As of yesterday only 23k short ? for the number of shares on...

As of yesterday only 23k short ? for the number of shares on issue this would make it almost the lowest on the asx ?

Approved net Short Sale positions as at end of day 06-Dec-2005

No responsibility is accepted for any inaccuracies contained in the matter published.

ASX Company Name Reported Short/ Short Sell % Short/
Code Borrowed Volume Limit Borrowed

ABC ADELAIDE BRIGHTON LIMITED 225,801 54,215,357 .04
ABS A.B.C. LEARNING CENTRES LIMITED 520,345 26,311,499 .19
ADB ADELAIDE BANK LIMITED 133,511 10,658,275 .12
ADZ ADSTEAM MARINE LIMITED 1,101,726 26,990,814 .40
AEO AUSTEREO GROUP LIMITED 828,391 37,981,819 .21
AGL AUSTRALIAN GAS LIGHT COMPANY (THE 1,097,872 45,659,202 .24
AHD AMALGAMATED HOLDINGS LIMITED 1,800 12,562,798 .00
AIX AUSTRALIAN INFRASTRUCTURE FUND 249,254 36,388,118 .06
ALL ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED 6,703,988 47,161,164 1.42
ALN ALINTA LIMITED 520,438 25,982,731 .20
ALZ AUSTRALAND PROPERTY GROUP 1,625,003 87,305,217 .18
AMC AMCOR LIMITED 2,209,806 87,984,483 .25
AMP AMP LIMITED 4,587,016 186,989,201 .24
ANN ANSELL LIMITED 94,723 15,997,838 .05
ANZ AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING 3,301,074 182,699,179 .18
APA AUSTRALIAN PIPELINE TRUST 113,364 27,889,543 .04
APN APN NEWS & MEDIA LIMITED 1,530,004 48,144,523 .31
AQP AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED 26,563 8,286,489 .03
ARQ ARC ENERGY LIMITED 183,773 22,208,301 .08
ASB AUSTAL LIMITED 0 18,899,095 .00
ASX AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE LIMITED 229,863 10,273,782 .22
AUO AUSTRAL COAL LIMITED 0 30,458,887 .00
AWB AWB LIMITED 512,701 34,440,265 .14
AWC ALUMINA LIMITED 3,941,922 116,381,515 .33
AWE AUSTRALIAN WORLDWIDE EXPLORATION 1,215,952 38,040,718 .32
AXA AXA ASIA PACIFIC HOLDINGS LIMITED 2,467,894 174,216,826 .14
AZZ ANTARES ENERGY LIMITED 0 16,060,000 .00
BBG BILLABONG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 376,770 20,693,995 .18
BBI BABCOCK & BROWN INFRASTRUCTURE GR 616,773 99,568,847 .06
BCA BAYCORP ADVANTAGE LIMITED 128,335 22,810,118 .05
BEN BENDIGO BANK LIMITED 210,557 13,510,892 .15
BHP BHP BILLITON LIMITED 595,684 358,731,040 .01
BLD BORAL LIMITED. 664,791 58,493,254 .11
BNB BABCOCK & BROWN LIMITED 3,034,259 23,093,134 1.31
BOQ BANK OF QUEENSLAND LIMITED. 351,378 10,234,690 .34
BPC BURNS, PHILP & COMPANY LIMITED 975,657 203,185,171 .04
BRZ BRAZIN LIMITED 1,700 11,868,390 .00
BSL BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED 62,948 71,239,970 .00
BTA BIOTA HOLDINGS LIMITED 149,719 17,824,747 .08
BWP BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE PROPERTY TRUST 236,899 30,143,554 .07
CAA CAPRAL ALUMINIUM LIMITED 1,747,628 19,463,104 .89
CBA COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA. 7,809,609 128,858,773 .60
CCL COCA-COLA AMATIL LIMITED 1,886,435 74,760,115 .25
CDO COLORADO GROUP LIMITED 203,560 9,268,012 .22
CDR COMMANDER COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 504,005 19,525,989 .25
