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 Rallies denouncing the federal government's enterprise migration agreements (EMAs) are planned for the Pilbara as the mining union continues to dispute claims of a lack of skilled d

Struggling department store Myer is shedding 100 jobs in its latest attempt to shave costs during the toughest trading conditions in a quarter of a century.

Demand for the Australian dollar in financial markets could artificially push up the value of the currency, the nation's central bank warns.

Telstra is selling its New Zealand subsidiary TelstraClear to Vodafone for $NZ840 million ($A660 million).

The Australian share market opened flat on the back of a mixed night of overseas trading.

The consumer watchdog has received more than 600 complaints or inquiries about the carbon tax's impact on prices.

US stock markets ended lower, continuing the euro and data-inspired drop seen the day before as markets gave a muted response to the latest news from the Federal Reserve.

The state government has again defended its $440 million waterfront project, this time against its own modelling, which shows it will slow Perth traffic significantly.

The Australian dollar has rallied late, as traders anticipate the release of key data both at home and abroad in the next two days.

 Troubled miner Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has reported some good news, boosting quarterly production at its uranium mine in the Northern Territory.

Recent interest rate cuts have boosted consumer sentiment but pessimism about the state of the economy remains.

Competition from Australia's supermarket duopoly is responsible for Darrell Lea's financial woes, entrepreneur Dick Smith says.

The Australian share market has closed relatively flat as investors await key economic data and commentary from the United States and more figures on China's economic growth.

The banking system was not transparent enough and had to be more tightly regulated in the wake of recent global scandals, says Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) deputy governor Philip Lowe.

The state Labor Party has ruled out forming a coalition with the Australian Greens even if there is a hung parliament.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has defended her record on improving productivity, after a respected business leader slammed the "sloganeering" of modern political and economic debate.

Striking Coles warehouse workers have been threatened with legal action by the company that manages the Melbourne site.

Traditional shopping centres will feel the squeeze over the next decade as shoppers demand more attractive experiences and increasingly move online, a property report shows.

Recent interest rate cuts have not caused a rise in the number of Australians taking out home loans.

A big backlog of flights waiting to take off at Perth Airport is expected to take three hours to clear as heavy fog lifts.

Federal Finance Minister Penny Wong is at odds with a senior Treasury official over government support for ailing businesses.

Fly-in, fly-out mine workers aren't in it just for the big bucks, a study shows.

The Australian share market has opened slightly lower following falls on US markets overnight, and led by declines in local mining stocks.

The Labor Party has kicked a "superbly poorly timed own goal" with attacks by some of its members on the Greens, the minority party's Senator Scott Ludlam says.

US stocks closed sharply lower Tuesday as investors digested a positive start to earnings season, a eurozone deal to help support Spain and its banks, and disappointing Chinese trade data.

 Deputy opposition leader Julie Bishop has stepped up the attack on the Australian Greens, saying the minority party lives "in a parallel universe".

The Australian dollar was down slightly after Chinese trade data showed a weakening of imports.

The Australian share market has closed lower after worse-than-expected figures for Chinese imports exacerbated concerns that the Chinese economy is weakening.

Australian company Alumina's joint venture partner Alcoa has kicked off the US earnings reporting season by announcing a sharp drop in profits on the back of weaker aluminium prices.

Economists are expecting Australia's unemployment rate to have risen slightly in June, while total employment growth remained flat, as the strong jobs growth of previous months grinds to a halt.

Treasurer Troy Buswell says he has a tough task in convincing the GST review panel to hand the state a greater share.

Chocoholics made a run on Darrell Lea stores as news filtered through that the famous brand might have to be sold off.