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Ethanol plant awaits 10pc mandate
The chairman of the Manildra Group Dick Honan says the Bomaderry ethanol plant will be able to produce half of New South Wales ethanol needs when a 10 per cent ethanol mandate is implemented.

GM bankruptcy exit hearing closes
The fate of General Motors has been placed in the hands of a judge who must decide whether the US carmaker can execute a swift exit from bankruptcy protection.

Australia shares fall 1.5 pct; resources drop
SYDNEY July 3 Reuters - Australian stocks fell 1.5 percent on Friday reflecting heavy losses in Europe and the U.S. after a steeper-than-expected slide in U.S. payrolls raised fresh doubts on the health of the global economy.

Services industry shows signs of life
The cash handouts from the Federal Government appear to have helped Australias services industry with activity expanding for the first time in more than a year.

Local market follows Wall St slump
Australian shares have followed Wall Streets weak lead from overnight and are down more than 1.5 per cent in early trade.

Agriculture lucks out in carbon laws: Flannery
Climate change expert Tim Flannery say agriculture will not benefit from the Federal Governments carbon legislation unless more carbon offsets are permitted.

Buffett gives & #36;A1.5 billion to charity
US billionaire Warren Buffett has donated 36US1.25 billion 36A1.58 billion in Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock to the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation.

Emergent Resources Limited (ASX:EMG) Announce A Share Placement Plan To Raise A & #36;2.52 Million
Perth Australia July 3 2009 - ABN Newswire - Emergent Resources Limited ASXEMG is pleased to advise that it will undertake a placement of 6.3 million shares to professional and sophisticated investors in Australia at a placement price of A 360.40 to raise A 362.52 million. For every two shares placed the company will issue an attaching option exercisable by payment of 20 cents each on or before 30 September 2010.

Emergent Resources Limited (ASX:EMG) Enters Into Joint Venture With Chinese Group (CMIC) For Development Of Beyondie Iron Project
Perth Australia July 3 2009 - ABN Newswire - Emergent Resources Limited ASXEMG is pleased to advise that it has entered into a commercial inconfidence non-binding Memorandum of Understanding MOU with China Metallurgical Investment Co Ltd CMIC a State Owned Enterprise SOE in the Peoples Republic of China PRC for the development of the Companys Beyondie Iron Project in Western Australias midwest iron ore region.

Palmer buys Townsville BHP refinery
BHP has sold its Yabulu nickel refinery in Townsville in north Queensland to mining magnate Clive Palmer.

Obama 'deeply concerned' about job figures
United States President Barack Obama says it is going to be a long road to recovery on the back of dire unemployment figures.

Roo culls lead to tourism boycott calls
ACT tourism officials say they are concerned about a plan to boycott Canberras tourism industry over kangaroo culling.

BHP offloads Yabulu nickel factory
BHP Billiton Ltd will sell its Yabulu nickel refinery in Queensland for an undisclosed sum and will book 36US675 million 36A853.5m in writedowns on the sale.

Investors lighten Rio's debt load
Rio Tinto says it has completed one of the worlds biggest rights issues now Australian shareholders have taken up almost 95 per cent of their entitlements to new shares.

Australia shares fall 1.9 pct on U.S. jobs gloom
SYDNEY July 3 Reuters - Australian stocks fell 1.9 percent on Friday after a steeper-than-expected slide in U.S. payrolls led to hefty losses on Wall Street raising fresh doubts on the health of the economy.