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The Australian economy will inevitably suffer spillover effects from the European government debt crisis, Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino says.

Job advertisements on the internet rose by 5.4 per cent in November compared to a month earlier, national data shows.

Consumer confidence has dropped to its lowest level since August, despite two consecutive cash rate cuts, a survey finds.

Canada's decision to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol doesn't mean the international community isn't serious about tackling global warming, the federal government says.

Billions of export dollars look set to keep rolling in at a healthy clip this financial year, despite an uncertain global backdrop.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced an extensive ministerial reshuffle that has increased the size of Cabinet to 22 ministers.

The state government will invest $78.2 million in regional water provision and natural resource management (NRM), the water minister and regional development and lands minister announced today.

WA Premier Colin Barnett says major resource projects will be delayed and deferred as a result of a slowdown in the global economy.

WA is faring best in the country for employment rates, according to figures released today.

The Australian dollar rose following the release of data showing the national economy grew strongly in the September quarter.

The Australian economy has posted its second consecutive quarter of robust growth as the booming mining sector fuels a solid rise in business investment, official figures show.

Treasurer Wayne Swan says the latest interest rate cut by the central bank should buoy families and small businesses for the festive season.

Defence Minister Stephen Smith has denied uranium exports to India will lead to instability in the region and alienate Pakistan.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has told the banks that any official interest rate cut should be passed on in full to their customers.

The federal government wants to know whether company annual general meetings can be improved to allow for more shareholder involvement.

The current account deficit narrowed in the September quarter thanks to continuing strong export prices.

Government spending fell in the September quarter, figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed today.

Most companies would pay no corporate tax under a shake-up being planned by a working group set up by federal Treasurer Wayne Swan.

Standard and Poor's has placed Germany, France and 13 other eurozone members on a negative credit watch, warning they could be hit with downgrades.

Premier Colin Barnett has today announced minor changes to the Ministry.

Unemployment is expected to rise slightly in November, reflecting the uncertainty felt about the world economy by Australian employers.

An inquiry headed by former Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty will begin immediately to investigate the cause of the Margaret River bushfire and the prescribed burn that got out of

There has been a sharp decline in business confidence as worries grow that the European financial crisis will worsen and hit the global economy, a private sector survey shows.

The amount of compensation employers are paying out to workers in claims for skin cancer has doubled in less than a decade.

West Australian opposition leader Eric Ripper is warning his federal Labor counterparts they won't get any uranium from WA if he wins the next election.

The Australian economy is expected to have grown strongly in the September quarter of 2011 as the booming mining sector fuels a solid rise in business investment.

WA recorded an increase in jobs advertised on the internet and in newspapers despite a flatline in the national figure, according to a report released today.

A rise in company profits during the September quarter reflects high commodity prices and a peak in Australia's terms of trade, economists say.

Wage growth under enterprise bargaining agreements edged up slightly in the June quarter but new government data showed a stark difference between deals reached between public and private sector wo

Australia's services sector continued to contract in November as frugal households saved more of their income.

European Union monitors and ratings agencies bear some of the blame for Greece's debt crisis that has plunged the continent into financial turmoil, former Greek prime minister George Papandreou say

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called on the Australian Labor Party to have a "fair dinkum" debate about its future as she laid out a plan to deliver more jobs, lower taxes and economic growth.