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Friday, May 24th, 2013

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Perth may be gas tech hub

Woodside boss says Perth has opportunity to become best oil and gas technology centre in Asia.

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Aussie dollar still falling

The Australian dollar keeps falling and Uncle Sam is completely to blame.

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Bernanke warns on austerity

US Fed chairman warns that tightening monetary policy now could stall the US recovery.

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Navitas CEO cashes out

Rod Jones takes advantage of company's record share price run by pulling $50m out of the market.

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Creasy to visit Nova find

Australia's richest prospector to make rare site visit to Nova and Bollinger nickel finds.

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Sell-off wipes $27b off ASX

Investors sell up on fears that asset and equity markets are 'too buoyant'. 02:13 pm

Ford to end Aussie production

Car maker to cease manufacturing in Australia by Oct 2016 costing 1200 jobs. 07:12 am

Related:: PM pledges support; End of road for Falcon

Telstra jobs on the line

Telstra is not saying how many jobs may be lost as part of a major restructure. 10:16 am

James Hardie's profit slumps

Building products company's profit slumps on asbestos liabilities, battles with ATO. 08:43 am

Alarm bells on China growth

As manufacturing activity in country contracts in May for first time in seven months. 01:06 pm

Related:: End of boom 'to hit WA hard'

WA Business

Scientists identify strawberry's wilt defence

Researchers at the University of Western Australia have identified mechanisms used by strawberry plants to combat a serious fungus. 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

Muja station hangs in balance 56 minutes ago
Anti-gas group snub Barnett 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Women quotas 'will breed resentment' May 24, 2013, 2:30 am
$20m upgrade for Qantas jets May 24, 2013, 2:30 am

National

Ford will help workers who lose jobs: CEO

Ford Australia president and CEO Bob Graziano says the company will work with the government to help its workers who lose their jobs by 2016. 17 minutes ago

Muja station hangs in balance 56 minutes ago
Anti-gas group snub Barnett 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Govt supports car industry, says Bradbury 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Ford exit fuels wider worries 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

World

Tesoro expected to take over BP Los Angeles refinery June 1 - sources

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Independent refiner Tesoro Corp is expected to take control of BP Plc's 240,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Los Angeles-area… 18 minutes ago

Royal Mail chief set for 500,000 sterling bonus - Sky News 28 minutes ago
Mass sell-off in Spain's Bankia hit small investors 46 minutes ago
Islamist bombers kill 20 in Niger attacks 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
Analysis - Markets face rough summer ride as Fed pullback feared 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

Technology

Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. 1 hour, 17 minutes ago