Published on June 8, 2010 by Technology Slice
NSW To Reduce Stamp Duty – Treasurer Eric Roozendaal will deliver a surplus for 2010-11 believed to be in excess of $750 million. The Government, after initially predicting a deficit of close to $1 billion for 2009-10, will announce a surplus of $101 million for that year.
Tags: 1 Billion, Conservative Budget, Economic Growth, economy, Eric, Estimates, Global Financial Crisis, Payroll Tax, Receipts, Stamp Duty, Tax Cuts, Turnaround
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Published on April 3, 2010 by Technology Slice
Virgin Blue Boeing Deal – Virgin Blue will spend $8.4 billion on 105 new Boeing jets in a deal sealed on the strength of a simple handshake in the small hours of last Sunday. Outgoing Virgin chief Brett Godfrey and Boeing salesman Roland Ramirez were on the back verandah of Mr Godfrey’s house in Brisbane [...]
Tags: 3am, Airbus, Aircraft Manufacturers, Aviation Market, Boeing, Boeing Jets, Fortunes, Global Aviation, Handshake Deal, Last Sunday, Malaysian Airlines, Mr Godfrey, New Aircraft, Slump, Time Performance, Turnaround, Turnover, Verandah, virgin blue, World War Ii
Posted in Money, Travel
Published on March 16, 2010 by Technology Slice
Budget May Be In Surplus Early – Speculation that Treasurer Wayne Swan will hand down the Henry Tax Review on the same day as the May 11 Budget would seem unlikely if research by a leading Australian investment bank proves correct. Macquarie Research says the Budget could be brought back to surplus by 2011-12, four [...]
Tags: Australian Investment, Economist, Election Year, Fiscal Outlook, Fiscal Position, Income Taxes, Investment Bank, Jobless Rate, Ken Henry, Last November, Mr Swan, Report Suggests That, Speculation, Standout, Swan, Treasurer Wayne, Treasury Secretary, Turnaround, unemployment rate, Wayne Swan
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Published on February 24, 2010 by Technology Slice
Virgin Blue Profit Increase – Virgin Blue delivered a better than expected result, returning to profit in the first half of the financial year after keeping a tight lid on costs. The airline posted a first half net profit after tax of around $63 million which is a 162 per cent turnaround from the loss [...]
Tags: Aedt, airline, Blue Profit, Blue Virgin, Net Profit, Profit Increase, Qantas, Shares, Tight Lid, Turnaround, virgin blue
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Published on February 19, 2010 by Technology Slice
Torah Bright Wins Gold – Australia has its fourth Winter Olympic gold medallist after Cooma girl Torah Bright carved up the opposition to stamp herself as Olympic champion today. Bright – the pre event favourite – did not do it easily. Falling badly in the first of her two runs she started the second run [...]
Tags: Australia, Backside, Brother, coach, Coup De Grace, Favoured, Hannah Teter, Honour, Kelly Clark, Olympic Champion, Olympic Gold Medallist, Opposition, Torah Bright, Turnaround, Unbearable Tension, Wins, Winter Olympic
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