CEY CENTENNIAL COAL COMPANY LIMITED 1,332,296 29,371,341 .45
CGF CHALLENGER FINANCIAL SERVICES GRO 680,161 53,792,008 .12
CLH COLLECTION HOUSE LIMITED 0 9,732,188 .00
CML COLES MYER LTD. 2,341,385 124,419,660 .18
CMQ CHEMEQ LIMITED 0 10,187,995 .00
CNP CENTRO PROPERTIES GROUP. 918,984 80,519,740 .11
COA COATES HIRE LIMITED 269,911 24,796,528 .10
COH COCHLEAR LIMITED 217,026 5,475,715 .39
CPA COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY OFFICE FUND 872,424 161,469,576 .05
CPU COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED. 976,403 59,593,631 .16
CRG CRANE GROUP LIMITED 56,216 5,888,496 .09
CRS CROESUS MINING NL 0 32,927,331 .00
CSL CSL LIMITED 353,888 18,190,226 .19
CSM CONSOLIDATED MINERALS LIMITED 527,583 21,798,394 .24
CSR CSR LIMITED 1,228,064 91,236,932 .13
CTX CALTEX AUSTRALIA LIMITED 41,874 27,000,000 .01
CXP CORPORATE EXPRESS AUSTRALIA LIMIT 643,834 18,583,289 .34
DJS DAVID JONES LIMITED 554,750 43,461,953 .12
DOW DOWNER EDI LIMITED 383,377 29,491,603 .13
DRT DB RREEF TRUST 3,286,577 276,578,831 .11
DVC DCA GROUP LIMITED 3,934,298 47,328,564 .83
ENE ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 124,809 14,587,243 .08
ENV ENVESTRA LIMITED 1,253,255 78,735,668 .15
ERG ERG LIMITED 238,840 61,039,611 .03
EXL EXCEL COAL LIMITED 70,717 19,987,047 .03
FCL FUTURIS CORPORATION LIMITED 934,774 66,399,370 .14
FGL FOSTER'S GROUP LIMITED 791,035 201,285,224 .03
FPH FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE CORPOR 0 50,928,004 .00
FUN FUNTASTIC LIMITED 13,140 12,706,360 .01
FWD FLEETWOOD CORPORATION LIMITED 61,740 4,730,229 .13
FXJ FAIRFAX (JOHN) HOLDINGS LIMITED 2,015,316 92,476,351 .21
GAN CFS GANDEL RETAIL TRUST 2,282,312 204,317,323 .11
GAS GASNET AUSTRALIA GROUP 378,303 14,472,976 .26
GHG GRAND HOTEL GROUP 0 22,220,314 .00
GLB GLOBE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 41,463,781 .00
GNS GUNNS LIMITED 678,296 33,911,219 .20
GPT GPT GROUP 6,812,645 201,671,661 .33
GTP GREAT SOUTHERN PLANTATIONS LIMITE 541,571 29,945,679 .18
GUD G.U.D. HOLDINGS LIMITED 296,459 5,991,616 .49
GWT GWA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 356,031 27,830,300 .12
HDR HARDMAN RESOURCES LIMITED 23,414 65,862,810 .00
HGI HENDERSON GROUP PLC 285,205 68,190,189 .04
HPX HPAL LIMITED 0 11,617,647 .00
HSP HEALTHSCOPE LIMITED 104,637 22,802,502 .04
HVN HARVEY NORMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED 3,299,488 105,778,345 .31
HWE HENRY WALKER ELTIN GROUP LIMITED 821,891 21,831,716 .37
HWI HOUSEWARES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 846,707 12,136,922 .69
IAG INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LIMITED 625,711 159,490,541 .03
IFM INFOMEDIA LTD 255,000 32,547,157 .07
IIF ING INDUSTRIAL FUND 514,892 82,514,906 .06
ILU ILUKA RESOURCES LIMITED 20,000 23,291,435 .00
IOF ING OFFICE FUND 950,802 106,641,462 .08
IPG INVESTA PROPERTY GROUP 1,264,153 152,553,543 .08
IRE IRESS MARKET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 82,695 10,921,945 .07
