At the core of AAP Newswire is our unbiased, 24/7 breaking newswire that feeds the latest news from Australia and the world. Supported by over 200 journalists, AAP Newswire provides the news that matters.
The Australian sharemarket closed slightly higher, in a major turnaround from the day before, as cautious investors were encouraged by better Chinese manufacturing data.
BC Iron shares gained almost nine per cent after the junior iron ore producer said it expects to export five million tonnes of ore in fiscal 2013 after meeting its full year production targets ahea
Australia was in a good position to avoid the global financial crisis and should continue to use its "lucky" position to shield against further economic shocks, the central bank governor says.
Funds for the National Disability Insurance Scheme should not be consumed by unnecessary bureaucracy, the state government has warned its federal counterparts.
Shares in troubled surfwear retailer Billabong have surged by more than 20 per cent after it received a second takeover offer from US private equity firm TPG.
Beleaguered miner Mirabela Nickel has axed hundreds of jobs in Brazil as it continues cutting costs at its Santa Rita operations while the nickel price languishes at depressed levels.
Australia's economic growth should stay around current levels until 2017, but there's a risk the nation will become even more sensitive to commodity price swings than it is now, a report warns.
US stocks have skidded amid a global sell-off on renewed eurozone sovereign debt concerns that Spain was headed for a bailout and Greece could exit the eurozone.
The Australian dollar has fallen one US cent and the euro has hit a record two-year low against the US dollar amid renewed fears about the European government debt crisis.
A bitter industrial dispute at a Coles Melbourne warehouse may be close to an end as workers vote on a new deal brokered between the union and management.
A rise in Australia's June quarter producer price index could mean Wednesday's inflation data will be stronger, but it should not prevent more interest rate cuts by the central bank, economists say
Western Australia remains by far the nation's strongest state on most economic valuations, and even its weakest parts outstrip many other jurisdictions, CommSec says.
Economists at the nation's biggest home lender, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), still expect an interest rate cut next month ahead of a likely benign inflation result on Wednesday.
Virgin Australia's boss has joined its new financial backers Etihad Airways in attacking Qantas over its campaign against the Middle Eastern airline's investment.