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A stable society is not served by galloping growth in laws, according to one of the country's senior judicial figures.

The Australian dollar has firmed after Japan's economics minister, Akira Amari, said Australia's second largest trading partner was halfway out of deflation.

The share market edged lower due to mixed reactions to corporate earnings reports.

Shares in Elemental Minerals jumped by more than 10 per cent on the Australian Securities Exhange today, after the explorer announced it had won a mining licence for its Sintoukola potash project i

Rio Tinto's dispute with the Mongolian government has intensified after the mining giant said it would sack up to 1,700 mostly local workers.

Nickel miner Mincor says it is well placed to capitalise on a turnaround in the nickel market, even as the miner slumped to a loss of more than $20 million for the 2013 financial year.

The coalition has refused to commit to reducing application fees for 457 visa workers if elected to government, despite flagging plans to make the scheme more “user-friendly”.

Vanadium hopeful TNG has moved to cut costs, slashing all directors' fees and management salaries by between 10 and 20 per cent, and cutting five jobs in Western Australia and the Northern Territor

Fortescue Metals Group has vowed to focus on reducing its debt by 30 or 40 per cent following the official completion of its $US2.4 billion port expansion at Port Hedland.

The recent opening of a five-star Chinese restaurant won't be the last addition to Crown's culinary line-up.

Federal Labor would set up a special economic zone in northern Australia if re-elected, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

Matrix Composites & Engineering says the worst is behind it after recording a $2.9 million loss for the year ended June 30, a significant improvement on the previous year.

Wesfarmers is optimistic about the year ahead after supermarket giant Coles helped it grow annual profit by 6 per cent to $2.26 billion.

Adapting to change is often considered one of the keys to business success, and yacht maker turned sculptor and builder, Glenn Swarbrick, has it in spades.

Ten years ago this month, one of the state's most debated infrastructure projects opened at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson. Business News analyses its impact.

Australian stocks have opened slower on the back of disappointing data out of the United States.

Penalty rates for workers are firmly in the sights of the coalition if it wins the federal election, unions say.

Chilean workers have gone on strike at BHP Billiton's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, over demands for an annual bonus and better working conditions.

It's one thing to be liked on social media but another to use the ‘like' to become more interactive with your customers.

- The Australian dollar is a quarter of a US cent higher, helped by some positive European economic data and higher metals prices.

US stocks on Wednesday closed lower after anaemic inflation data and a disappointing earnings report from Macy's suggested economic weakness.

Planning for the inevitable downswing in activity can ensure your business retains its best talent, and keeps them happy.

A 10-year old commitment by Fortescue Metals Group to the state government has come back to bite the iron ore miner, after it was told it must commence negotiations for third-party access to its Pi

The Australian share market is slightly lower after strong earnings reports from major companies failed to hearten investors

Qantas has announced it will fly twice-weekly between Auckland and Perth over the holiday season.

Tox Free Solutions' full-year profit has dropped by 13 per cent, with a series of one-off impairments souring an otherwise solid year of growth for the Perth-based waste management firm.

Average wage rates across the national economy grew by just 2.9 per cent over the past financial year, and economists tip continued low growth as rising unemployment signals a weakening labour market.

The mining sector's slowdown and fewer construction projects have caused a nine per cent fall in annual profit for services and engineering firm WorleyParsons.

The federal government has promised $22 million for seven new trade training centres at schools in Western Australia, part of Labor's 10-year, $2.5 billion program aimed at boosting trade education.

Specialist workforce provider SKILLED Group has grown its profits by almost 14 per cent despite a weakening mining sector dragging business down.

The resources sector union has been granted leave to appeal a decision allowing workers at Woodside's Pluto gas plant to be denied accommodation during wage-related industrial action.

Oz Minerals has blamed lower production volumes at a South Australian gold and copper mine and big write-downs for a half-year loss of $268 million.