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The Australian share market closed flat, having recouped losses earlier in the day.

The chief executive of the nation's largest cattle producer Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) says the company is ready to increase its live cattle exports to Indonesia.

Rio Tinto's salt operations at Port Hedland are being secured as Tropical Cyclone Lua comes closer to land.

The stream of economic reports since the central bank board met last week has hardly been inspiring.

Finders Resources has inked a deal with Standard Bank for the sale of up to 60 per cent of all copper cathode produced at its Wetar project in Indonesia.

Federal MP Don Randall says he has wide support within the state Liberal Party for his attack on the state's police minister Rob Johnson and his call for him to be dumped.

Unions say their push to give minimum wage workers a $26 a week pay rise is sustainable.

Federal opposition finance spokesman Andrew Robb warns China's economic boom won't last forever.

Australian stocks have opened flat, despite a positive finish on Wall Street.

Treasurer Wayne Swan insists the federal government has solid community backing for its minerals resource rent tax.

The federal government will re-assess an application by Rio Tinto for a mine expansion near the Great Barrier Reef on environmental grounds.

US stocks have increased as investors digest a batch of economic data that suggests the recovery is picking up steam.

The Australian dollar has fallen on the back of a strong US dollar and equity market.

Legal experts have suggested mining magnate Clive Palmer's promised High Court challenge against Labor's carbon tax may be nothing more than hot air that won't come to pass.

Putting more information on business loans and financing into the public arena would help turn the spotlight on the struggles of small businesses, the coalition says.

Fares for Australia's domestic flights have crept higher, official figures show.

The Australian share market closed lower after weaker metals prices weighed on mining stocks along with concerns about China's demand for commodities.

Resources companies in the state's north are bracing for Tropical Cyclone Lua, which is expected to intensify as it approaches the Pilbara coast.

Spuds have become a political hot potato as the state opposition seeks to stamp out the nation's last remaining potato regulator.

Australia's taxation commissioner believes the task force set up to tackle tax evasion through overseas havens has had some significant successes.

Former prime minister John Howard has joined senior Liberals in attacking the federal government's rejection of his colleague Peter Costello for the job as chair of the nation's sovereign wealth fu

Fortescue Metals Group says the overnight doubling of its recent bond offering means that it doesn't need to tap US debt markets again to help pay for its $US8.4 billion ($A8.06 billion) iron ore p

The state government will close its Malaysia Trade and Investment Office, as a new Singapore office takes over responsibility for the region.

Diploma Group has hit back at union claims it is not paying sub-contractors at Western Australia's new Cabinet offices currently under construction at Hale House, saying the allegations were design

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has held open the prospect of further reducing company tax with business groups criticising the size of the latest cut.

The federal government is confident its carbon tax will survive a High Court challenge from mining magnate Clive Palmer.

Myer boss Bernie Brookes has tried to paint a rosy picture for the struggling department store chain's future despite forecasting flagging sales and earnings.

The Australian share market has opened slightly lower as resources stocks lost ground due to a fall in commodity prices.

The Australian dollar has lost 0.7 US cent, falling to a new seven-week low against a stronger US dollar.

Stocks have ended pretty much where they started on Wall Street, a day after the market had its biggest gain of the year.

Nexus Energy has been approached by big energy companies seeking a slice of its Crux joint venture in Western Australia in order to secure future liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply.

The Australian dollar finished marginally weaker after a fall in late trade.