The annual affair of the Australian Network on Young People and Tobacco targets to raise alertness of tobacco as a health and social concern among young Australians with the age bracket of 10 to 25 years.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced on Wednesday that interest rates would "likely rise a bit further," as more indications that the economy is improving are being noted.

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) on Wednesday reiterated their call for an additional $27 weekly increase in the current minimum wage.

Latest independent study made by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown a large drop in income-support recipients due to government policy to cut welfare payments and the imposition of stricter criteria for beneficiaries.

Australian economy is expected to continuously grow even strongly. Economic analysts anticipate the growth to be at par with the booming years when there was a high amount of resources.

Westpac-MI Leading Indicators suggest economic activity in Australia is accelerating.

Top risk concerns in 2010 reflect improving economy: Aon research reveals first rise in Total Cost of Insurable Risk in five years

The Reserve Bank of Australia announced it has lifted the cash rate to 4% in early March following the release of two months of strong economic data which could indicate a positive trend in the coming months.

The RBA minutes suggest rate rises ahead but not necessarily every month.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to raise interest rates in March after a series of data showed that the economy is moving stronger and closer to the trend.

Will banks be releasing unneeded provisions into profits shortly? How's the housing market looking? And has the media sector really rebounded?

A Reserve Bank report showed that it was business and unsecured personal borrowers that paid most towards the increase in margins.

This week we have seen the importance of confidence underlined as a very important (but hard to achieve) part of economic policy.

The AMP's chief economist, Dr Shane Oliver says there is a distinct cloud hanging over the return outlook for government...

Total employment rose by 400 to 10.971 million in February, seasonally adjusted and was well below the market forecast for total employment to have risen by 10,000 in February.

After five months of upside surprises Australian labour force data for February was essentially flat, a result seen as unlikely to pressure the RBA on the timing of further rate hikes.

The Westpac Consumer Sentiment Index rose again in March but can it withstand further rate rises?

The Australian economy's recovery is accelerating, as two surveys yesterday indicate.The ANZ Bank on job ads was very s...

Either the latest job ads survey from the ANZ Bank is a tip off that the labour market is tightening significantly, or it's playing catch up to the real economy after showing a fall in ads in January.