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Fairfax to shed 1900 staff

Submitted by kieronb on Mon, 2012-06-18 14:42

Fairfax to shed 1900 staff, erect paywalls "Fairfax will shift to compact-sized versions for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, from March 2013... Gina Rinehart also confirmed she had upped her stake to 18.6 per cent of the company, making her the largest single shareholder."

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