Don't let an index distract you from the main game

THE market fell last year ��� down 2.6 per cent on the ASX 200. It's a number to which everyone will compare the achieved returns of their fund manager, or perhaps spouse, and chastise them or fawn upon them accordingly.

Projects axed as flood bill soars

PROJECTS and upgrades in Brisbane not related to floods will be shelved as the council begins to tally the financial impact of the disaster on the city's budget, with two infrastructure repair projects already costed at $140 million.

Projects not related to disaster postponed

NON-FLOOD related projects and upgrades in Brisbane will be shelved as the council begins to tally the financial impact of the disaster on the city's budget, with two infrastructure repair projects already costed at $140 million.