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First grader Adam Kotzian participates in music class with teacher Viola Terranova at Eagleview Elementary school in Thornton

From Education 1:41 am

NSW Teachers Strike Friday over More Powers Given to Principals

Teachers would be pitted against school principals on Friday when tutors from 2,200 schools in New South Wales (NSW) strike over more powers to be given to principals.

From Economy 1:09 am

More Aussies Chuck the Cheque

In the last 10 years, Australians have been issuing lesser cheques by over 60 per cent. The Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) said the irreversible decline of the cheque is due to a change in consumer preference for electronic payments systems such as the use of debit and credit cards.

The IMF nameplate is displayed on a wall at the headquarters during the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington April 11, 2008.

From Economy 12:33 am

IMF Conducts Stress Test on Big 4

Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are in Sydney to conduct stress test on ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac.

From Companies 11:09 pm

China is ANZ's New Target with $300M to Invest

Australia's fourth largest bank, ANZ, said on Wednesday that it would invest million more on its China expansion venture. In 2010, ANZ initially invested $395 million which resulted in the opening of six branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongquing and Guangzhou.

From Society 10:23 pm

More Bad News for Aussie Retailers as Consumers Hold Tighter to Purses

If 2011 was a bad year for Australian retailers, the industry should not expect an improvement for 2012 since new research shows that Aussie consumers plan to hold tighter to their purses this year.

Parents rely more on tech to keep their children under surveillance

From Society May 15

Aussie Kids Believe Their Parents Work Too Hard

Majority of Australian children believe their parents are spending too much time on their jobs and it affects their family time, a study released on Tuesday by the Australian Institute of Family Studies found.

Coalition to PM Gillard: Apply More Pressure for Craig Thomson to Fully Cooperate on HSU Scandal Probe

From Politics & Policy May 15

Cash Handouts Boost ALP, Julia Gillard’s Primary Vote but Craig Thomson Saga Drags Party

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Labor Party may have benefitted somehow from the cash handouts announced last week in the federal budget in terms of more primary votes. However, the Craig Thomson scandal continues to drag the party.

Govt Reveals Tax Cuts, Cash Bonuses under its Soon-To-Roll-Out Carbon Tax

From Politics & Policy May 15

Carbon Tax Worries Australian Businesses

About 64 per cent of 1,000 Australian businesses surveyed by the Pricewaterhouse Cooper's (PwC) Private Business Barometer worry about the direct hit their business will suffer from the carbon tax.

Women dig into the tailings of a diamond mining pit in eastern Sierra Leone

From Economy May 14

Mining Grows at Staggering 12% A Year, Rest of Aussie Economy Drags at 1%

Australia's mining sector continues to gallop, while the rest of the economy trails behind.

From Politics & Policy May 14

Another Rate Cut from RBA?

Many analysts and economists believe that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would likely not cut the overnight cash rate in the near future because of the release last week of the unemployment data which surprisingly went down to 4.9 per cent in April instead of the expected 5.3 per cent.