Online Pressure Group Writes Wish List To Rudd

THE left-wing group that helped Labor by pouring substantial resources into campaigning against the Howard government last year - GetUp! - is presenting federal politicians with a "people's agenda" for the new Parliament.

Minara Hopes To Fulfil Its Promise After Shutdown

THE nickel miner Minara Resources' confidence that its Murrin Murrin laterite plant will finally reach its nameplate capacity by the end of the year lifted its share price by 5.9 per cent yesterday.

Iemma's Hospital Cure May Be Just A Holiday Bonus

ROYAL North Shore Hospital had dramatically reduced the time emergency patients must wait for a ward bed, the Premier, Morris Iemma, said yesterday, boasting this was due to greater efficiency and resources.

Iemma's Hospital Cure May Be Only A Holiday Bonus

ROYAL North Shore Hospital had greatly reduced the time emergency patients must wait for a ward bed, the Premier, Morris Iemma, said yesterday, boasting this was due to greater efficiency and resources.

Xstrata Exploration Camp Burned Down

THE burgeoning mining industry in the Philippines received another setback on Tuesday when armed rebels torched an exploration camp at the large Tampakan copper-gold joint venture between Xstrata and Melbourne's Indophil Resources on the island of Mindanao.