UGL has reported a slump in its full-year profit, with the engineering and property services company saying its past performance was adversely affected by skills and labour shortages while its outl
Westfield has confirmed it is in talks with financial services group AMP about a possible split of the multi-billion dollar shopping centres they own and manage.
Shares in DuluxGroup and its takeover target Alesco have been placed in a trading halt as the pair continue talks over the paintmaker's $210 million offer.
LinQ Resources Fund shares have nearly doubled in price after the investment company announced a proposal to delist from the Australian Securities Exchange.
A panel of tax experts says a cut in the company tax rate to 25 per cent recommended by the Henry review would cost the federal budget $26 billion in revenue over four years, while the resources se
Premier Colin Barnett has refused a televised debate with opposition leader Mark McGowan after accusing him of being a "fence sitter" on key election issues.
National contractor Downer EDI has returned to full-year profit and expects growth in the year ahead, with its mining division being the best performer.
Newcrest Mining's full year profit is up 23 per cent due to rising gold prices and the company expects gold production to rise in the current financial year.
In what is fast becoming one of Australia's most bitterly fought environmental campaigns, cold, hard cash - rather than conservation - is likely to determine the fate of Woodside Petroleum's multib
US stocks shrugged off mixed corporate results and eurozone worries to hold onto their gains on Friday, with the main indexes all ending higher for the week despite little concrete positive news.
The Australian sharemarket ended the week on a negative note following the release of disappointing Chinese trade data which signalled further weakness in the global economy.
The federal government faces another tussle with the Australian Greens over a cut in the corporate tax rate, if the reduction is funded by reducing research and development (R&D) tax concession
Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr has used a visit to the University of WA to announce increased aid to help African nations develop their mining industries, which he said was a much better way of
The forecast pace of growth in the Australian economy for 2012 is better than previously expected, but problems in the euro zone threaten to crash the party, the Reserve Bank of Australia says.
Federal resources and energy minister Martin Ferguson has stepped up Canberra's criticism of state government policy, calling for regulatory changes in the WA energy market and privatisation of ene
A dispute between Cape Lambert Resources and the Metallurgical Corporation of China over an $80 million payment stemming from the 2008 sale of a magnetite project near Karratha has been referred to
