Earnings from resources and energy exports are predicted to continue to grow at a strong pace for at least the next five years, but economic growth more generally looks set to remain sluggish in th
The federal opposition has seized on a report that suggests Australians face some of the highest electricity prices in the world to further its attack on Labor's carbon tax.
Foreign Minister Bob Carr has described as "recklessly irresponsible" Clive Palmer's claim that the CIA is sponsoring green groups in a bid to wreck the Australian economy.
The Australian share market has opened half a per cent lower following the lead of international markets amid fresh concerns over China's cooling economy after a warning on dropping iron ore demand
The state government should not waste taxpayers' money by joining a court challenge against the federal government's mining tax if there's no reasonable chance of success, state Opposition Leader M
US stocks have posted modest losses amid concerns about cooling economic growth in China and mixed data on the troubled US housing construction sector.
Patrick Stevedores owner Asciano has applied to Fair Work Australia to resume conciliation talks with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) over an enterprise agreement dispute following strikes at
Sixteen per cent of homes in Western Australia's South West are now worth less than the initial purchase price, according to statistics released by RP Data today.
One day after the federal government's minerals resource rent tax passed the Senate, mining giant Rio Tinto has disclosed that its total tax payments jumped 38 per cent to US$10.2 billion last fina
The corporate regulator's boss says David Jones' decision to go into a trading halt was justified if the alternative was an uninformed market trading in its shares.
UnionsWA secretary Simone McGurk and former television journalist Reece Whitby are among 33 WA Labor Party candidates announced last night who will stand for Lower House seats at the 2013 state ele
If the global economy is really improving after five years in the sin bin, why are the central banks of the world buying gold?That is a question which can only have a disturbing answer.
BHP Billiton says growth in Chinese demand for iron ore appears to be flattening out but fellow mining giant Rio Tinto is expecting Chinese demand to outstrip supply over the next seven years.
More evidence has emerged underlining Perth's severe shortage of rental accommodation, with new figures released today showing just 973 vacancies at the end of February.
The Reserve Bank of Australia believes the nation's booming mining industry is balancing out weakness in other parts of the economy, suggesting there was no need to cut interest rates.
Fortescue Metals Group is seeking legal advice on plans to challenge the federal government's new mining tax in the High Court, though the company has conceded there is no certainty it will pr
Stockbroking firm Intersuisse has unveiled its new brand following the acquisition of Austock Securities, and it has opted for a name that won't easily be forgotten.
AusGroup subsidiary AGC Industries has extended its relationship with Gindalbie Metals, announcing its preferred supplier status had resulted in a $160 million structural and mechanical and piping
The Australian share market finished stronger, boosted by the resources sector with iron ore players Fortescue Metals Group and Atlas Iron the standouts.
