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Climate action groups have hailed parliament's approval of a carbon tax, but the passage of the emissions legislation through the Senate has riled the mining and property sectors, which have questi

There is no reason why Qantas and its warring unions can't reach an agreement within their 21-day deadline, federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese says.

Recent trade figures reflect the continuing strength bolstered by the mining sector, economists say.

Andrew Forrest has a habit of causing controversy, but his latest assault on the establishment could go much further than a headline grabbing declaration about Fortescue Metals skipping any mining

Commonwealth Bank of Australia expects subdued credit growth to continue into next year, and says gains in productivity will drive improvements in its performance.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has returned to Australia to find her government is more popular with voters than when she left a week ago.

Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the gold and metals and minerals sectors leading the broader market higher after a positive lead from Wall Street.

The Australian dollar has lifted this morning, on the back of positive economic news from the US, and optimism around local data due today.

US stocks jumped strongly in the last two hours of trade Monday to finish in the green after a day spent mostly in the loss zone under more clouds from the eurozone crisis.

More than half of Australians disapprove of the decision by Qantas last month to ground its domestic and international fleet, a new poll shows.

The Australian dollar fell almost half a US cent as traders awaited further developments on the resolution to Greece's sovereign debt woes.

The state government has committed $65 million to complete the first two stages of a new city centre in Karratha.

The federal government is talking up its efforts to achieve uniform rules on coal seam gas mining to protect the environment.

Western Areas managing director and co-founder Julian Hanna will step down at the end of January, capping off 12 years at the helm of the nickel miner.

Privately-owned engineering and contracting company Calibre Global has announced its fifth acquisiton in the past two years, with the purchase of Melbourne-based infrastructure servi

Private Perth company Strategic Marine has announced it will establish a maintenance and servicing facility in Karratha.

Accounting firm BDO has released updated modelling on the impact of the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) which it said confirms that smaller miners will pay a higher rate of tax than the country's

Australia's unemployment rate is expected to have risen in October as global economic uncertainties kept local employers from hiring new staff.

The Australian share market closed slightly lower after energy stocks lost ground and Westpac and Macquarie Group traded without a dividend.

UPDATE: Fortescue Metals Group has vehemently denied claims from a native title group that it is operating unlawfully with regards to Aboriginal heritage at one of its Pilbara mines.

The push for a new regional free trade deal will be at the top of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's agenda when she sits down with her Asia-Pacific counterparts in Hawaii this week.

Evolution Mining says one of its four Australian gold mines may beat its full year production forecast, but two could fall short.

Ramelius Resources says it will launch a $15 million share purchase plan after completing a $40 million placement to institutional investors.

South Africa-focused coal miner ZYL says it will apply for a dual listing of its shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Acting Prime Minister Wayne Swan says he believes sticking to the federal government's plan to bring the budget back to surplus in 2012/13 sends an important message to financial markets that there

The decline in the construction industry has slowed in October, according to a private survey.

Australian stocks have opened marginally lower, much less than the declines on offshore markets late last week.

Residential lot production in Perth is back on the upswing, after a sustained period of decline, according to a report released today.

The Australian dollar has dropped slightly after a disappointing conclusion to the G20 Summit over the weekend.

Oil prices gained on Friday as markets prepared for another weekend of mystery over the fate of the eurozone rescue plan.

Engineering contractor Monadelphous Group will become the eighth Western Australian company included in Standard & Poor's ASX 100 index when trade resumes on Monday.

Three Harvey Norman stores have been placed in the hands of administrators, two of them wholly-owned subsidiaries in Western Australia.