American Airlines to hire 1500 pilots

AMERICAN Airlines says it will hire 1500 pilots over the next five years. That's in addition to recalling all of the airline's pilots who have been furloughed. American plans to start recruiting new pilots soon. It's already hiring 1500 new...

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Labor refuses to rule Rudd off front bench

LABOR leadership aspirants Anthony Albanese and Bill Shorten have refused to guarantee Kevin Rudd won't get a spot in shadow cabinet - although both insist the former prime minister doesn't want one. The two went toe-to-toe for their third and...

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Abbott gives fresh assurances on boat plan

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has given President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono fresh assurances that Australia will not violate Indonesia's sovereignty amid ongoing tension over the coalition's plans to turn asylum seeker boats around. While both leaders...

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Election result boosts profit outlooks

THE election of a coalition government and the upcoming silly season has businesses more confident of profit growth in coming months. Profit expectations have jumped to their highest level since the beginning of the year, the latest Dun and Bradstreet...

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Russia: Greenpeace activists posed threat

RUSSIA'S main investigative agency accuses Greenpeace activists of posing a "real threat" to the security of personnel on an offshore drilling platform in the Arctic, another indication that Moscow plans to prosecute the jailed environmentalists...

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Driving does not hurt ovaries: Saudi doc

A SAUDI doctor has gone on-air to dismiss claims made by a well-known cleric who caused a stir when he said medical studies show driving affects a woman's ovaries. In comments aired over the weekend by the privately owned Rotana channel, gynecologist...

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