Australian job advertisements have fallen for an eighth consecutive month, with falls in the mining states reflecting weaker activity in the resources sector.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has upped the pressure on Queensland and Western Australia to get on board the National Disability Insurance Scheme, ahead of Friday's Council of Australian Governments
Independent MP Rob Oakeshott has thrown down the challenge to commonwealth and state treasurers to sort out the issue of the mining tax and royalties, and put politics "in the back pocket".
The bid to reduce general government sector spending in Western Australia is off to a bad start, rising 3.9 per cent in the September quarter compared to the same period in 2011.
Two Western Australian Liberal senators have broken ranks with their colleagues in declaring their support for a Labor bill to finalise the deregulation of wheat exports.
The chairman of the Western Australian Planning Commission has been dismissed for misusing his government credit card, after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on travel over 28 months.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott called for a judicial inquiry into the 20-year-old AWU "slush fund" affair, as Prime Minister Julia Gillard sought his apology for claims she had breached the law.
Stronger than expected business spending figures will give a boost to next yesterday's national accounts but economists doubt this will stand in the way of further interest rate cuts by the central
Julia Gillard's position as prime minister is "entirely untenable" following fresh revelations concerning her work as a lawyer almost 20 years ago, the opposition says.
Premier Colin Barnett has labelled the federal government's Asian Century White Paper "underwhelming", describing it as lacking in analysis and objectivity.
Deputy opposition leader Julie Bishop is under pressure to explain her contact with self-confessed union bagman Ralph Blewitt, as a Labor MP attacked her on Twitter as a "narcissistic bimbo".
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals has sought to reassure shareholders that the economic credentials of its biggest customer, China, remain sound following the country's recent leadership transition.
Economic data over the next few days will not only flesh out expectations for next week's national accounts, but also whether the central bank will cut the cash rate again.
Deputy opposition leader Julie Bishop has accused Julia Gillard of helping to conceal a controversial legal entity set up by two union officials in the 1990s by not creating a file on the advice sh
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has committed a coalition government to creating one million jobs over the next five years and two million jobs within a decade.
Australia could face a recession as within two years unless the dollar and interest rates fall and major labour market reforms are introduced, a leading economist warns.
Treasurer Wayne Swan has used parliamentary question time to raise the achievements of the Labor government after five years of power, saying it has been endorsed by the International Monetary Fund
Western Australia's firefighters are battling dud radios, a lack of basic equipment and budget cuts, despite a succession of devastating bushfires in the past three years, a parliamentary comm
Australia will find it difficult to achieve meaningful economic growth without boosting productivity through micro-economic reform, National Australia Bank chairman Michael Chaney says.
It's been the buzz term for the past decade, but the decline in Australia's terms of trade will make it crucial that all the talk about lifting productivity be acted on.
There are further signs the Chinese economy is in recovery mode, with new data showing its manufacturing sector growing for the first time in 13 months - a welcome result for Australia's iron ore a
Western Australia's universities look set to become an election battleground, with Opposition Leader Mark McGowan flagging a plan to give the state's seats of learning more financial and educa
Finance Minister Penny Wong insists the federal government is sticking to its budget surplus strategy despite figures suggesting it's falling short of the target.
A third council has been plunged into crisis within a week, with the Shire of Ashburton in the state's Pilbara region dismissing chief executive Jeff Breen after several complaints from ratepayers.
The Australian Greens have urged Treasurer Wayne Swan to work with them to limit the reimbursement of state royalties to big miners under the federal mining tax.
An interest rate cut in December will give the non-mining sector a boost and support retailers in the lead-up to Christmas, Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes says.
