High stakes

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John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, is planning a shakeup in the country's media ownership laws. According to the government draft, prohibitions on cross-media ownership and foreign investment in the media industry will be eradicated or largely scaled down. The article provides additional information on the pros and cons of this proposed reform.

Radio Broadcasting, Television Broadcasting, Television broadcasting stations, Radio broadcasting stations, Laws, regulations and rules, Radio broadcasting industry, Television broadcasting industry, Powers and duties, Mass media, Howard, John

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Freight strain

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The Patrick-Toll rail freight joint venture, Pacific National that was supposed to become a de facto national rail freight monopoly and earn rich profits, has gone down the gurgler. The two reasons for this are rising competition in rail freight and a three-way political bun fight between the Carr government in NSW, Canberra and the NSW Labor Council.

Line-Haul Railroads, Railroad Freight Operations, Joint ventures, Freight Transportation, Trucking & Courier Services, Ex. Air, Railroads, line-haul operating, Freight transportation arrangement, Bulk Commodities Svc, Rail Merchandise Traffic, Evaluation, Railroads, Rail freight, Influence, Freight transportation industry, Competitions, Politics, Company joint venture

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Exchanging places: globalisation and rising costs are forcing the rationalisation of stock exchanges worldwide and Australia, too, will feel the heat. Ivor Ries looks at the ASX's plans for a Singapore fling

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Stock exchanges around the world are consolidating at a rapid pace, in a bid to become more cost effective and efficient. The partnership between the Singaporean and Australian exchanges allows members to buy and sell in the other market at will. This type of cooperation may offer more benefits than consolidation.

Securities and Commodity Exchanges, Security and commodity exchanges, Securities Exchanges, Singapore, Management, Stock exchanges, Securities industry

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