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The state government has dismissed a report claiming the state cannot afford a Norway-style sovereign wealth fund - just as it prepares to unveil its own.

Slowing economic growth, inflation, and interest rate hikes by commercial banks gave the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) the impetus to cut the cash rate in May.

Treasurer Wayne Swan will reassure business the federal government is still on the case to reform the tax system, despite ditching a promised cut in the corporate tax rate in last week's federal bu

More than half of all Australians feel they have been personally affected the global downturn, despite the nation's strong economy.

More Australians think the federal budget is bad for the economy than good, a new poll shows.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the coalition's workplace reforms would tackle flexibility and growing union "militancy".

Up to half of all new jobs created in the next few years will be in sectors related to the booming mining industry, the Reserve Bank of Australia says.

The City of Perth is on the lookout for a new chief executive, after incumbent Frank Edwards announced his retirement.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has promised the fiscal details of the its alternative budget will be revealed before the next election as he hits back on criticism his budget reply was short on deta

Western Australia continues to lead the nation in employment, with the creation of about 6,800 jobs in April pushing the state's jobless rate to a three-and-a-half-year low.

The Western Australian branch of the embattled Health Services Union has decided to look at withdrawing from the national organisation, saying it is strongly dismayed by abuse of mem

Australia remains vulnerable to macroeconomic headwinds and too reliant on the central bank to stimulate the economy, says former Liberal leader John Hewson.

Opposition Treasury spokesperson Joe Hockey says the business community is confused by mixed signals in the federal budget.

Treasurer Wayne Swan says small business has been looked after in the federal budget despite the surprise decision to axe the promised cut to the company tax rate.

The latest federal budget could not have been worse for Western Australia, with the state losing more than $1 billion in government funding compared with 2011/12, the state government says.

The federal government intends to spread the benefits of the mining boom, but from what continues to be a shrinking pot.

Australian companies have been abandoned by the federal government, the Tax Institute says.

The federal government has reportedly scrapped a promise to cut the company tax rate.

The federal government says it was always confident its carbon tax would withstand any legal challenge, after one of its biggest critics backed down.

The Senate has remembered Judith Adams for her bravery and stoicism during a long battle with cancer.

Job advertisements posted a sharp fall in April after three consecutive months of rises, a private survey shows.

Business conditions worsened in April, unwinding the gradual improvement in activity of the past few months, a survey shows.

Treasurer Wayne Swan says the International Monetary Fund has given a "ringing endorsement" to Labor's plan to return to surplus.

Premier Colin Barnett should leave the proponents of the $30 billion-plus Browse gas hub to make their own decisions and stop upsetting investors, the Labor opposition says.

Liberal leader Tony Abbott is unlikely to ensure Western Australia gets a better deal out of the GST carve-up after backflipping on his previous stance in favour of a per capita dist

Poorer than expected growth from China reduced the market capitalisation of Western Australian listed companies by 2.8 percent in April, according to new research released today.

The federal government insists there will be a floor price when the carbon tax transforms into an emissions trading scheme in mid-2015, despite independent MP Rob Oakeshott suggesting he could try

The government is confusing the public with mixed messages by announcing new defence funding ahead of next week's budget, the opposition says.

Australia needs a strong military deterrent to protect its valuable oil, gas and mineral deposits in the country's north, the federal opposition says.