The Australian market closed higher after news that Australian retailers recorded their strongest January sales growth in six years led to gains for discretionary retail stocks.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the official cash interest rate unchanged at 3 per cent as the economy continues to show signs of improvement, at home and abroad.
As if the polls, the carbon tax, the mining tax, the lack of a budget surplus and Kevin Rudd weren't enough for Julia Gillard, the prime minister looks set to be handed another problem this weekend
Engineering group Parsons Brinckerhoff has signed on as a project management consultant at Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore development in the Pilbara.
The federal government's commodity forecaster is predicting a subdued outlook for Australian producers, as exporters continue to feel the effects of a high Australian dollar.
Political and environmental pressure on the state government, whichever side wins on Saturday, will have no effect on the future of the onshore gas processing centre proposed for James Price Point
Workers' output has increased over the past decade but wages have not risen proportionally because of corporate greed, Australia's peak union body says.
Global oil and gas heavyweight BP is keeping tight-lipped about whether it wants the controversial Browse gas project built onshore, or offshore using floating technology.
Nearly a third of voters believe the federal government's controversial mining tax should be amended to raise more money rather than being dumped altogether, a new survey has found.
Labor leader Mark McGowan entered a party campaign rally to the strains of a sci-fi theme song but made his case for Saturday's election on down-to-earth concerns for voters.
Online sales growth accelerated in January after the pace slackened off in December, as post-Christmas discounts encouraged shoppers to reach for their credit cards.
A French company will launch two satellites to deliver faster broadband speeds to parts of outback Australia that can't access the land-based National Broadband Network.
The housing construction sector started 2013 on the back foot and is showing no sign of the pick-up the Reserve Bank of Australia wants for the industry.
Sandfire Resources has reported its maiden interim profit, as it continues to ramp up production at the DeGrussa open pit and underground copper-gold mine near Meekatharra.
