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Thursday, May 15, 2008
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Leading News Item
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Minister Sherry meets IOSCO Secretary General
Federal Corporate Law Minister, Senator Nick Sherry, has met with the Secretary General of the International Organisation for Securities Commissions (IOSCO), Greg Tanzer, in Madrid, Spain.
May 8, 2008
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Legal News
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ACT Greens: Container deposit scheme to be introduced ACT Greens MLA Deb Foskey has introduced into the Assembly a Bill to establish a container deposit scheme in the ACT.
May 8, 2008
Optus sets new milestone with the expansion of mobile network coverage to 98 per cent Optus Chief Executive, Paul O'Sullivan, has announced that Optus will embark on an investment program to expand its nationwide mobile network beyond 96 per cent population coverage to reach 98 per cent.
May 8, 2008
NSW: Fair Trading Minister supports responsible lending by banks NSW Fair Trading Minister, Linda Burney, has supported the Finance Sector Union's call for banks and other financial institutions to change the way they sell credit to consumers.
May 8, 2008
Skills shortage stifling innovation, say CEOs Ai Group Chief Executive Heather Ridout said results from the first Australian Industry Group - Deloitte National CEO Survey estimates that as many as a quarter of a million full-time employees are needed to satisfy current skill needs, and finds that current skill shortages are severely impeding Australia's innovation performance.
April 24, 2008
WIPO: Redbull wins redbullsucks.com from energy drink rival The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has ruled that a man who owned the domain name redbullsucks.com has to hand it over to Red Bull, the energy drink company.
April 24, 2008
ASIC: Sydney liquidator fined $20,000 for contempt The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced that the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney has fined liquidator Richard Albarran, of Hall Chadwick Chartered Accountants, $20,000, following his refusal or failure to answer questions asked by the Panel Chairman at a hearing of the Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board (CALDB).
April 24, 2008
Govt announces Reinsurance Pool appointments Assistant Federal Treasurer Chris Bowen announced the appointment of Patricia Azarias and the reappointment of Jim Murphy to the Board of the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC).
April 24, 2008
Additional funding for Aboriginal Legal Services Home Affairs Minister, Bob Debus, has announced that the Commonwealth Government has allocated an additional $4.9 million in one-off funding to support the operations of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS).
April 22, 2008
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