IWI INTERNATIONAL WINE INVESTMENT FUN 0 2,253,932 .00
JBM JUBILEE MINES NL 909,115 12,797,787 .71
JHX JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES N.V. 490,565 46,219,734 .10
KCN KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED LIMITED. 51,721 8,576,152 .06
LEI LEIGHTON HOLDINGS LIMITED 762,113 27,722,207 .27
LHG LIHIR GOLD LIMITED 1,699,511 128,422,471 .13
LLC LEND LEASE CORPORATION LIMITED 337,329 39,923,236 .08
LNN LION NATHAN LIMITED 546,769 53,424,050 .10
LSG LION SELECTION GROUP LIMITED 63,676 10,010,890 .06
MAP MACQUARIE AIRPORTS 455,162 160,715,919 .02
MBL MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED 34,922 23,087,502 .01
MCG MACQUARIE COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTR 200,478 39,489,128 .05
MCW MACQUARIE COUNTRYWIDE TRUST 1,403,549 119,468,942 .11
MDT MACQUARIE DDR TRUST 83,032 86,729,287 .01
MGR MIRVAC GROUP 3,800,179 85,884,168 .44
MGW MCGUIGAN SIMEON WINES LIMITED 5,512,832 11,748,280 4.69
MIG MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP 549,529 240,549,698 .02
MOF MACQUARIE OFFICE TRUST 3,043,390 193,124,484 .15
MPR MACQUARIE PROLOGIS TRUST 3,598,409 81,565,125 .44
MRL MILLER'S RETAIL LIMITED 472,253 24,499,560 .19
MTS METCASH LIMITED 1,229,611 74,505,052 .16
MTT METCASH TRADING LIMITED 0 73,912,983 .00
MXG MULTIPLEX GROUP 5,241,729 83,740,218 .62
NAB NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED 200,338 159,702,544 .01
NCM NEWCREST MINING LIMITED 3,463,591 33,171,282 1.04
NEM NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION. 4,315 5,969,692 .00
NRT NOVOGEN LIMITED 200,704 9,723,676 .20
NUF NUFARM LIMITED 169,331 16,985,731 .10
NWS NEWS CORPORATION 2,617,090 133,899,719 .19
NWSLV NEWS CORPORATION 53,200 396,861,733 .00
ORG ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED 1,351,314 79,133,132 .17
ORI ORICA LIMITED 1,119,964 27,532,052 .40
OSH OIL SEARCH LIMITED 529,432 111,877,333 .04
OST ONESTEEL LIMITED 28,009 56,720,316 .00
OXR OXIANA LIMITED 7,056,658 136,950,414 .51
PBB PACIFICA GROUP LIMITED 181,173 13,568,248 .13
PBG PACIFIC BRANDS LIMITED 667,184 50,300,000 .13
PBL PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING LIMITED 696,371 67,292,442 .10
PMC PLATINUM CAPITAL LIMITED 4,196 12,064,515 .00
PMM PORTMAN LIMITED 0 17,569,007 .00
PMN PROMINA GROUP LIMITED 476,625 104,234,673 .04
PMP PMP LIMITED 979,186 29,799,775 .32
PPX PAPERLINX LIMITED 1,864,618 44,617,221 .41
PRG PROGRAMMED MAINTENANCE SERVICES L 11,190 7,096,382 .01
PRT PRIME TELEVISION LIMITED 7,301 12,434,822 .00
PRY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LIMITED 10,841 12,003,474 .00
PTD PEPTECH LIMITED 211,986 16,066,799 .13
QAN QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED 847,396 192,867,364 .04
QBE QBE INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED 6,083,238 77,717,304 .78
RCD RECORD INVESTMENTS LIMITED 691,594 19,602,219 .35
RHC RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED 311,325 17,253,291 .18
RIC RIDLEY CORPORATION LIMITED 1,598,938 27,653,442 .57
