Qantas insists safety won't be compromised by its plan to outsource about 2,000 positions, having rejected an in-house bid to save jobs at the COVID-battered airline.
Treasure Josh Frydenberg announced a wage subsidy program targeted at young workers as a key plank of the recent federal budget's Economic Recovery Plan.
A second consecutive day of losses for the Australian share market and its slimmest weekly gain for November show investors may have refocused on the troubles of the pandemic, an analyst says.
Perth-based oil and gas contractor Valmec has announced a major growth plan, which involves expanding its asset services to account for half of the company's order book.
Streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime would have to meet Australian content requirements under a federal government proposal to help local production.
In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Liberal leadership, border dispute, Primero and NRW, Sam Walsh, Nigel Satterley, and our special reports on CEO salaries and WA's biggest employers, focused on jobs of the future.
Tax reform and a strategy to address the residential rental crisis are among the key initiatives the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA is canvassing the state government to consider as part of its election commitment.
Construction of a hydrogen plant that will have enough energy to power 100 homes in the coastal town of Denham has been approved by the federal government.
Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has rejected the basis of anti-dumping duties imposed by China on Australian wine imports and said the Australian government would fight the claims.
Western Australian small businesses are far more positive about the future than their eastern counterparts, with new research showing four in five expective revenue growth through to April next year.
Former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens once told parliamentarians that the Australian business community was lacking the "animal spirits" that were needed to drive economic growth.
An Australian mother has been left heartbroken after her attempts to help hundreds of other families with babies return home elicited silence from the government.
Technology Metals is raising $8 million from a share placement, which will go towards a feasibility study for its Yarrabubba iron-vanadium project in Western Australia.
The Defence Force has reportedly asked at least 10 SAS personnel to show why they should not be fired following a report into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
WA Kaolin has had a positive start to its first day of trading after raising $22 million from its initial public offering, with its share price closing up 25 per cent.
Construction company Hanssen, earthworks contractor Screenwest and nickel miner First Quantum Minerals have each been fined in the past week over workplace safety breaches.
