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Xstrata deal fuels talk of acquisitions - Sydney Morning Herald
One analyst, speaking off the record last Friday, said should the proposed $5.1 billion merger go ahead, Whitehaven and Aston would be a ''good fit'' with Xstrata's Australian operations as the combined vehicle would have a dominant market position in ...
Refinery on target for not so rare earth - Sydney Morning Herald
The engineers said they felt a professional duty to voice their safety concerns but insisted on anonymity to avoid the risk of becoming industry outcasts. In an email, AkzoNobel said that it was no longer supplying the project, but gave only a brief ...
Police 'laughed' as Briscoe was held - Sydney Morning Herald
Speaking to a reporter for the first time since the incident, Mr White said he, Mr Briscoe and three other men who had been arrested for drunkenness were in a room with four police officers on January 4 when Mr Briscoe refused to give his name.
Resilient stocks refuse to yield to economic storm - Sydney Morning Herald
''Duet has a superior yield and growth profile at present,'' an analyst who did not wish to be identified said. ''It also has an unregulated asset, the Dampier-Bunbury gas pipeline, which helps to differentiate it from others in the sector'' which ...
Infrastructure stocks to build your wealth on - Sydney Morning Herald
''Duet has a superior yield and growth profile at present,'' said one analyst, who did not wish to be identified. ''It also has an unregulated asset, the Dampier-Bunbury gas pipeline which helps to differentiate it from others in the sector'' that ...
Disabled students left stranded on first day - Sydney Morning Herald
One Sydney father, who asked not to be named, said he received a letter from the department last week confirming they would continue to receive the service, which they had used for four years. But their 16-year-old son, who requires a wheelchair, ...
Dignity very important but police say security wins - Sydney Morning Herald
''Unfortunately the protection officers' actions make it look at lot worse than it actually was,'' a well-placed government security source, who requested anonymity, said yesterday. The source, who has guarded Australian and foreign politicians, ...
Japan warned of mass rescue in nuclear crisis - Sydney Morning Herald
The Associated Press obtained it on Wednesday through a government source, who insisted on anonymity because the document was still categorised as internal. The cabinet minister in charge of the nuclear crisis, Goshi Hosono, implicitly acknowledged the ...
Mr Nasty gets away with Grindr hack - Sydney Morning Herald
But one of the Sydney users of the Grindr app, who asked to remain anonymous, said his profile was altered twice, with his name changed to obscene words. His profile was also linked to a "shock site", a website that tries to offend its viewers.
Cyclist hits back at 'overtly aggressive' Warne - Sydney Morning Herald
The man, who asked to remain anonymous, claims that at no point did he "thump" or "whack" Warne's Mercedes coupe during the confrontation on the corner of St Kilda Road and Toorak Road about 6pm yesterday. Instead, the 28-year-old claims Warne yelled ...
ANZ, CBA eye local unit of RBS - Sydney Morning Herald
The local unit could be sold separately or as part of the regional equities' business if an interested bidder emerges, said the sources, who declined to be named as they are not authorised to speak to the media. RBS, 83 per cent owned by the British ...
Pizza shop owner shocked by food poisonings - Sydney Morning Herald
The shop's owner, who declined to be named, said he and his staff were shocked by the incident, with the number of confirmed and possible salmonella cases officially lifted to 19. Investigations are continuing into whether the death of an elderly man ...
First 4G smartphone coming to Australia this month: sources - Sydney Morning Herald
Telstra will launch the first 4G smartphone – an HTC Android handset with a 4.5-inch (4.1-cm) screen - in Australia late this month, sources said. Telstra claims its 4G (also known as long-term evolution or LTE) network is twice as fast as its existing ...
This was no argument, it was a planned hit, says neighbour - Sydney Morning Herald
''I was hanging out my washing and there was a man hiding in the garbage,'' the elderly woman, who did not wish to be identified, said. ''I saw him waiting and I saw his hand and with it was a gun.'' The woman watched from her balcony as the gunman ...
When adults go bananas - Sydney Morning Herald
One Play School presenter, who asked to remain anonymous, recalls hearing a story about Noni Hazlehurst working with live goldfish. ''Everything went fine in the rehearsal but when she went to film it, she realised one of the fish had died and was ...
The Roebuck tragedy: a tale of love, beatings and blackmail - Sydney Morning Herald
Another South African friend, who declined to be named, questions Maziwisa's motives in making the abuse allegations. "I am not aware of these rumours," the friend says. "All I am aware of is that Psychology and Peter had a history of discord, ...
Sex, beatings, blackmail: the riddle over Roebuck - Sydney Morning Herald
Another South African friend of Roebuck's, who declined to be named, questions Maziwisa's motives in making the abuse allegations. ''I am not aware of these rumours,'' the friend says. ''All I am aware of is that Psychology and Peter had a history of ...
Sinkings fail to dissuade refugee boats - Sydney Morning Herald
The source, who asked not to be identified, said the attempts showed that it was impossible for law enforcement officials to stem the surge of boat arrivals unless policymakers in Canberra come up with a better deterrent. The recent flood of asylum ...
Why whistleblowers are thin on the ground in finance - Sydney Morning Herald
This is why those bankers who volunteered for an interview insisted on anonymity. Identification would mean dismissal, either immediately or at the next round of ''headcount reductions''. There is a big stick hanging over people in finance. ...
Philippine terrorists demand $22000 for kidnapped Australian - Sydney Morning Herald
''There was a demand for money - the kidnappers demanded 1 million pesos as initial ransom,'' said a Philippine security official, who asked not to be identified, citing a news blackout on the case. ''The demand was sent through text messages and the ...
Family tells Rodwell kidnappers that ransom can't be paid - Sydney Morning Herald
''There was a demand for money,'' said a Philippines security official, who asked not to be identified, citing an official news blackout on the kidnapping. ''The kidnappers demanded 1 million pesos as initial ransom. The demand was sent through text ...
Fears Beijing targeting ethnic Chinese executives - Sydney Morning Herald
An Australian businesswoman based in Beijing, who asked not to be named, said Ng's conviction had ''shaken her faith'' in doing business in the country. A young Chinese-Australian lawyer, who also asked to remain anonymous, said: ''Chinese authority is ...
North Korea's military to share power with Kim - Sydney Morning Herald
The source declined to be identified but has correctly predicted events in the past, telling Reuters about the North's first nuclear test in 2006 before it took place. The comments are the first signal that North Korea is following a course that many ...
Abuse of women outrages Egyptians - Sydney Morning Herald
''That girl who was stripped by army officers didn't just reveal her body, but she revealed the brutality and atrocities carried out by the army,'' one female protester, who did not want to be identified, said. ''We don't trust them any more. ...
UBS bonus deal opens pool to predators - Sydney Morning Herald
Another senior UBS banker, who also asked not to be identified, confirmed that staff are trying to get a new deal with the parent bank. UBS is a dominant force in Australia's investment banking market, consistently among the top rankings for equity ...