view originalBusiness lobby group questions sustainability of Nationals' payroll tax relief plan
Business lobby group questions sustainability of Nationals' payroll tax relief plan Posted October 30, 2016 10:35:22 The WA Nationals' plan to deliver payroll tax relief through a proposed mining tax increase has been described as the "wrong approach" by the state's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).Nationals leader Brendon Grylls yesterday outlined his proposal to use revenue from a $5 per tonne tax on BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto to raise the payroll tax threshol..>> view originalJobs and investment to flow from RAH site
Australian Associated PressRedevelopment of the existing Royal Adelaide Hospital site will generate more than $1 billion in private investment and sustain 1000 construction jobs for more than a decade, the South Australian government says.The government has revealed its plans for the site which will take up to 15 years to fully transform.It includes handing back almost one third of the seven hectares to parklands as well as developing residential buildings alongside culture and university precin..>> view originalQld premier backs transport minister
Jamie McKinnell and Melissa GrantAustralian Associated PressQueensland's premier has thrown her support behind Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe as he faces intensified calls to resign over a train timetabling fiasco.Annastacia Palaszczuk is instead blaming Queensland Rail (QR) and the previous Liberal National Party government for train driver shortages, which has forced the cancellation of over 100 services.Mr Hinchliffe has also rejected calls for his resignation despite revelations his ..>> view originalUsers mourn as Twitter kills quirky, beloved Vine video app
You can watch any video for six seconds, played on an infinite loop. The funniest ones only get more ridiculous with repetition. That was the beauty of Vine, the simple, pioneering mobile video app that Twitter has decided to kill off. Its loyal users are mourning its weirdness, humor and creativity-boosting constraints. There are alternatives, sure, but nothing as simple as Vine, which did just one thing, and one thing well. Instagram has photos and videos of all sorts. Snapchat keeps expandin..>> view originalMajor gas leak shut down streets
UPDATE: Police report all streets are now open following a gas leak emergency that shut down Wynnum for two hours.Police reported about 2pm that the incident was no longer an emergency situation.Earlier, The Courier-Mail reported police have declared an emergency situation and shut down more than 12 streets due to a major gas leak in a Brisbane suburb.A gas main has reportedly ruptured in Wynnum.Emergency services were called to the “major gas leak” on Walnut St about 11.40am.An exclusion zone h..>> view original
Sunday, October 30, 2016
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