NorgdomKevin Rudd to change blanket guarantee on deposits
1pointsSUPER rich Australians with more than $1 million in the bank will be forced to pay insurance to guarantee their savings, The Courier-Mail reports.
Rudd to slug million-dollar earners with 50pc tax
1pointsAUSTRALIA'S corporate high flyers would be hit with a 50 per cent tax rate when their salaries reached $1 million under a tax blueprint backed by federal MPs.
School suspends whole of Year 12
1pointsAN EXCLUSIVE Melbourne boys school has suspended its entire year 12 group after end-of-year high jinx resulted in one student being taken to hospital and complaints of drunken, disruptive behaviour by neighbours.
Home loan rates fall further
1pointsANZ showed some unusual price leadership in the home loan segment on Friday, announcing a cut of 25 basis points in rates
Doctors' workload compromises patient care: AMA
1pointsThe survey of around 900 junior doctors found more than half were struggling with their workload and 41 per cent said it was potentially compromising their performance.
Game over for corporate fat cats: Rudd
1pointsPrime Minister Kevin Rudd says he believes Australians are increasingly angry about corporate greed, as he defends his response to the global financial crisis.
Bush to Host World Economic Summit
1pointsPresident Bush said Saturday that he would host a summit of world leaders to discuss the global economy, but he insisted that any effort to overhaul the international financial system must “preserve the foundations of democratic capitalism.
RBA plans drastic rates cut as world markets tumbl
1pointsFINANCIAL markets are tipping a 2.25 percentage point cut in official interest rates by Easter as fears for the global economy cause further havoc on share markets.
Rudd war on bankers' salary deals
1pointsBANKS that offer big financial incentives to executives to engage in risky practices will be targeted by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as part of a broader plan to tackle "extreme capitalism".
Desperate hospital 'gets supplies from local vet'
1pointsHealth authorities have called an urgent meeting after supply shortages at a western NSW hospital forced a doctor to buy equipment for essential patient tests.
Computer fault linked to plunge
1pointsA MALFUNCTIONING computer triggered two mid-air dives by a Qantas jet that injured more than 70 passengers, according to an analysis by Australia's transport safety investigator.
Analysis fiscal global meltdown
1pointsParabolic rise in oil price is ploy of speculators who wants to reach the price to such an height that its consumption decreases, allow the artifical bubble to burst.With this unprecedent rise in oil price has shattered global economy
Kevin Rudd planning pre-Christmas handout
1pointsA MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR cash handout to consumers to lift spending ahead of Christmas is under consideration in an attempt to boost the economy and stave off the expected effects of the global economic crisis.
Nature loss 'dwarfs bank crisis'
1pointsThe global economy is losing more money from the disappearance of forests than through the current banking crisis, according to an EU-commissioned study.
Shares off early highs
1pointsAustralian stocks and the dollar have soared after dramatic moves at home and abroad over the weekend to shore up confidence in global markets.
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