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In the constant battle faced by not-for-profit organisations to raise funds it seems more and more are turning to sporting events as the answer.

The job market appears to be in good shape, despite the unemployment rate climbing to a three-and-a-half year high in March.

Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group will construct port and rail facilities for Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara, under a $71 million contract announced today.

THE combination of healthy, sports-based pursuits and worthy causes has proved to be a winning formula for the community sector and not for profits in terms of publicity and fund raising.

The public's enthusiasm for the intimate and sophisticated experience offered by the city's small bars shows no sign of slowing, nearly six years after liquor licence reform was legislated in Weste

Australian stocks have opened higher, led by strong gains from the big banks and supermarket chains.

Gold slumped Wednesday in the largest decline since November as details from the US Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting showed more discussion on throttling back on the central bank's easy-mone

Get ready for some belt tightening in the next state budget. The fact that it will be introduced in August, three months later than usual, will provide only temporary respite, with all the signs suggesting there won't be much extra money being thrown around.

Renters in Sydney, Perth and Darwin are set to pay more as those cities still lack sufficient housing, a study shows.

US stocks powered to new record highs on Wednesday after Federal Reserve meeting minutes suggested the Fed's easy-money policies would remain in place for a while longer.

The Australian dollar has rallied to its highest level in more than two months, helped along by Chinese trade data.

Energy Resources of Australia hopes to re-establish itself as a significant uranium producer by building a new mine in the Northern Territory.

Shares in Mutiny Gold have enjoyed a solid lift on the ASX today, after the company announced an $11 million profit on a strategic gold transaction.

After another 12 months riding on the back of the resources sector, 2013 is shaping up as a year in which consumers will have an important role in the nation's economic fortunes.

One of Western Australia's most prolific residential builders, Dale Alcock, is the latest high-profile CEO to help tackle the issue of homelessness by committing to the St Vincent de Paul Society's

Developers are expected to show keen interest in a 7,416 square metre residential development site in West Perth, agent Jones Lang La Salle says.

The Australian share market has closed slightly weaker as investors sold off defensive and high yielding financial stocks after a couple of days of gains.

China's Hanlong Mining Investments has been successful in its bid to ditch three independent directors from the board of Perth-based gold, copper and molybdenum miner Moly Mines.

The RBA is painting a positive outlook for Australia's economy, despite the end of the mining investment boom nearing and the high dollar weighing on growth.

Perth-based property group Peet says it will break new ground with a $76 million all-cash takeover offer for eastern states-based residential development group CIC Australia.

United States Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich has hailed Western Australia's "extraordinary" growth and development, announcing the opening of a commercial services office at the US consulat

Mining and petroleum hub Karratha is leading the nation's mining towns in population growth.

Industry groups have strongly criticised today's shock announcement that the state government is planning to merge energy utilities Verve and Synergy.

Having won a big victory at the state election, Premier Colin Barnett is looking to widen his influence, within Western Australia and elsewhere.

Dairy producer Devondale has signed a decade-long deal with Coles to supply the supermarket giant's home brand milk.

The Australian share market has opened flat despite a lift in overseas markets overnight.

Business News is breaking through the white noise of the daily news cycle to offer a new service providing people with the information they want, when and where they want it, and, most importantly, in the format that best suits them.

There's good and bad news for first home buyers - their loan repayments are shrinking but the amount needed for a deposit is rising.

China has stopped evaluating new investments in Australia until some of its existing projects deliver better returns, according to Gindalbie Metals chairman George Jones.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average shook off early weakness on Tuesday and pressed through to another record close, led by strong gains in tech shares Microsoft and Intel.

The passing this week of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher makes it timely to reflect on the very different reform process Britain and Australia went through in the 1980s.