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Thursday February 23rd 2012

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BP spill will ‘change oil industry forever’

BP's new face for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, managing director Bob Dudley, admitted faults overnight in the firm's spill response during a unique question-and-answer forum broadcast live online.

Harvey Norman to buy Clive Peeters stock

ELECTRICAL retailer Clive Peeters, which is in voluntary administration, has agreed to sell stock to Harvey Norman.

Spy suspect cracks, puts Kremlin before son

A SUSPECT in the Russia spy saga says he was an agent, pledging greater loyalty to the Kremlin than to his own son.

Shares rise on resource tax changes

THE share market opened only modestly higher today, after the Government proposed a revised mining tax regime .

Vuvuzela assault planned on BP headquarters

LOOK out BP, the vuvuzelas are coming.

Police see red over tomato nursery sabotage

MILLIONS of tomato seedlings are dead or sick after a saboteur dumped herbicide into a nursery's irrigation system.

A new Spider-Man chosen for movie role

THERE'S a new Spider-Man in town and filming is due to start on the latest instalment in December.

Judge grants bail to Russian spy suspect

JUDGE grants bail with house arrest to one of the Russia spy suspects today but ordered the other nine to remain in jail.

Xstrata reinstates suspended mine works

MINING giant Xstrata says it will resume a key project that it suspended after the resources super profits tax was announced.

Pair jailed for death of woman found in pit

TWO men involved in the brutal murder of South Australian woman Glenys Heyward will spend at least 23 years in jail.

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