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The Abbott government is determined to press ahead with its bid to repeal Labor's carbon tax despite a hostile Senate.

Unless some of the smartest people in the financial world are misreading their tea leaves, Australia’s new prime minister, Tony Abbott, has done more than win an election – he’s won the keys to a new era of solid economic growth.

Status quo was the election headline in Western Australia - but there will still be several new voices on the state's political stage.

Potential coalition foreign minister Julie Bishop says she'll work to re-establish relationships with Australia's neighbours, especially Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Singapore, if she gets the j

The next federal government will need to legislate to raise the country's $300 billion debt ceiling, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey says.

Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott are blitzing the airways and key marginal seats on the final day of a gruelling five-week election campaign, as Labor continues to dig holes in the coalition's costings.

The coalition's costings are full of holes and dodgy maths, Treasurer Chris Bowen says.Mr Bowen says the coalition's numbers - finally revealed yesterday - are wrong in a number of ways.

Hockey to raise debt ceiling

Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey says a coalition government will make about $40 billion of savings if it wins the federal election.

Clive Palmer says he will sue Rupert Murdoch over a report published by News Corp Australia.

Experts hired by the coalition to check its election policy costings say the figures are based on "reasonable assumptions".

Premier Colin Barnett has hit back at critics of his education funding cuts, saying they should check out Tasmania and South Australia to realise Western Australia still has a quality school system

The federal coalition is releasing its final policies today and will reveal its full costings "very, very soon", opposition leader Tony Abbott says.

Gross domestic product grew by 0.6 per cent in the June quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported this morning.From a year earlier, GDP in the quarter was up by 2.5 per cent.

Bosses would be paid to hire workers aged 50 years or over under a federal coalition government.

Federal Education Minister Bill Shorten has addressed workers protesting against the Barnett government's cuts to the sector in Western Australia, warning that the federal Liberals will do likewise

The federal coalition has committed to provide tax break to investors in exploration firms if it wins Saturday's election, under an incentive scheme that has been widely lauded by the resources sec

Companies with a plan to innovate would be guaranteed a slice of a $72 billion pie over the next four years under a re-elected Labor government.

Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray is not sure whether he has done enough to retain his seat in Saturday's federal election.

The Reserve Bank is likely to keep the cash rate on hold as it waits on the outcome of the federal election and allows its August rate cut to work its magic.

Neither the conclusion of the federal election nor the most recent interest rate cut is likely to stimulate Australia's slowing economy, says credit information bureau Dun & Bradstreet.

The state government has unveiled the boundaries of its Scarborough redevelopment, which will cover 100 hectares from the beachfront to Hinderwill Street and stoke more than $200 million in private

A coalition win on Saturday will bring added responsibilities for a quartet of WA Liberals, but what it means for Colin Barnett down the track is another matter.

Alannah MacTiernan, Labor's leading light in a likely election wipe-out in Western Australia, has thanked the state's beleaguered Liberal Premier Colin Barnett for making her campaign easier.

It looks like growth in housing construction is getting stronger but other parts of the economy are still struggling.

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has overtaken Kevin Rudd as preferred prime minister for the first time, but faces criticism over his description of the Syrian crisis.

Hundreds of school staff will strike across Perth tomorrow, as anger over state government cuts intensifies.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has flagged Labor will set up a headquarters in Brisbane as well as outposts in Western Australia and South Australia to help boost the export opportunities for the mining equipment sector if it wins the next election.

A NEW in-depth analysis of wages data across Australia shows some major differences by geography, gender and occupation.

Opposition finance spokesman Andrew Robb believes Labor's deceit over the coalition's $31.6 billion of promised savings will be the last straw for many voters.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the opposition's national broadband plan is "positively Palaeolithic".

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is to unveil his plan to make living in the outer suburbs more affordable.