DESPITE the doom and gloom in the commodity sector, some big market names have had a bumper year.

The chances that the release of Quindell’s accounts could quickly clear the air for Slater & Gordon have diminished.

LISTED healthcare providers took a battering on the local bourse yesterday.

AUSTRALIA’s economy won’t grow strongly enough next year to warrant an interest rate rise, RBA board member John Edwards says.

It is an offence in Queensland to carry an unconcealed gel blaster in public from February 1, with police urging owners of the toy guns to be fully aware of their responsibilities or face harsher penalties including jail time.