EXCLUSIVE: Westfield eyes $1bn NZ sale| EXCLUSIVE: Sparky wouldn't trade her journey | EXCLUSIVE: Cheap gas flows in as prices slump

SCROLL TO: LATEST NEWS OPINION MARKETS MINING & ENERGY WSJ DATA ROOM Westfield eyes $1bn NZ sale Bridget Carter WESTFIELD’S recently relaunched Australasian shopping centre landlord is in talks about selling half of its $2.6bn NZ portfolio. Sparky wouldn't trade her journey SARAH JANE TASKER EMMA Stevenson was determined not to follow in her electrician father’s footsteps. She uprooted her life and headed to WA. Cheap gas flows in as prices slump MATT CHAMBERS QUEENSLAND gas prices have slumped to record lows just as $70bn of LNG export projects being built at Gladstone start to ramp up. Wilson 'charity' case mobbed TIM BOREHAM THE backers of a “charity” listed investment company have closed its capital raising. M&A rides wave of optimism BLAIR SPEEDY MERGERS and acquisitions are on the increase but private equity remains a small part of the investment market. LATEST NEWS APRA cautions against home lending boost Macquarie's Utah mini-NBN in doubt Tech start-ups need tax breaks: report Samsung denies child labour at supplier NSW Coalition leads ALP: Newspoll OPINION Economy better than numbers suggest David Uren BUSINESS is performing much better than the June quarter national accounts are likely to show, with economists tipping weakness. Message for media is consolidation DARREN DAVIDSON DESPITE improvements to the balance sheets of Australian media companies, reporting season revealed a greater need for scale. MARKETS Dollar under pressure as $US gains THE Australian dollar has started the week lower following gains in its US counterpart on the back of last week’s factory data. Big things expected from small players TIM BOREHAM SMALL to mid-sized stocks are tipped to outshine their larger counterparts on earnings growth in the current year. MINING & ENERGY Gold output retains its shine BARRY FITZGERALD AUSTRALIA’S annual gold output has proved to be remarkably resilient, rising by 9 per cent to 282 tonnes (9.1 million ounces). Cheap gas flows in as prices slump MATT CHAMBERS QUEENSLAND gas prices have slumped to record lows just as $70bn of LNG export projects being built at Gladstone start to ramp up. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Apple creates HealthKit privacy rules Clint Boulton APPLE has warned developers that they must not provide advertisers with personal data that they collect from applications built using the company’s health software. Utilities push electric car sales CASSANDRA SWEET AS utilities across the US grapple with stagnant electricity sales, many see opportunity in electric car charging stations. DATA ROOM State names advisers for sell-off Maggie Lu Yueyang THE Queensland government has named advisers to work on massive asset sales outlined in its budget earlier this year. 'Big bet' hedge fund on way Rob Copeland BLACKSTONE Group, weeks away from the start of its new “big bet” hedge fund, is close to landing its first traders. Do not reply to this email, as this email address is not monitored. Unsubscribe from the Business Briefing newsletter. Digital Edition  |  Contact Us  |   Advertise  |  Terms & Conditions  |   Privacy Policy Copyright 2013 News Limited. All times AEST (GMT +10:00). This email was sent by: The Australian, GPO Box 4245 Sydney, NSW 2001 Australia News Digital Media sends email in accordance with the principles of the Spam Act. We have sent you this message because our records show that you have opted in to receive newsletters, announcements or special offers from The Australian. Add The Australian to your address book to ensure you continue to receive subscription emails. View your profile or update your preferences here. If you would prefer not to receive these communications in the future, please unsubscribe. This email was sent by: The Australian, GPO Box 4245 Sydney, NSW 2001 Australia