The top brass of the Reserve Bank of Australia will face further grillings about scandals involving its note-making companies when they appear before a powerful parliamentary committee.
Debate has continued apace regarding the health of the mining industry, with federal cabinet ministers voicing contradicting views, the federal opposition saying project investment cuts are a sign
The Western Australian Greens are appealing to the state's fisheries minister to stop a Dutch super-trawler "pillaging" coastal waters, as their federal counterparts try to thwart it in the Senate.
The number of jobs advertised on the internet has hit its lowest level since late 2009.The seasonally adjusted count of internet vacancies index fell by 7,347 to 191,265 in July.
Treasurer Wayne Swan is trying to bully the mining states into freezing royalties to make up for falling commodities prices, Premier Colin Barnett says.
A stabilising Chinese economy and tentative signs of an improvement in the non-mining sectors of the local economy were behind the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to keep the cash rate at 3.5
The cost of electricity is shaping up as a key election issue in Western Australia, with Labor unveiling a $630 million, three-year plan to reduce bills.
One of the world's largest credit agencies has warned Australia's states and territories to watch their persistent budget deficits and rising debt levels.
Bipartisan support is expected for proposed new legislation in Western Australia banning taxpayer-funded government advertising within three months of a state election, the oppositio
Environmental groups have called on the federal government to reject a push to allow state governments to approve certain business developments without federal oversight.
Australian businesses regained their confidence in July, as global sentiment stabilised, and the impact of Reserve Bank of Australia rate cuts began to be felt.
Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan has had his contract renewed after a recent Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) investigation cleared him of misusing his credit card.
A panel of tax experts says a cut in the company tax rate to 25 per cent recommended by the Henry review would cost the federal budget $26 billion in revenue over four years, while the resources se
Premier Colin Barnett has refused a televised debate with opposition leader Mark McGowan after accusing him of being a "fence sitter" on key election issues.
In what is fast becoming one of Australia's most bitterly fought environmental campaigns, cold, hard cash - rather than conservation - is likely to determine the fate of Woodside Petroleum's multib
The federal government faces another tussle with the Australian Greens over a cut in the corporate tax rate, if the reduction is funded by reducing research and development (R&D) tax concession
Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr has used a visit to the University of WA to announce increased aid to help African nations develop their mining industries, which he said was a much better way of
The forecast pace of growth in the Australian economy for 2012 is better than previously expected, but problems in the euro zone threaten to crash the party, the Reserve Bank of Australia says.