In a major speech two weeks out from the federal budget, Josh Frydenberg says the government will tackle the deficit while helping families with cost pressures.
The national unemployment rate is now lower than Western Australia's, with a rate of 4 per cent across the country slightly less than 4.1 per cent out west.
WA is set to deliver almost $30 billion of shipbuilding projects by 2040, while the Prime Minister also pledged HMAS Stirling will be the home base for new nuclear submarines.
The federal government has plans for a $4.3 billion dry dock facility in Henderson, Western Australia, according to its latest pre-budget announcement.
Griffin Coal’s first disclosed financial results in four years have revealed the loss-making Collie miner retains the support of its lenders for at least 12 more months, despite slashing the value
A day after the announcement of Guy Debelle's resignation, Reserve Bank governor says there are strong internal candidates for the deputy governor role.
Some of Australia's biggest companies have opted into an emissions reduction reporting scheme that should show whether cuts match their public commitments.
Lanie Chopping has been appointed as director general of the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries after being in the interim role for almost one year.
The ASX200 had its strongest gains in three weeks despite an RBA warning that higher oil prices will increase annual inflation to four per cent this year.
RBA governor Philip Lowe has told a business conference inflation could reach four per cent-plus as a result of the Ukraine war and the floods in Australia.
The ASX200 dipped below 7000 points for the first time since the early stages of the Ukraine war, while the US and European allies discuss banning Russian oil imports.
Australian shares' longest winning streak of the year has unravelled after lofty commodity prices, pushed higher by fears over Russian supply, finally eased.
