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table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.australiannews.net/story/432389cid=1272389478ei=2lslSd7LHoLCgAOgueiWDwusg=AFQjCNEYpfQlkI1BorafMyzvlUSdpIBw8gUK government ready to take Royal bBank/b of Scotland shares/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fAustralian News,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr3 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Royal Bank of Scotland shareholders are due to vote on whether to accept a £20bn government bail-out. Shareholders are likely to approve the creation of b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24679707-20501,00.htmlcid=1272410978ei=2lslSd7LHoLCgAOgueiWDwusg=AFQjCNGHPIrkPo2dAcN_gW41lmB6DPrSlwBabcock amp; Brown in deposit dispute with bbank/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fThe Australian,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr5 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1STRUGGLING financial group Babcock amp; Brown said today it is in dispute with a bank over release of a deposit of a quot;material amountquot;. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24680904-12377,00.htmlcid=1272458349ei=2lslSd7LHoLCgAOgueiWDwusg=AFQjCNEH6gcXwaZ4c43RiWC0ysOQJnFIAwReserve bBank/b spends $3.1bn propping up ailing Australian dollar/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fThe Australian,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr6 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1By Colin Brinsden | November 20, 2008 Article from: Australian AP THE Reserve Bank spent a whopping $3.15 billion propping up the Australian dollar when it b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Babcock-in-bank-deposit-dispute-LJV6N%3FOpenDocument%26src%3Dmpcid=1272056313ei=2lslSd7LHoLCgAOgueiWDwusg=AFQjCNFIe0PHZZ4GqY2XhQa_Ea6t9YkAywBabcock and Brown in bbank/b deposit dispute/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fBusiness Spectator,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr8 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1By a staff reporter Troubled investment firm Babcock amp; Brown Ltd has placed its shares in a trading halt, citing a dispute with a bank. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx%3Fid%3D668831cid=1272531887ei=2lslSd7LHoLCgAOgueiWDwusg=AFQjCNGeet5J-PO7RrDdrNneCUfIeBtNXAAustralia c.bbank/b to lend $10 bln in repo tender/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fNinemsn,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr8 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Australia#39;s central bank on Thursday said it would tender $10 billion in its third US dollar repurchase auction as part of a b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/previewDocument.ac%3FdocID%3DGCA00905079AOKcid=1272429130ei=2lslSd7LHoLCgAOgueiWDwusg=AFQjCNEhzjitRUFgwCbC7VmPBh3Bfg1wIAAPPENDICES 3 Y - CHANGE OF DIRECTOR`S bINTEREST/b NOTICES/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSydney Morning Herald,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr8 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1ACN 118 585 649... ....... 20 November 2008 e-lodgement FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The Manager Company Announcements Australian Securities Exchange 20 Bridge Street b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6i-0fd=Rurl=http://livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/11/20/Govt_rejects_Reserve_Banks_deficit_prognosiscid=1272458349ei=2lslSd7LHoLCgAOgueiWDwusg=AFQjCNGV-v6RrDxKGpPBCABkyNB-YcM37Qimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=6C9r4GRpu-sJimgurl=livenews.com.au/static/articles/145035/F_0_wayne-swan_a_320.jpg width=80 height=56 alt= border=1/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/11/20/Govt_rejects_Reserve_Banks_deficit_prognosiscid=1272458349ei=2lslSd7LHoLCgAOgueiWDwusg=AFQjCNGV-v6RrDxKGpPBCABkyNB-YcM37QGovt rejects Reserve bBank#39;s/b deficit prognosis/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fLIVENEWS.com.au,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr9 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Claims that it#39;s acceptable for the budget to go in deficit to boost economic growth have been rejected by the Rudd government. Reserve Bank Governor Glen b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/features/s2425127.htmcid=1272419009ei=2lslSd7LHoLCgAOgueiWDwusg=AFQjCNFRFK_OjvnZ0Nx_fUvTykm5bgJA_gimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=smD3gLXNjSkJimgurl=www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/base/islambank_afp.jpg width=80 height=53 alt= border=1/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/features/s2425127.htmcid=1272419009ei=2lslSd7LHoLCgAOgueiWDwusg=AFQjCNFRFK_OjvnZ0Nx_fUvTykm5bgJA_gIslamic bBanking/b - Growth and Prospects/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fRadio Australia,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr9 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1The Islamic finance industry is soon expected to account for 4 per cent of the global economy. [AFP] The Islamic banking industry is now worth almost an b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24680081-5005401,00.htmlcid=1272413439ei=2lslSd7LHoLCgAOgueiWDwusg=AFQjCNGr7zDpFQmRxsJjPmMmYotRPyOM2wPunters bbanking/b on Gai Waterhouse#39;s bBank/b Robber/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSunday Times.au,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr10 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1By Michael Manley THE Gai Waterhouse-trained Bank Robber firmed to favouritism for Saturday#39;s $1 million Railway Stakes at Ascot after yesterday#39;s barrier b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx%3FMenuID%3D3%26ContentID%3D109079cid=1272405210ei=2lslSd7LHoLCgAOgueiWDwusg=AFQjCNH5JOhyGqRAbdnWOlKD7cLs0dtpUgANZ launch new online bbanking/b service/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fThe West Australian,nbsp;Australianbsp;-/font nobr11 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1ANZ has launched a new internet banking account that will invest customer deposits in Australia?s top shares. The ANZ Online Investment Account directs b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table