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Xstrata agrees to merge

10 Feb 12 | LONDON - Mining giant Xstrata and commodities dealer Glencore have agreed to a $US90 billion ($A84.22 billion) merger that will create the world's fourth largest natural resources company. |

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Growing landholder interest in carbon sink opportunities

03 Feb 12 | THE number of landholders investigating carbon sink opportunities with CO2 Australia, the largest provider in the sector, has increased by 681% since the introduction of the Federal Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) in August 2011.

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Grazing tax set to squeeze

02 Feb 12 | ANOTHER massive new tax on Queensland grazing - costing $100 million a year or more - will be imposed by the State Government when charges on stock routes and road reserves pass through Parliament this month.

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Heavy rains threaten Qld coal supplies

30 Jan 12 | HEAVY rain in Queensland is threatening production at the state's coalmines, prompting warnings of a spike in thermal coal prices.

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Time runs short for Runnymede

30 Jan 12 | A RUNNING dispute between the mayor of a central Queenland town, John Wharton, and the financier of his boomtime cattle expansion, Bankwest, is up in the air as a last-ditch effort to save his properties looks unlikely to succeed. |

Comments (3) | Decision pending on Wharton's farm | Bank Watch: back to the future

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Strong start for QR in 2012

24 Jan 12 | QR National has got off to a strong start in 2012, with relatively dry weather boosting hopes of a healthy half year earnings report next month, as well as the railroad group's share price – which recently hit a new high of $2.78.

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Katherine plantation awaits water green-light

23 Jan 12 | A $13.25 million contract to grow up to 1400 hectares of Indian sandalwood outside Katherine is awaiting assurances from the NT Government that enough water will be available.

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Grain shortage boost for fert

17 Jan 12 | TIGHT global grain supplies will help avert a collapse in fertiliser prices despite the recent shredding of farmer confidence because of low grain prices and ongoing anxiety over the world economy.

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Decision pending on Wharton's farm

09 Jan 12 | RICHMOND Mayor John Wharton is expected to today find out whether his family holdings Runnymede and Red Rock are safe from foreclosure.

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Govt releases carbon farming in Qld guide

03 Jan 12 | THE Queensland Government has released a 44-page document outlining potential on-farm activities under the Federal Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative.

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Grant no longer cyclone but still flooding Top End

28 Dec 11 | Ex-Tropical Cyclone Grant was downgraded to a tropical low Monday afternoon but has had its largest impact in terms of rainfall, dumping nearly 400mm during the past 24 hours.

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Xstrata blows fuse on powerline

26 Dec 11 | XSTRATA Mount Isa Mines has blown the fuse on what has been called the "clean energy corridor" - the CopperString powerline between Townsville and Mt Isa.

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Milk pricing blow

26 Dec 11 | SUPERMARKET giant Coles' decision to slash the price of house-brand milk by as much as 33 per cent may force dairy processors to reduce branded milk prices at the expense of already fragile processor margins.

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North West irrigation proposals

25 Dec 11 | HUNDREDS of jobs in the agricultural sector could be created and the North West transformed into a significant food bowl if a series of irrigation projects are given the nod by the federal government.

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Queensland Airports refinances

21 Dec 11 | Queensland Airports Ltd has completed a $532 million refinancing of its senior debt facilities with funding from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, Westpac Banking Corp and Royal Bank of Canada.

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QR National's 'missing link' opens

20 Dec 11 | A CRUCIAL 69-kilometre rail track officially opened yesterday may have cost $385 million, but it could mean millions more to Queensland's economy, according to the state government.

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Wharton negotiations continue

15 Dec 11 | NEGOTIATIONS between Bankwest and Richmond Shire Mayor and landholder John Wharton may yet resolve the stand-off over the bank's intervention in the mayor's finances.

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TULLY Sugar this week accepted the Proserpine creditors'

15 Dec 11 | TULLY Sugar this week accepted the Proserpine creditors' decision to support Sucrogen's offer to purchase its mill this week. Tully CEO John King said that the company would like to express its g

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