Ninety-eight per cent of Victoria nurses who belong to the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) Victoria branch voted "Yes" on Friday for protected action.
Shifts in the weather patterns and a supply overstock have steadied spot prices of Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) for December delivery.
Australian Senator Nick Xenophon pushed for an amendment of the Qantas Sale Act to prevent a repeat of the unilateral grounding of Qantas planes which stranded about 70,000 passengers.
Investments, by way of standard market forces, after a 10-year bullish cycle, ultimately goes down into bearish momentum. But not in the case of gold futures, as prices are foreseen to further shoot up and hit $2,000 per ounce by mid-2012.
Job advertisements in both print and the internet across Australia continued its decline in October, easing 0.7 percent month-on-month and 1.8 percent, y-o-y, according to the latest ANZ survey.
The Australian sharemarket is losing ground for the fifth time in six days with the All Ordinaries index (XAO) down 0.4 pct or 16.8 pts to 4325.7. Most sectors are weaker with the exception of the defensive healthcare sector, the telcos and the Information technology (IT) sector which is gaining strongly.
Queenslanders will celebrate Queen's Birthday twice next year, as the state made some changes in the schedule of the public holidays for better spacing of breaks.
The organizers for next year's Grand Prix have extended their invitation to the Duchess' sister to attend next year's event. Will she make it?
The U.S. special forces members who killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in his Pakistan hideout on May 1 have revealed how they killed the 9/11 mastermind in a book.
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The AUD has opened just above 1.0410 as the financial world follows the developments in Europe. The Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou agreed to step down as leader to form coalition government while the G-20 summit concluded without agreement to use IMF SDR funding to fund the EFSF.
Gold advance to a fresh monthly high of $1768/oz as market participants diversified away from the U.S. dollar, and the bullion may continue to retrace the sharp selloff from back in September as the Federal Reserve casts a weakened outlook for the world's largest economy.
U.S. stocks capped their first weekly loss since September with a drop on Friday, as Europe's sovereign-debt problems overshadowed a small gain in U.S. employment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 61.23 points, or 0.51%, to 11983.24, and snapped a streak of five weekly gains. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index shed 7.92 points, or 0.63%, to 1253.23, ending its own weekly winning streak at four.
MORNING REPORT (7am AEDT)US non-farm payrolls (employment) rose by 80,000 in October, short of forecasts for a gain of 95,000 jobs. But there were sharp upward revisions to August and September data, adding 102,000 jobs. The jobless rate fell from 9.1pct to 9.0pct and average weekly hours were unchanged at 34.3 hours.
The secret behind the royal wedding gown that changed the course of the fashion world is now revealed, and designer Sarah Burton shares how she was able to keep the project a secret.
Rio Tinto Chairman Jan du Plessis said on Friday that while Australia is known as the Land Down Under, present global economic realities is that it is Europe which is down under.
China, the world's leader in mineral consumption and production, still has a large amount of unexplored mineral resources, despite recording a growing number of large-scale mines in the country.
It will take 30 years and US$14 billion to fully do away with the contaminated radioactive materials from the Fukushima nuclear plant, according Japan's environment ministry.
Secret Defense documents of Australia's most senior commander in the Middle East, Major-General John Cantwell, were contained in a USB drive that was stolen from his aide's checked in bag at Kuwait's airport on February 28, according to a report on the investigation of the incident.
British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that his government is willing to provide additional funding in the amount of £29 billion to boost the fund of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of its desire to save the Euro currency.
The Reserve Bank of Australia cut Friday its growth forecast for the country to 3.25 per cent from 4 per cent for 2011-12.
The Duchess of Cambridge might be known for her taste in fashion, but the future Queen also has a taste when it comes to her personal vanity items, such as make-up and hair products. Here are some of her favorites the sites where you can get them.
More Australian government agencies will shift to cloud computing services in 2012, independent technology analyst firm Ovum said Friday.
As mining firms and other companies outside China race to seize the opportunities and potential profits found in rare earth metals, only a number will actually flourish in exploring the industry due to lack of technology and expertise.
As floods continue to wreck havoc in Thailand, the death toll has now risen to 356 and more than 2 million had been affected within the 147 districts and 26 provinces still submerged by the worst natural disaster in a century in this developing Southeast Asian country.
Not just because Kate is the future Queen of England, it doesn't mean that she forgot her practical side when it comes to fashion. Here are some of her affordable picks.
As expected, leaders and financial managers of European nations were kept busy by developments in Greece during the first day of the Group of 20 Summit which was supposed to have been spent to put together strategies in enhancing economic growth and environmental concerns around the globe.
After four straight days of gains this week, the Australian sharemarket is finally recording healthy gains with the All Ordinaries index (XAO) up 2.1 pct or 90.7 pts to 4328.2. All sectors are currently higher with the miners the top performers in percentage terms.
National Australia Bank (NAB) continues to generate criticism because of its decision not to pass in full the 25 basis points key lending rate cut made by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) earlier this week.
The Duchess of Cambridge is known for her elegant-yet-practical style, and because of the huge influence she has given to the fashion world, people are always on the edge on what she will wear next.
Embattled Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce took responsibility for the grounding of the air carrier's planes and crew on Saturday and Sunday which stranded almost 100,000 passengers.
