澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-03-06（在线收听）

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has started civil action in the Federal Court against ANZ for allegedly rigging the bank bill-swap reference rate. As it alleges, there’s been market manipulation of the rate which affects commercial and personal loans between the period March, 2010 to May, 2012. ASIC has been investigating the potential rigging of key market interest rates since 2012. In a statement, ANZ says it rejects all of the allegations and will vigorously defend the legal action. 

Australians have spent a bit of less than expected in the post-Christmas sales in January with figures falling short of forecasts. According to the Bureau of Statistics retail sales rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in January. Economist had been expecting a rise of 0.4% in the month. The department stores were the biggest losers with spending falling by 1.3%. The Australian dollar is near its strongest level this year buying 73.56 US cents. The Australian share market has ended its strong weak of gains on a positive note. The ASX 200 up 1/5 of a percent. BHP Billiton headed higher again. Nine Entertainment was up. Fairfax media dismisses a report saying it was buying a stake in Nine Entertainment. Dominos is down on its dispute with / which claims the company copied that company’s driver tracking technology.