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Tensions over anti-mosque rally force closures in Bendigo

Both sides in the year-long controversy over the planned mosque have stepped up their activities ahead of a planned rally next Saturday, with up to 2000 people yesterday attending a community picnic opposite the Bendigo Town Hall for pro-mosque group ... >> view original

Bendigo council delays September meeting until after planned anti-Islamic rally

The Bendigo council expects to lift bans on the public attending meetings inside the council chamber before the end of the year. Last month's council meeting was disturbed when anti-mosque protesters interrupted proceedings and police had to be called. >> view original

Wall Street tumbles after disappointing jobs data

US stocks dropped sharply on Friday after jobs data for September fell far short of expectations, raising doubts that the economy is robust enough to absorb an interest rate hike. The three major indexes were down more than 1 per cent. Nonfarm payrolls ... >> view original

Clarence's NBN hopes pinned on rocket in space

Clair Morton Journalist Although I've moved around a bit, I'm a Queensland girl at heart with a love of the ocean and the mighty maroons. Since moving to Grafton earlier this year I have fallen in love with the Valley lifestyle. The best part of my job ... >> view original

RBA unlikely to cut cash rate again

The Reserve Bank is tipped to leave the cash rate unchanged on Tuesday, and most economists are predicting there will be no more rate cuts for the foreseeable future. All 14 economists surveyed by AAP expect the RBA to keep the cash rate at two per ... >> view original

Origin equity raising gets strong support from institutions

Origin Energy has had a strong take-up on the institutional part of its $2.5 billion equity raising, with 92 per cent of institutional investors taking the shares on offer at $4 each and the rest sold at $5.20 each to new investors in a subsequent ... >> view original

Global hackers attack David Joneswebsite for customer details

Department store David Jones is the latest victim of global hackers breaking into online sites to steal confidential customer account details, with Australia a rising target for cyber criminals as reported data breaches spiked 64 per cent in 2014-15 ... >> view original

Traditional owners appealing to United Nations over native title process on ...

The traditional owners of the Galilee Basin region in central Queensland are appealing to the United Nations to stop the Adani Carmichael coal mining project. The Wangan and Jagalingou Family Council said it was requesting urgent intervention under the ... >> view original

Index outperforms most active funds - except small caps

Australia's actively managed funds are mostly failing to outperform relevant index benchmarks, with only longer-term small-cap funds providing any good news. More than half of active equity funds delivered returns below the S&P/ASX 200 index and not a ... >> view original

Shares slip ahead of US jobs data

The share market has fallen one per cent in the final session of a tumultuous week, leaving it at levels close to where it was seven days ago. Weakness was felt among the big four banks, the property sector and retailers, while miners were mixed ... >> view original