Employment provider Programmed hopes to increase the number of indigenous employees in the national workforce by 5,000 within a decade, the company said at an announcement with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Generation One founder Andrew Forrest in Canberra today.
ANALYSIS: Malcolm Turnbull was simply bowing to political reality when fending off questions about Western Australia's miserable share of GST revenue during his whirlwind visit to Perth on Monday.
The WA Liberals have pledged to raise the payroll tax threshold by $50,000 from next year, and have promised not to raise taxes or bring in new ones if re-elected, in contrast with Labor and despite the state's record debt and deficit.
OPINION: WA Liberals would prefer Malcolm Turnbull stayed away in the lead-up to the March election, unless he has some good news to share about the GST.
Turnbull government ministers Greg Hunt and Arthur Sinodinos have been given senior portfolios in a reshuffle announced today, while Perth MP Ken Wyatt has made hstory by being named the first indigenous Australian appointed to a federal ministry.
Federal Liberal politician Sussan Ley will resign as minister for health, aged care and sport after coming under fire in recent weeks for expense issues, although she insists she followed the ministerial code of conduct.
The prime minister has ordered the secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to investigate the travel claims surrounding Health Minister Sussan Ley, who has stepped aside from her duties.
The federal government has promised an "arms-length" decision on Gina Rinehart and Shanghai CRED's joint $365 million bid for cattle empire S. Kidman & Co, which will still require foreign investment approval.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia boss Ian Narev would be the first to admit his bank could improve in some areas, but he has told a parliamentary committee the bank was doing better at listening to customers and was committed to efficient redress.
Australia has a greater reliance on its economic and financial relationship with the US than at any time since World War II, former Labor leader Kim Beazley told a Business News breakfast, but a Donald Trump presidency could mean a big shift in the superpower's relationship with its allies.
The federal government has secured opposition support to pass one of the most substantial budget packages since the coalition took office in 2013, making trade-offs on renewable energy funding and welfare payments to pick up about $6 billion in savings.
Resources businesses are developing innovative workplace relations strategies in response to a lack of reform from government, as costs come under continued scrutiny due to low commodity prices.
Western Australia is unlikely to pocket a larger share of the GST pie before its voters go to the polls early in 2017 after Treasurer Scott Morrison warned any change in the distribution formula would be made gradually and was "down the track".
National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Thorburn will tell a parliamentary committee that his bank had to balance the needs of borrowers, savers, investors and shareholders when it decided not to pass on in full the Reserve Bank's latest rate cut.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promoted little-known Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan to a cabinet position as resources minister, with Josh Frydenberg moving from that role to the portfolios of energy and environment.
Malcolm Turnbull will be returned as prime minister, according to renowned election analyst Antony Green, as postal vote flows strongly favour the coalition parties and three lower house independents have offered him supply and confidence.
Standard and Poor's has lowered Australia's sovereign debt ratings outlook from AAA stable to negative, citing the ambiguous outcome of the recent federal election potentially delaying fiscal consolidation, although it affirmed the strength of the economy broadly.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he accepts full responsibility for the coalition's poor showing in Saturday's election, but is increasingly confident of retaining majority government as nearly 3 million absentee and postal votes are still to be counted.
Australia's prized AAA credit rating could be at risk if post-election political paralysis damages the federal government's capacity to manage budget deficits, the key global ratings agencies have warned.
Recriminations have already started within the Liberal Party over its poor performance in Saturday's federal election, with the finger being pointed at Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's campaign strategy for having shaken the party's grip on power.
London's FTSE100 index crashed more than 7 per cent in the first few minutes after markets opened around 4pm AEST, as voters in the UK elected to leave the European Union by a 52-48 margin, prompting Prime Minister David Cameron to flag his resignation.
Perth-based mining contractor Macmahon Holdings has confirmed this afternoon that one of its employees was shot dead and seven others abducted near its operations in Nigeria.
The cities of Armadale and Cockburn are renewing a push for federal funding of a $160 million new bridge linking Armadale and North Lake roads, with local jobs and a near-$300 million expansion of Cockburn Gateway Shopping Centre hinging on the commitment.
A recent analysis of economic performance across nearly seven decades of Australian prime ministers by the Australia Institute found Malcolm Turnbull to have the poorest track record. But is that fair?
Opposition leader Bill Shorten says a Labor government would review the NBN Company board in the wake of questions about the impartiality of its chairman.
South Australia will put up $50 million and has called on the next federal government to commit $100 million to help save Arrium's troubled Whyalla steelworks.
Speculation about Premier Colin Barnett's leadership is being perpetuated by those who deliberately seek to undermine the government, Treasurer Mike Nahan says.
Western Australian state final demand has contracted for the 10th consecutive quarter, while national GDP figures grew at their fastest rate for nearly four years
Leadership WA chief executive officer Robin McClellan spent 10 minutes discussing leadership with CBH Group CEO Andrew Crane, who said it was vital to be optimistic, focus on the long term, and pay close attention to high-performing teams.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has pledged an extra $60 million to fix mobile phone black spots; boosting the program Tony Abbott announced in the previous election campaign to $220 million.
