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The Australian dollar marked time today, despite data showing house sales on the mend and as investor sentiment towards the European debt crisis improved.
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has recognised Julia Gillard's fighting spirit, warning colleagues the prime minister won't "lie down and die" even though polls show Labor can't win the next
There has been a 375 per cent increase in the number of complaints made to Western Australia's energy ombudsman since 2008, a budget estimates hearing has been told.
The Australian share market has closed higher, boosted by opinion polls suggesting a victory for pro-austerity conservatives in next month's Greek election.
The state government's decision to release a long-awaited report into the Varanus Island gas plant explosion without including another report favouring operator Apache Energy, was a "gross misrepre
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to announce the Australian host city for the 2014 G20 leaders' summit when she attends this year's summit in Mexico.
Federal Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten says he expects "quite a lot" of the workers stood down for 28 days without pay after the collapse of Hastie Group will eventually be able to retur
The federal government is going to great lengths to explain to households its compensation package for the upcoming carbon tax, but a new survey suggests it should be giving small business a guidin
Woodside Petroleum's works on a proposed $30 billion Kimberley gas hub, where more than 100 riot police were shipped in recently to keep protesters away, may turn out to be illegal.
The head of Australia's third-largest copper producer, OZ Minerals, has predicted that prices for the commodity will return to record highs as a lack of new discoveries leads to a supply shortage t
Toro Energy has rejected claims it did not consult widely enough about its planned uranium mine in Western Australia, but concedes it has sponsored a scientist who argues low level radiat
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has cast doubt on Prime Minister Julia Gillard's claim she learned only last Wednesday of a plan to allow mining magnate Gina Rinehart to bring in 1700 foreign work
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is believed to have lifted her stake in Fairfax Media, and questioned the abilities of the company's chairman Roger Corbett in the process.
Woodside Petroleum says its recently-commissioned $15 billion Pluto project is operating at almost two thirds capacity, creating opportunities for spot sales to Japan.
Nationals MP Max Trenorden says he's bitterly disappointed he won't contest West Australian elections in March after failing to win preselection for the Agricultural Region over the weekend.
The Australian share market relinquished early gains to close around 0.6 per cent lower as relentless uncertainty over Greece's future plagued investors.
Shares in iron ore miner Flinders Mining have plunged by almost 20 per cent after court delays pushed its proposed $554 million takeover by a Russian steel maker past the expiry date of the deal.
Shares in iron ore miner Flinders Mining have plunged by almost 20 per cent after court delays pushed its proposed $554 million takeover by a Russian steel maker past the expiry date of the deal.
Union leaders have lashed out at a federal government skilled migration plan that will allow mining magnate Gina Rinehart to bring in 1700 foreign workers, saying it is a kick in the guts for Austr
Takeover target Eureka Energy has shrugged off criticism about its new $50 million debt facility after suitor Aurora Oil & Gas threatened to withdraw its offer.
The Australian share market has fallen into negative territory as concern about the future of the euro zone outweighed earlier positive sentiment about Greece's future witin it.