Sharks that get too close to swimmers may be killed before they get a chance to attack, under the state government's response to an unprecedented spate of fatalities.
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan is confident Asia's transition to a global economic powerhouse over the next decade will provide Australians with new and interesting kinds of jobs.
Higher taxes on mining and wealthy individuals are needed to ensure the economy serves the needs of "people and nature", Australian Greens leader Christine Milne says.
The state government has announced $328 million in spending cuts and foreshadowed further savings later this year to try and protect its budget surplus from the impact of falling mining royalties.
Australian households are using 25 per cent more electricity compared to a decade ago even though retail prices have skyrocketed 72 per cent in the last five years.
Nationals MP Tony Crook has decided to support the Labor government's planned deregulation of wheat exports, leaving the Liberal Party's federal MPs in the unusual and embarrassing position of oppo
Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has demanded Opposition Leader Tony Abbott rein in coalition critics of foreign investment, saying recent anti-China comments were sending damaging mixed
The economic ties between China and Australia are extending beyond the resources sector to financial services, education, tourism and agriculture, the federal government says.
The federal government has announced a crackdown on public service travel, recruitment advertising and printing in a bid to save the budget $550 million.
The state government has put out a call to the private sector to help with design, construction and financing of the new major stadium at Burswood, while also releasing a plan that says the arena a
The state's peak business group says time is running out for the state government to fulfil its promises of public sector and industrial relations reform from the last election.
The federal government has reported a slightly smaller-than-forecast budget deficit for 2011/12, helped by higher individual tax receipts and lower outgoings.
Treasurer Wayne Swan has denied his comments about "cranks and crazies" taking over the US Republican Party were directed at vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan.
If live sheep exports to the Middle East do not resume soon, nations with lower animal welfare standards could fill the gap, Premier Colin Barnett has warned.
The International Monetary Fund has given the Australian economy a resounding vote of confidence and endorsed a return to surplus, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.
Legislation to ensure James Price Point is the only site on the Kimberley coast where Browse Basin gas will be processed was introduced into state parliament yesterday.
Small businesses are paying twice as much money and spending four times as many hours as they did 17 years ago in order to comply with Australia's tax regulations, new research says.
Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls has beefed up the powers and responsibilities of the Pilbara and Mid West Development Commissions in an effort to boost efficiency and co-ordination of
Professor Ross Garnaut's claim that living standards will fall in tandem with commodity prices, unless there's a lift in productivity, has been backed by a senior economist.
An energy conference in Darwin has heard conflicting accounts of whether Australia's tax system deters companies seeking to invest in Australian resources projects.
Asia's economic boom is not just about resources, as its rapidly growing middle class will help lift demand for Australia's food, tourism and farming sectors, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey predicts federal tax revenue has fallen by between $20 billion and $25 billion since the budget due to softening commodity prices and a decline in corporate tax.
Homeowners may be in for an early Christmas present, with the Reserve Bank of Australia expected to deliver at least one more interest rate cut before the end of 2012.
Federal Labor continues to make gains on the coalition in two new opinion polls, as anger over the carbon tax wanes and state budget cuts rebound on Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
A Chinese government office is forecasting economic growth of between 7.7 and 7.8 per cent for the year in a sign of an expected improvement in prospects for the world's second-largest economy.
Treasurer Wayne Swan says the federal government's Asian Century White Paper will be a long-term planning tool setting ambitious targets to be achieved by 2025.
