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Qantas Grounds 2 Arguing Pilots

Australian flag carrier Qantas grounded two pilots who argued inside the cockpit of a Boeing 747 at the Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport. Their debate was over take-off calculations which they should enter into the plane's computer.
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Sydney Court Slaps Qantas, Manager $15,500 Fine for Bullying

The Federal Magistrates Court in Sydney slapped on Wednesday a $15,500 fine on a Qantas and a manager for bullying an employee. Citing the Fair Work Act, the court said Qantas manager Peter Cawthorne coerced aircraft engineer Luke Murray into withdrawing a claim worth $10,000.

HP, Toshiba Opts out of Windows RT Tablet Launch

Two prominent Microsoft OEM partners have expressed plans not to join the Windows RT tablet bandwagon, not yet at least, reportedly to focus their efforts on the more powerful Windows 8 slate that will hit the market in the early months of 2013.

ASIC Runs After Insider Traders

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is making renewed efforts against insider trading by launching a number of cases involved leaked information during the merger and acquisition phase of businesses.

Qantas Launches 3 Daily Flights to Gold Coast

Qantas is on a roll. After winning Fair Work Australia's nod in its labour row with unions, the flag carrier is attempting to recover lost market sharing with the launch of three daily flights to Gold Coast.

Global Tobacco Makers Gears up Further Devt of Smokeless Cigars

Giant tobacco firms are attempting to re-invent their products in the face of relentless onslaughts coming from government regulators and health experts, which have been actively pushing to limit the world’s smoking incidence in the past decade, report said.

Facebook Taps Former Microsoft Exec as Acting Aussie Chief

A permanent point man for Facebook in Australia should be appointed soon, the giant social media firm said on Monday following its confirmation that an interim head has been tapped to run the company’s local operations on daily basis.

Manchester United Falls Short of IPO Target

Manchester United debuted Friday on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and ended up garnering total market value of $US2.3 billion yet beneath the impressive numbers, analysts feared that the hugely popular Red Devils could go the same way that Facebook’s IPO did – fizzling out too soon.

Queensland, NSW Dairy Farmers Urge Boycott of Coles, Woolworths Branded Milk

Dairy farmers from Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) are not taking the sides of either Coles or Woolworths in the two supermarket giants' price war. They instead urged on Sunday the boycott of the two supermarkets' branded milk at the ongoing Ekka, Queensland's largest public event which attracts over 400,000 visitors.

Samsung Pushes out the Galaxy Note 10.1 in Germany, UAE

Samsung has officially rolled out the Galaxy Note 10.1 but Australia may have wait a little bit more on the device as the Asian tech giant said only consumers in Germany and the United Arab Emirates will get their hands on the new product.

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