Eight arrested in Sydney Islamic protest

Updated: 19:27, Saturday September 15, 2012

Eight people have been arrested and six police injured after demonstrators clashed with officers in the streets of Sydney CBD.

About 1pm (AEST) on Saturday, 'an unannounced and unapproved' group of people gathered at Town Hall in Sydney's CBD, before walking along George Street towards Martin Place, police said.

The banners had slogans such as 'Behead all…

BHP mothballs Olympic Dam expansion (Olympic Dam is the name of the place where the mining expansion was to be constructed)

Date

August 22, 2012

Peter Ker

BHP Billiton has taken the axe to more than $US30 billion in spending on Australian expansion projects, in the clearest sign yet that the nation is past the peak of its resources boom.

BHP’s decision to change its strategy on its Olympic Dam expansion came as the company announced a 35 per cent slide in net…

By Matt Nesto

Just when we were getting our heads around the idea that we're speeding down Fiscal Street and about to go careening off of "fiscal cliff," a new - and similar - risk has been added to the mix this…