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Lihir sells Ballarat for a song

6 March 2010

LIHIR Gold has finally offloaded its troubled Ballarat mine after reaching an agreement with Castlemaine Goldfields to sell the asset for a paltry $4.5 million plus royalties... read full story

State Coalition united behind emissions trading

26 November 2009

VICTORIA'S Coalition MPs have avoided the bitter split over global warming that has created chaos in the federal Liberal and National parties... read full story

State's Coalition united behind emissions trading

26 November 2009

VICTORIA'S Coalition MPs have avoided the bitter split over global warming that has created chaos in the federal Liberal and National parties... read full story

Brumby 'wasting millions' on ads

29 August 2009

PREMIER John Brumby is under fire for spending millions of dollars on a taxpayer-funded pre-election advertising blitz promoting his Government's economic performance during the global financial crisis... read full story

Female workers come into their own

10 July 2009

WOMEN are the surprise winners from the changes flowing from the global financial crisis. Latest jobs figures show female employment has been climbing at a time when male employment has been sliding... read full story

Women make jobs gains while men lose out

10 July 2009

WOMEN are the surprise winners from the changes that have flowed from the global financial crisis, with the latest jobs figures showing that female employment has been climbing at a time when male employment has been sliding... read full story

Alcoa set to smelt more jobs

12 June 2009

ALCOA is ready to sack about 150 workers at three of its Victorian operations... read full story

Australian Jobs Survive Alcoa Cutbacks

8 January 2009

US ALUMINIUM giant Alcoa will take drastic action, including slashing 15,200 employee and contractor jobs globally - although none in Australia - to help it weather weakness in the aluminium price... read full story

Ford To Axe 500 More Jobs

14 October 2008

FORD is set to slash another 500 jobs in Victoria, bringing to nearly 1500 the number of local positions the company will shed over the next two years... read full story

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