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Older Aussies facing discrimination during quest for work

MORE than a third of people older than 45 have experienced age discrimination during their search for employment, a report revealed on Thursday.

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200 jobs to go at Hastings Deering, focused in CQ

BREAKING: Rockhampton and Mackay will be hit in a job slashing exercise as Hastings Deering decides to cut 200 jobs Australia wide.

Mining giant GVK slams claims Alpha project is 'unviable'

GVK broke its own rule of flying under the radar so it could deliver a sharp rebuke after a suite of attacks on its environmental credentials.

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Mine reports reflect sides being taken

IT PAYS to dig a little deeper when it comes to the mining game.

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The changes will mean lower income earners who inadvertently breach the concessional contributions cap will be charged at their tax rate.

Concessional contributors to withdraw excess without penalty

PEOPLE who make concessional contributions to their superannuation funds will be able to withdraw excess deposits without penalty from July this year.

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AUSTRALIANS are contributing to New Zealand's skyrocketing house prices, with new research showing they bought more property than any other overseas group.

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The Internet Watch Foundation, which monitors the internet for unlawful activity, is to receive an extra £1m from the industry to enable it to take a new proactive approach to finding child pornography.

Google, BT and Yahoo! agree plan to tackle child porn

COMPUTER experts are to track down and block online child abuse images in an attempt to reverse the spread of sites used by paedophile groups.

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JAY-Z'S forthcoming album Magna Carta Holy Grail is set go platinum before its official release thanks to a deal with Samsung.

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Jay-Z's new album will go platinum before it is released

WHILE the Prism scandal has shone a light on how many of our online ramblings are being spied upon, in Zurich it’s turned into a major business opportunity.

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Swiss can offer a safe haven for your data

THEY have gone from strength to strength in Mackay, and now they are planning on taking their business Australia-wide.

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Laptop Man has plans to go Aussie-wide

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$18 billion in lost super – some of it could be yours

AROUND one in ten Australians regularly buy a lottery ticket even though the odds of winning a major prize are about 1 in 45 million.

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This is one of the many problems with the current super system,we are not actually in charge of our money ,we cannot move it from fund to fund without begging the super companies to let us move our money. plus no one earning under 50k should pay super...

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SENTIMENT in equity markets rebounded on positive US economic data after the lacklustre sessions earlier in the week.

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St George Economics economy and finance update

ANYBODY considering investing should be aware of the way the franked dividend system affects the after tax return.

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Franked dividends can complicate your tax return

NOW is an ideal time to address a key cost centre of your business - overheads.

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When going gets tough, it’s time to adapt your budget

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The new code will cost as much as the original game and consoles will have to be connected to the internet to authorize their purchase.

Microsoft relents to customer feedback and drops DRM

MICROSOFT has relented on its Xbox One DRM policy in response to furious customer backlash ahead of the console's release.

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Hornblower meets Steampunk in Guns of Icarus Online

I'LL have to add Guns of Icarus Online to my list of games that have fulfilled...

IF you’re fond of King Arthur and similar tales of knightly heroics, you’ve at some point probably imagined yourself donning plate and taking up the sword.

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Chivalrous combat can cut deep

THERE are two kinds of people in this mad old world of ours: shopaholics and, frightfully, boring spendthrifts who probably get a lot further in life.

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Books at fingertips, eBooks at twenty paces

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