A strong January jobs report on Friday sent US stocks soaring, pushing the Dow to pre-crisis levels, as investors celebrated a surge in job growth that pointed to new vitality in the fragile recove
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is wary of an economy where the only signs of strength are in the mining sector, after hundreds of jobs were slashed in the banking and manufacturing sectors.
The effectiveness of the Council of Australian Governments will be put to the test over this year as it tries to drive reforms to make the national economy more seamless.
Prosecutions have been dropped against former Premier Brian Burke, lobbyist Julian Grill and former ministerial staffer Nathan Hondros, due to a lack of public interest.
Premier Colin Barnett has touted the wealth of Western Australia's industry barons, after one of the state's mining billionaires, Gina Rinehart, spent almost $200 million increasing her stake in pu
More than 25 per cent of all construction in Australia is occurring in Western Australia, where almost $90 billion worth of mining, energy and infrastructure projects are currently underway.
Australian manufacturing activity expanded in January for a second consecutive month, a private survey shows.The largest gains were in the food and beverages sub-sector.
Federal opposition frontbenchers have defended Tony Abbott's outlook for tax cuts under a coalition government, ahead of a keynote speech by the prime minister on the economy.
Households will be hit with double-digit percentage jumps for insurance for a second year as insurers restore profits after the industry's worst year on record for disaster claims, a survey finds.
An independent inquiry is the only way to find out if other senior media advisers to Premier Colin Barnett were involved in leaking false information to the media about new Labor Leader Mark McGowa
Prime Minister Julia Gillard should stop interfering in the mining industry and Western Australia, and focus on manufacturing job losses elsewhere, Premier Colin Barnett says.
Two-thirds of Australians are expecting an interest rate cut when the Reserve Bank of Australia board meets on February 7, with some anticipating a large 50 basis points reduction.
The International Monetary Fund believes Australia is probably the best-positioned of the developed countries to handle a further deterioration in the global economy.
All European Union countries, except Britain and the Czech Republic, have agreed to sign up to a new treaty designed to stop overspending on the eurozone and put an end to the bloc's crippling debt
A media adviser for Premier Colin Barnett has resigned after admitting he leaked false information to the media about Opposition Leader Mark McGowan and circulated a photograph of his house.
Global economic uncertainty is hampering the ability of companies to grow and deters them from creating new jobs, according to a survey released today.
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos says there is "total convergence" among political allies on new austerity measures needed for a second bailout and debt cuts to avert default.
The federal opposition believes the Reserve Bank of Australia, and not the government, should do much of the heavy lifting if the local economy needs a boost in the face of a souring global economy
Western Australia's Chamber of Minerals and Energy has predicted investment in the state's resources sector to continue at pace, driving the state's Gross State Product up 4.3 per cent in 2011-12,
Listed investment firm Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFIC) expects uncertainty in Europe to continue to cause market volatility in the coming months.
Nearly 80 per cent of Western Australians expect to be able to shrug off the ongoing global economic turmoil over 2012, despite 34 per cent expecting the local economy to deteriorate, a survey rele
The federal opposition believes Treasurer Wayne Swan will need to be a magician to deliver his promised budget surplus in 2012/13 in the light of downgraded global growth forecasts.
