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                                29/11/2016
                                 • Staff  Journalist
                             A kangaroo bone believed to be more than 46,000-years-old has been described as Australia’s oldest-known piece of indigenous jewellery.
								
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                                29/11/2016
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                             An exhibition showcasing the work of jewellery students has been hailed a success by organisers after attracting attention from the wider industry and helping to promote the future of the trade.
								
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                                29/11/2016
                                 • Staff  Journalist
                             The Jewellers Association of Australia (JAA) has appointed a new board member after a position was made vacant by the former vice president.
								
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                                28/11/2016
                                 • Staff  Journalist
                             US-based jewellery brand Alex and Ani has officially opened its first ‘concept’ store in Australia as part of a pre-Christmas expansion plan.
								
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                                28/11/2016
                                 • Staff  Journalist
                             The Australian retail stockists of Endless Jewelry have been advised it will be “business as usual” despite the company filing for bankruptcy in Germany.
								
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                                28/11/2016
                                 • Staff  Journalist
                             Australian jewellery buying groups and suppliers have announced strategies to help retailers capitalise on record consumer spending forecasts for Christmas.
								
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                                15/11/2016
                                 • Lewis Dyson • Staff Journalist
                             A tribunal has ruled that a jewellery retailer must provide a customer with a two-carat diamond ring valued at $34,000 for $1,100 after it was incorrectly listed and ordered online.
								
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                                14/11/2016
                                 • Lewis Dyson • Staff Journalist
                             Retail lease reforms, which are expected to benefit jewellers by creating a “fairer”, more transparent system, have been tabled in NSW for the first time in more than 20 years.
								
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                                14/11/2016
                                 • Lewis Dyson • Staff Journalist
                             De Beers Group is trialling another change to its sales model by allowing third party companies to sell polished diamonds through its online auction business.
								
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                                14/11/2016
                                 • Talia Paz • Staff Journalist
                             Tiffany & Co is expanding its presence in the southern hemisphere, having opened its first company-owned store in New Zealand.
								
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                                10/11/2016
                                 • Lewis Dyson • Staff Journalist
                             Pandora Australia’s sales results maintained an upward trajectory for another consecutive quarter, although the region’s managing director predicted the run would “slow and normalise”.
								
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                                10/11/2016
                                 • Lewis Dyson • Staff Journalist
                             The jewellery Trade Days series will return to cities across Australia next year while a location has been added in New Zealand for the first time.
								
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                                31/10/2016
                                 • Lewis Dyson • Staff Journalist
                             Diplomas in jewellery are among a list of nearly 500 courses that will no longer be eligible for financial support under new Federal Government plans.
								
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                                21/10/2016
                                 • Emily Mobbs • Former Editor
                             Coloured diamonds are hot property and offering jewellery retailers a way to stand out from the crowd. EMILY MOBBS reports.
								
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                                20/10/2016
                                 • Angela Tufvesson
                             Jewellery has rarely been seen as a male domain but times are changing. ANGELA TUFVESSON explains why men’s jewellery is no longer restricted to watches, wedding rings and cufflinks.
								
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