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Credit growth up, housing credit falls [Money & Wealth]
Lending to the private sector continued to expand last month supported by demand from business, although housing lending slowed, new figures show.
Telstra 'should offer broadband to more' [Technology & Telecommunications]
Australia's competition watchdog says Telstra should stop using regulatory constraints as an excuse not to offer high-speed broadband to more Australians.
Trujillo agrees broadband 'a disgrace' [Technology & Telecommunications]
Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo says he agrees with media mogul Rupert Murdoch that Australia's access to high-speed broadband is a disgrace.
Mining jobs no pushover, says recruiter [News & Information]
Getting a job in the booming Australian mining industry is not as easy as people think, says a recruiter.
Economic conditions boost retail sales [News & Information]
Australia's retail sector is expected to have delivered slightly stronger sales in October on the back of supportive economic conditions, economists say.
Construction work done falls 2.1% [News & Information]
Total construction work done in Australia fell 2.1 per cent in the September quarter in volume terms, seasonally adjusted.
Thousands tipped to protest over IR laws [News & Information]
Hundreds of thousands of workers are tipped to attend a protest across Australia on Thursday to call for action against the federal government's workplace laws.
Sydney security firm eyeing Middle East [News & Information]
Security needs in the Middle East are being targeted by an Australian technology company after it received a $9 million injection of funds.
Inflation 'could drop below 2% in 2007' [Money & Wealth]
Australia's annual headline inflation rate could drop below two per cent in mid-2007, a central bank official says.
Govt recognises regional export winner [Regional Business]
Defence company Thales Australia has won a regional export award for selling $300m worth of gas turbine housings to US giant GE.