Ironic that Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, the instigator of the mining tax that may drive mining investment away from Australia, is talking about mining investment in Africa at the Down Under conference in Perth.
Single parents are the focus of a summer campaign which has been launched by the Best of British holiday-parks group.
It says that for single mums and dads going away with children, holiday parks tick all the boxes.
Australia-based Ambre Enery has signed Letters of Intent with two US manafacturing firms to construct barges to take coal down the Colombia RIver to the Port of St Helens, where it will be exported to Asia.
Property developer and fund manager Aspen Group has revealed around $95 million in writedowns in its upcoming full-year results, but has reassured investors that its operating profit will only take a small hit as a result.