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Diploma Group shares have risen on the ASX today after the company said its efforts to restructure its operations would result in a significant lift in profit for the 2013 financial year

Australian shares have opened stronger as investors look to whether the United States will alter its massive economic stimulus program.

Julia Gillard is right to crack down on the advertising of gambling odds during sporting contests, but the prime minister's political opportunism masks her failure to have a policy on gambling that

Australia would miss out on a once-in-a-generation liquefied natural gas boom unless it reduced costs by up to 30 per cent, says a new report.

The Australian dollar is almost unchanged after a night of quiet trade due to holidays in the United States and Britain.

Europe's stock markets closed on a positive note on Monday as market watchers said investors focused on profit-taking as both the London and New York markets were closed for holidays.

Property owner and manager GPT Group has dropped its $3 billion bid for Australand's commercial and industrial assets.

The Satterley Property Group has bought a 2,000-home lot in Melbourne for $100 million.

The Australian dollar has closed below US97 cents for the third straight session as traders continue flocking to the greenback.

Australian stocks closed lower on Monday, adding to a string of losses notched up last week.

The head of global energy giant Shell says rising costs are a challenge for doing business in Australia.

THE resources sector has lost an experienced advocate, and the state government a steady hand, with the retirement of the former mines and petroleum minister Norman Moore after a 36-year career in

Excessive wage demands are threatening major energy projects in Australia, a federal Labor minister says.

Australia faces a hiatus in new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects as buyers switch their focus to the United States.

Australia's oil and gas industry has defended its contribution to the economy, saying it will deliver $13 billion a year in taxes by the end of the decade.

Business leaders in Western Australia say there should be no rise in the state's minimum wage this year, with the WA Industrial Relations Commission set to hear the state wage case this week.

Live animal exports would be banned by 2017 under a private bill introduced by federal independent MP Andrew Wilkie, who says the industry has run out of "last chances".

David Jones says weak consumer sentiment and an unseasonably warm start to winter contributed to a 2.2 per cent fall in third quarter sales.

Australian stocks have opened weaker, with David Jones among the worst performers after the department store chain posted a decline in third quarter sales.

Perth's public transport network will undergo the biggest disruptions in its history when lines shutdown to allow work to be done on the Perth City Link project.

The Australian dollar has continued to fall due to investor caution and falls in commodity prices.

The 7.3 per cent plunge in Japanese stocks during last week injected needed sobriety into US markets, but they showed a resilience that cheered investors worried about protecting the year's gains.

With debt getting out of hand, maybe it’s time we rethink how borrowing decisions are made at a national level, and by whom.

Peet chairman Tony Lennon has lifted his interest in the land development company to 21.4 per cent after participating in a special placement tied to its takeover of east coast property company CIC

Base metals exploration company Classic Minerals has become the 25th Western Australian company to list on the ASX this financial year.

It’s so easy to forget that public debt has caused considerable strife for Australia.

Australia's domestic flights were a little roomier for the travelling public in March, with the growth in passenger numbers failing to match the extra seats added into the market.

The Perth Convention Bureau will retire its partnership with CMS Events’ Perth Event Show to focus on international and national markets.

The Australian dollar has finished the day higher, despite falling back from its earlier highs amid uncertainty about the future of the US Federal Reserve's stimulus program.

The Australian stock market has tumbled to a five-week low, with $26 billion wiped from the value of the bourse.