Alumina Chases Capital For Blow-outs

ALUMINA has settled on an all-equity solution to the funding problems created by its share of big cost blow-outs at Alcoa-managed bauxite-alumina growth projects in Brazil and industry-wide cost pressures.

Smith Disappointed With Knights' Defensive Lapses

NEWCASTLE'S finals charge will come to a shuddering halt on Saturday unless they can find a prompt solution to their second-half defensive woes against the Cowboys.

In A Climate Of Change, Taxing Carbon Could Be A Better Bet Than Trading

An ETS seems to have been accepted, but a carbon tax might be a better solution, writes Keith Kendall.

Five-minute Bridge Fix Ends In A Snarl

SHAVING five minutes off your journey in five years. That was the $48 million promise made to exasperated northern beaches bus commuters yesterday by the Minister for Roads, Eric Roozendaal, as he unveiled what was supposed to be the Government's long-awaited solution to the congested Spit Bridge.

Metro Looks The Poorer For Such A Comparison

Mr Watkins, if the metro were simply about the future ("Ignore the hysteria, this metro is our best solution", August 1) then why haven't you addressed the core issues in Mr Steer's report?

Minister's Metro Defence Steers Clear Of Hard Truths

The Minister for Transport, John Watkins ("Ignore the hysteria, this metro is our best solution", August 1), fails to answer most, if not all, of the points raised in the Steer report.

Old Ways Best For Vacancies: Teachers

HUNTER teachers say their preferred way of filling vacancies offers the fairest solution for remote, "hard" schools that often struggle to attract good staff.