RIN RINKER GROUP LIMITED 144,563 91,765,844 .01
RIO RIO TINTO LIMITED 5,828,003 45,676,666 1.27
RMD RESMED INC 727,757 70,726,730 .10
ROC ROC OIL COMPANY LIMITED 292,253 18,779,349 .15
RSG RESOLUTE MINING LIMITED 200,000 22,864,906 .08
SBC SOUTHERN CROSS BROADCASTING (AUST 57,076 6,296,684 .09
SEV SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED 119,700 22,162,350 .05
SFE SFE CORPORATION LIMITED 87,888 13,408,838 .06
SFY STREETTRACKS S&P/ASX 50 FUND 5,911 50,874 1.16
SGB ST GEORGE BANK LIMITED 1,292,736 52,086,229 .24
SGM SIMS GROUP LIMITED. 38,526 9,146,705 .04
SGN STW COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LIMITED 390,654 19,888,756 .19
SGP STOCKLAND 7,812,166 132,330,872 .59
SGT SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMI 2,480,343 59,826,885 .41
SHL SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED 3,644,003 29,123,220 1.25
SLF STREETTRACKS S&P/ASX 200 LISTED P 0 500,000 .00
SPT SPOTLESS GROUP LIMITED 912,209 21,310,328 .42
SSX SMORGON STEEL GROUP LIMITED. 968,140 88,864,038 .10
STO SANTOS LIMITED 479,119 59,410,564 .08
STW STREETTRACKS S&P/ASX 200 FUND 1,166,295 884,851 13.18
SUN SUNCORP-METWAY LIMITED. 480,376 55,358,087 .08
SYB SYMBION HEALTH LIMITED 715,607 64,065,532 .11
SYM SYMEX HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 9,581,377 .00
TAH TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED 513,439 52,492,702 .09
TAP TAP OIL LIMITED 100,503 15,789,291 .06
TCL TRANSURBAN GROUP 454,123 79,185,132 .05
TEA TERRA GOLD MINING LTD 0 42,123,088 .00
TEL TELECOM CORPORATION OF NEW ZEALAN 1,087,240 196,045,314 .05
TEN TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED 931,610 39,889,909 .23
THG THAKRAL HOLDINGS GROUP 304,089 60,428,626 .05
TIM TIMBERCORP LIMITED 109,194 24,425,611 .04
TLS TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED. 8,410,311 599,707,886 .14
TNE TECHNOLOGY ONE LIMITED 22,617 29,988,473 .00
TOL TOLL HOLDINGS LIMITED 2,160,525 33,164,482 .65
TTS TATTERSALL'S LIMITED 1,000,744 70,676,923 .14
TWR TOWER LIMITED 773,955 35,916,811 .21
UGL UNITED GROUP LIMITED. 148,501 12,527,275 .11
UNI UNILIFE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 0 10,004,759 .00
UTB UNITAB LIMITED 335,141 13,336,367 .25
VBA VIRGIN BLUE HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 104,905,950 .00
VCR VENTRACOR LIMITED 55,227 19,489,799 .02
VPG VALAD PROPERTY GROUP 521,098 53,797,125 .09
VRL VILLAGE ROADSHOW LIMITED 16,900 16,811,698 .01
VSL VISION SYSTEMS LIMITED. 350,712 18,376,986 .19
WAN WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS HOLDIN 886,532 20,925,364 .42
WBC WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION 5,947,530 187,281,475 .31
WDC WESTFIELD GROUP 6,346,511 173,512,007 .36
WES WESFARMERS LIMITED 63,826 37,804,244 .01
WOR WORLEYPARSONS LIMITED 1,922,212 20,495,060 .93
WOW WOOLWORTHS LIMITED 948,422 116,371,117 .08
WPL WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED 4,193,868 66,666,667 .62
WYL WATTYL LIMITED 72,521 8,453,862 .08
ZFX ZINIFEX LIMITED 982,680 49,108,257 .20