PRESS DIGEST-Australian News - Dec 17

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THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com)

SurfStitch rides wave of global success with ASX listing

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Tony Hayward keeps quiet on Glencore Rio Tinto merger

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Rouble smashed as Russian rate rise sparks panic

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Banks to pay $412.5m fee to Reserve Bank

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Cooper Energy in $53m Victoria coast gas play

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Repsol takes on role in PNG petroleum sector

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THE AUSTRALIAN (www.theaustralian.news.com.au)

Organic tick from China to trigger wine sales boom

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Exxon pulls out of Victorian coal-seam gas venture

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Student debt burden tipped to top $100bn within a decade

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THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD (www.smh.com.au)

OECD slams Australian budget measures, 'close monitoring' required

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Hockey backflips on tax laws to target multinational profit shifters

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Companies at risk of bribery: report

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Woodside Petroleum eyes new buys after Apache deal

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