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Phosphate minig keeping Nauru afloat
08:16:25, 21 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Nauru government says while it still grapples with substantial debt, the nation is on the way to economic recovery, largely due to phosphate mining.
Volvo to cut jobs in Australia
14:14:32, 20 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian ppposition says mass job cuts at Volvo prove the government is failing to address the short-term needs in the car industry.
Ford to maintain Australian plant
14:14:32, 20 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Ford Australia has announced it will extend the life of its engine plant, in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria, beyond 2010.
NZ carrier to cut jobs
14:14:32, 20 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Air New Zealand says it is hoping to save $US11 million through the axing of 200 jobs.
Qantas slams Australian govt's emissions trading scheme
14:14:39, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Australian carrier, Qantas, says the government's proposed emissions trading scheme is flawed.
Gloomy new year for Australian car manufacturers
09:27:44, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Car component suppliers expect they will have to shut down over the new year, when the car maker Holden closes its plant in the South Australian city of Adelaide for five weeks.
American Samoan tuna factory to slash jobs
09:27:44, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Star-Kist tuna cannery, the largest employer in American Samoa, says rising costs have forced it to lay off workers and scrap most workers' benefits.
Energy firm to cease Australian solar operations
14:15:01, 18 November 2008, Radio Australia News
BP Solar, an alternative energy firm linked to BP, has announced it will stop manufacturing its solar power cells and panels in Australia from early next year.
Vanuatu's export, import prices rise
09:13:06, 18 November 2008, Radio Australia News
A study in Vanuatu shows the country's port charges are the highest in the Pacific.
French public servants protest in French Polynesia
20:16:10, 14 November 2008, Radio Australia News
A protest by French public servants in French Polynesia has prevented the French High Commissioner from leaving his home to catch a plane to New Caledonia.
Australian miner ditches Indonesia project
14:16:43, 14 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian mining giant BHP Billiton is walking away from a controversial nickel development project in Indonesia.
Australian state seeks amendments to carbon trading plan
14:16:42, 14 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The southern state of Tasmania is leading the push for changes to the Australian government's proposed emissions trading scheme, amid fears of job losses.
Australia's Fairfax media defends its job cuts
21:49:09, 13 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's biggest media company, Fairfax Media, has defended its decision to slash the company's workforce.
Seasonal workers from Tonga to work in Australia
20:52:53, 13 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Tonga says 800 seasonal workers will leave to work in the Australian horticultural industry in July next year.
Nyrstar figures needed to back emissions claims: Greens
20:52:53, 13 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian Greens party says the zinc producer Nyrstar must produce its economic figures to justify why it's threatening to shut down its Australian operations under an emissions trading scheme.
Zinc giant threatens closure of Australian smelters
11:35:57, 13 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The world's largest zinc producer, Nyrstar, says it will have to close two of its Australian smelters if the government's proposed tax on carbon is introduced.
![US President George Bush, pictured here with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is hosting the G20 leaders in Washington with the global financial crisis top of the agenda. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/indo_susilobush_rtr_151108.jpg "US President George Bush, pictured here with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is hosting the G20 leaders in Washington with the global financial crisis top of the agenda. [Reuters]")
![War veterans gather at the Cenotaph in central London for Remembrance Day. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/remembrance_rtr_111108.jpg "War veterans gather at the Cenotaph in central London for Remembrance Day. [Reuters]")
![The Malaysia High Court has ruled that the home minister had acted outside his powers charging Raja Petra Kamaruddin under the ISA. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/malay_kamaruddin_afp_1008.jpg "The Malaysia High Court has ruled that the home minister had acted outside his powers charging Raja Petra Kamaruddin under the ISA. [AFP]")
![President Ma (R) has hosted China envoy Chen Yunlin (L) in Taipei, a Taiwanese leader's highest level face-to-face meeting since 1949. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/taiwan_ma_chen_afp_1108.jpg "President Ma (R) has hosted China envoy Chen Yunlin (L) in Taipei, a Taiwanese leader's highest level face-to-face meeting since 1949. [AFP]")
![The new king of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, receives gifts from well-wishers moments after his coronation. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/bhutan_king_afp_1108.jpg "The new king of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, receives gifts from well-wishers moments after his coronation. [AFP]")
!["Because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America," says President-Elect Barack Obama. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/us_obama_rtr_051108.jpg "\"Because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America,\" says President-Elect Barack Obama. [Reuters]")
