澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-01（在线收听）

Oil and gas producer Woodside is concerned to propose tax on mining companies will jeopardize the growth of the resources industry. It is expected the Henry Tax Review, to be released on Sunday will recommend the Federal Government to impose a new resource rent tax on mining companies to help other parts of the economy. But the Federal Opposition says it fears the Government's review will rely too much on the mining boom.

And the US economy has recorded its third quarter of economic growth in a row. It's seen 3.2 percent growth during the first quarter, but employment growth remains sluggish at around 10 percent.

Despite the news of growth, the US stocks tumbled on Friday to close out the worst week since January after news of the criminal probe into Goldman Sachs through investors. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 were down nearly 1.5 percent at the close of trade.

In European markets, the FTSE 100 was down just over 1 percent. The Dax and Euro Stoxx 50 were also down slightly.

The Aussie dollar is lower against the greenback and the euro, but it's steady against the pound. And gold was up just over 12 dollars per ounce and oil is holding steady.