Peter Cave

                   

Pakistan PM plays down Afghan militant links

abc.net.au     Jul 31, 2008   493 related          

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, in Washington for meetings with the Bush administration, has been busy playing down reports that CIA officials had new information about ties between the country's powerful...                    

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Takeover bid for Just Group gains traction

abc.net.au     Jul 31, 2008   5 related          

PETER CAVE: And now for our look at today's business and finance, here's Lexi Metherell. LEXI METHERELL: Thanks Peter. The sharemarket's initial response to the National Australia Bank's change at the top is far from a vote of...                    

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NAB names Cameron Clyne as new CEO

abc.net.au     Jul 31, 2008   45 related          

Less than a week after the National Australia Bank chief executive John Stewart revealed the bank would take an $830-million hit because of bad investments, he's announced his retirement. His replacement, Cameron Clyne, heads...                    

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Aussie team guiding torch relay to finish line

abc.net.au     Jul 31, 2008   2 related          

In a little over a week, the Olympic torch relay will finish its long and sometimes troubled journey. Protests marred some of its progress overseas and sparked questions about whether it was really all worthwhile. A group of...                    

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Review criticises Defence mental health services

abc.net.au     Jul 31, 2008   2 related          

A Government review into the death of a soldier who committed suicide after serving in Afghanistan, has criticised mental health services for former and serving members of the Australian defence forces. Signaller Geffrey Gregg...                    

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Firepower creditors left in the cold

abc.net.au     Jul 31, 2008   23 related          

PETER CAVE: The administrators of Firepower Operations confirmed today that the only option was for the company to be liquidated. DAVID WEBER: Investors had put tens of millions of dollars into Firepower British Virgin Islands,...                    

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Govt announces individual burials for Fromelles soldiers

abc.net.au     Jul 31, 2008   35 related          

The Federal Government has announced this afternoon that more than a 100 Australian World War I soldiers buried in France will be exhumed and reburied individually with full military honours. The soldiers were among nearly...                    

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Former Thai PM's wife found guilty of tax evasion

abc.net.au     Jul 31, 2008   11 related          

In Thailand, the kingdom's Supreme Court has dealt a body blow to the family of former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra. Mr Thaksin's wife, Pojaman Shinawatra, has been found guilty of evading tax worth millions of dollars in...                    

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Job losses expected as recession talk grows

abc.net.au     Jul 31, 2008          

Australians have made sudden cuts to their shopping budgets and it's got some economists worried there could be a recession. Figures from the Bureau of Statistics show an unexpected drop in retail sales of one per cent last...                    

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US sharemarket enjoys bounce

abc.net.au     Jul 18, 2008   6 related          

PETER CAVE: There's been another bounce in the US sharemarket overnight, as investors jumped on falling oil prices and better than expected news from a major investment bank. But that doesn't mean the financial crisis engulfing...                    

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