The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept its benchmark interest rates at the highest level of 4.75 percent as typhoon floods continue to hamper coal mining in the Northeast and the competitive currency eases inflation fears.
Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) has been informed that there is a big possibility that its proposal to $8.4-billion take over the local Australian bourse will be rejected by Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan.
United Nations (UN) pacifists, propped up by French troops’ contingent, received a mandate from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to take the “necessary measures” to end the use of heavy weapons against the inhabitants of the besieged Ivory Coast city of Abidjan.
On top of the record high prices already experienced in 2011, Brisbane motorists would pay up to 10cpl more for unleaded fuel under a carbon tax according to a new report.
Australian Customs and Border Protection and Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service have charged a 49-year-old Hong Kong for allegedly trying to smuggled some 8.5 kilograms of methamphetamine.
Some 25 kilograms of heroin with an estimated street value of $4.5 million were seized by Customs and Border Protection officers.
Talk of carbon price is driving growth for Australia’s solar cell industry. Australian clean energy company SilexSolar has ramped up production of solar cells and modules by 300 per cent at its Sydney Olympic Park plant, driven by household demand.
National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) Executive Director of Finance, Mark Joiner has today called for the tax treatment of deposits and a fairer deal on tax for Australian savers to be high on the agenda at the upcoming Tax Forum.
The annual Oxfam Trailwalker Melbourne Event has attracted some 700 teams of four walk or run 100km in Australian bush in a bid to raise $3 million for international aid agency Oxfam Australia's work to help people in poverty.
A study by the Australian Institute of Family Studies has shown that Australian children growing up in major cities do better in terms of their physical development and educational outcomes than children living in regional and remote areas.
The Australian Government has introduced new rules to keep the country's mature age workforce in recognition of their skills and experience. The regulations are part of the government's commitment to find new ways to support mature age workers to remain in the workforce and continue to contribute to the economy.
Dealing with the government and private sector in countries Australia and Singapore were perceived to be the least tainted with corruption, a new survey made by Hong Kong-based Political & Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd.'s (PERC) latest Asian Intelligence report indicated.
Australian unions have called on the Indonesian Government to respect international labour Conventions and human and trade union rights following the arrest of five nurses in West Papua.
The Japanese government on Wednesday raised "maximum alert" after radioactive water has been found and plutonium was detected in the soil around areas near a crippled nuclear power plant.
A nuclear expert on Wednesday said that the world, especially Japan needs nuclear power despite the ongoing crisis. Professor George Dracoulis said that Japan relies on nuclear power for about 30% of its electricity.
The Australian government will establish an Advisory Panel on the Economic Potential of Senior Australians to ensure the potential of the older members of our community is considered in a range of policy debates.
Carbon Trade Exchange and Westpac (ASX: WBC) have teamed up to create the world’s first electronic interface for the voluntary carbon market.
Australia's Houses of Parliament on Wednesday approved two bills setting out the regulatory framework for the National Broadband Network. The move was quickly welcomed by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy.
Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have found that one in three young women or 32.9 percent experience post-sex blues. The study was conducted amongst 200 young women who admitted that post sex blues is not a sexual behaviour commonly discussed.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday said that the National Broadband Network would offer unprecedented opportunities for West Australian businesses to diversify and tap into new markets.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has handed control of the Northwest Point Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) back to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), following an agreement between both agencies.
A major tobacco-industry funded advertising blitz has backfired, with new research revealing the "It won't work, so why do it" campaign persuaded more people to support the plain packaging of cigarettes than oppose it.
A 21-year-old United States national has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) at Sydney Airport for importing three kilograms of cocaine into Australia.
Deutsche Bank's Head of Carbon Emissions Research, Mark Lewis, has warned that Australia is at risk of being left out of the global carbon market and clean technology investment sector if further procrastination on legislating a local carbon market continues.
The Property Council of Australia has raised concerns over comments made by Lord Mayor Campbell that the powers of the Urban Land Development Authority (ULDA) would be wound back under a LNP State Government.
Treasurer Wayne Swan today appointed Ms Catherine Tanna and Dr John Edwards to the Reserve Bank of Australia Board.
The nation's peak infrastructure industry group, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, has welcomed the election of the new Coalition Government, saying that a new government allows NSW a clean break in dealing with its infrastructure challenges.
Australia's Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications (CEET) was formally launched in Melbourne on Tuesday as part one of the world's largest research effort into green telecommunications.
The Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA) and Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) has issued the following advice on exposure to radiation arising from nuclear incidents in Japan, based on available information and current assessments:
Beginning on 1 May, smoking in public places will not be allowed in China's cities and towns.
