Despite a volatile global market, Rio Tinto still managed to jack up its iron ore production by as much as five per cent in the September quarter to 62.9 million tonnes compared from 2011, beating analysts' and industry expectations.
Computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) has been slapped with a lawsuit in the Australian federal courts for allegedly misleading customers with deceptive conduct relating to warranties and consumer rights.
Will Australia re-enter the UN Security Council after more than two decades of absence? Foreign Minister Bob Carr would love to think so but he admitted that the result of the rather late Aussie bid could never be known until the last vote is cast.
A stark study in contrast? Or a bittersweet reality? Australia may be rich in natural resources and its exports of this bounty may have propelled the nation to become one of the global economic leaders,but this abundance unfortunately still can't muster enough plenty to feed its poor citizens.
Advertisers for Alan Jones’ controversial 2GB breakfast show have started trickling back after more than a week of absence, seemingly proving earlier analysts’ view that the exodus of corporate sponsors from the popular radio program would be temporary.
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The AUD is slightly fimer today, locally the market will pay close attension to the release of the RBA minutes today at 11.30am.
Fair Work Australia (FWA) started on Monday court proceedings against embattled MP Craig Thomson, who is accused of using Health Services Union (HSU) credit card to pay for the services of prostitutes.
China, one of the world's biggest carbon emitters, wants to curb its yearly coal production growth on the existing global weak demand for the commodity as well as dwindling market prices.
Chinese steel mills may have snapped iron ore stocks last week, eventually rendering prices of the key steel making ingredient to rise, but this may not mean the momentum will last longer as analysts remained wary the trend could only be seasonal.
Despite it being constantly tinkered by the Australian federal government, the country's retirement savings and income system has been ranked by the 2012 Mercer Global Pension Index as one of the world's highest and best managed.
Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has issued on Monday the rollout map of the $37-billion national broadband network (NBN), providing a panoramic view of the high-speed telecommunication infrastructure’s nationwide reach.
It appears that Prime Minister Julia Gillard has scored considerable ‘political gains’ over Opposition Leader Tony Abbott short of a week after she labelled the latter as sexist and misogynist in a fiery parliamentary speech that went viral worldwide.
What exactly went wrong in Germany? Thomas Jefferson had been dead for 150 years when Adolf Hitler came to power. But he would have recognized the broad outlines of the problem.
We've just got some random thoughts today due to our inability to think clearly on any one topic. It seems like everywhere we turn, a sledgehammer of absurdity hits us right in the face.
The state government of West Australia on Monday has launched the Community Protection Website, a portal which contains a list of names as well as photographs of the most dangerous and high-risk sexual offenders living within and nearby WA.
Afghanistan had a surprise visitor in Prime Minister Julia Gillard over the weekend and she was there, media reports said, to boost the morale of Diggers serving in the 11-year Afghan Mission.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average squeezed out a modest advance to wrap up a tough week for the stock market, as worries about bank profits balanced off against a jump in consumer sentiment. The blue-chip Dow finished with a gain of 2.46 points, or 0.02%, to 13328.85 Friday, after rising by as many as 75 points in early trading.
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened steady as concerns about growth prospects continue to plague Europe and the global economy.
The joke is on Labor now as reports emerged that cabinet ministers only rushed to condemn the offensive remarks targeting Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and his chief aide Peta Credlin that day after the incident.
What do Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott, Origin Energy chief operating officer Karen Moses, Kraft Foods chief Rebecca Dee-Bradbury, philanthropists Layne Beachley, Carol Schwartz and Debbie Dadon, and Reconciliation Australia chief executive Leah Armstrong have in common? These strong-willed and leadership-capable women have been included in the first ever conducted 100 Women of Influence awards by the Australian Financial Review newspaper and Westpac Bank.
Shell in Court over Nigeria Spill Case
One hundred years ago this day, Tasmania encountered its worst mining disaster when 42 miners died underground in the Mt Lyell mining tragedy. Today, the town stood still to commemorate the centenary of the ill-fated event.
The United States will likely launch pre-emptive strikes on perceived cyber threats, U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, underscoring the emerging shift of international conflict to the digital arena.
Shares of debt ridden Australian retailer Billabong International, already floating in oblivion, sank deeper on Friday after its lone bidder TPG International LLC decided with finality to call off its takeover bid of the surfwear maker.
Australia faced up to terrorist challenge 10 years ago and the nation remains “strong and resilient,” in pursuing the ongoing global campaign to neutralise efforts by terror groups to sow fear and chaos.
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is still range trading, currently around the 1.0200's and likely to remain supported today.
First Australia then the United States, now China’s Huawei Technologies must contend anew with fresh regulatory hurdle that likely would come from another key market – Canada.
Key Labor figures condemned on Thursday a joke that poked fun on Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and his top aide, Peta Credlin, declaring in unison that the remarks were “sexist, offensive and inappropriate.”
Israeli military officials are looking into the unidentified flying object (UFO) that entered into the country’s civilian air traffic. What could it be?
U.S. stocks slumped, sending the Dow industrials toward a second straight triple-digit drop as outlooks from industrial, commodity and energy heavyweights added to concerns about a global economic slowdown. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 131 points, or 1%, to 13343 in late afternoon trading, a day after posting its biggest daily decline in nearly six weeks.
