Mediagazer: Fairfax Media overall revenue declines 5.5% YOY with newspaper division down 9.2%, A$224M full-year profit boosted by asset sale (Darren Davidson/The Australian)

8:55 PM ET, August 13, 2014

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Darren Davidson / The Australian:

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