Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the time has come for Australia and Japan to "seal the deal" on a free-trade agreement that has been more than five years in the making.
US stocks have followed European and Asian markets lower, giving up some of last week's solid gains ahead of the third quarter earnings reporting season.
Police Minister Liza Harvey insists that the state government is on track to boost force numbers, despite deep budget cuts and a public service staff freeze.
Almost 60 victims of the 2011 Margaret River bushfire have joined a class action against Western Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation.
The federal opposition supports the government's bid to boost diplomatic ties with China but has questioned whether it was wise for Foreign Minister Bob Carr to make it public.
Aquila Resources is considering outsourcing infrastructure and services facilities at its planned West Pilbara Iron Ore project after revealing capital costs for the development have blown out to $
Mining services group Ausdrill has refinanced its debts, announcing today it had signed a new three-year, $550 million dual currency facility with a syndicate of banks.
A 2009 investigation by accounting firm KPMG into note-maker Securency discovered material that indicated an employee had raised concerns over possible corrupt payments two years earlier, a parliam
Bankwest is one of nine lenders in Australia that have not passed on the full 25 basis point cut to their standard variable home loan rates since the Reserve Bank dropped the official cash rat
The Australian share market has opened flat following a lacklustre lead from the US on Friday despite employment figures coming in better than expected.
Federal coalition MPs could reach a compromise deal on wheat deregulation that would allow for a state-based regulatory regime, a Western Australian Liberal senator says.
Negativity about the Australian economy has pushed the Australian dollar to a three-month low, despite the release of better than expected US jobs data.
US stocks sustained their push upward on Friday, capping the week with the Dow hitting its best level since December 10, 2007, as high liquidity and ultra-low interest rates fuel an appetite for ri
Woolworths is spinning off its $1.4 billion shopping centres portfolio in a move that is expected to free up cash to help fight its price war with rival Coles.
The Australian share market posted gains for a seventh consecutive day on Friday but unlike the rest of the week was led by cyclical mining stocks instead of high yielding banks.
Business confidence in Western Australia remains firmly negative in the face of improving conditions and is only set to get worse, according to a survey released today.
A major part of a colossal radio telescope that astronomers expect will provide the farthest peek into the universe has been officially opened in the remote, red-dirt desert of the Mid West.
Curtin University's Graduate School of Business is continuing to scale up the ranks of institutions with the best Master of Business Administration programme.
Westpac, the Commonwealth Bank and National Australia Bank have cut their variable home loan rates but failed to match that of the Reserve Bank, citing the high costs of deposits.
Struggling gold miner Navigator Resources has pushed back an already-delayed $16 million rights issue for a further three weeks, announcing today the prospectus would not be lodged with the Austral
