Australia is closely watched by other countries in the Asia-Pacific as to how it will implement a very tough anti-smoking law that seeks to discourage the habit and promote a more healthy lifestyle.
After becoming the nation’s first $1 million public servant, Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens is now drawing lawful apprehensions from the public on why he is being paid so much more.
ASX Ltd (ASX) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) have agreed to mutually terminate the merger implementation agreement entered into on 25 October 2010.
Mining experts are convinced that the global supply deficit could further push copper prices higher until the year 2013 to the benefit of mining companies world-wide, mining experts attending the CRU World Copper conference in Sanitago, Chile said today.
The Property Council of Australia (PCA) has expressed great concern following today’s release of the new Queensland Coastal Plan by Minister for Environment and Resource Management Kate Jones.
Health Minister Nicola Roxon revealed today Coalition rejected to endorse plain cigarette packaging.
Engineers and workers at the damage wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant are pumping nitrogen into a reactor to prevent possible explosion, which could be the worst nuclear disaster in 25 years.
The Guinness World Records congratulates marathoner, American Gladys Burril for her recent record recognition as the 'Oldest Female to Complete a Marathon' aged 92 years, 19 days.
Australian Industry Group Chief Executive Heather Ridout said on Thursday that the proposed reduction in the company tax rate is an integral part of the mining tax package and should not be used as a bargaining chip by the Greens.
Australian industry lobby group Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has filed an appeal with Fair Work Australia to overturn a decision which is creating uncertainty and risk for employers who have reached agreement with their employees over the terms of an enterprise agreement, Ai Group Chief Executive Heather Ridout said today.
The Australian Industry Group, an umbrella organisation of Australian industries, on Thursday called to Fair Work Australia (FWA) to voice its opposition to the approval of six further enterprise agreements which replicate the terms of an Electrical Trades Union (ETU) pattern agreement for the electrical contracting industry in Victoria.
Researchers at the University of Adelaide and James Cook University have developed a new index to help conservationists better understand how close species are to extinction. The index is called SAFE (Species Ability to Forestall Extinction).
A study of 14 years of Australian programs to tackle climate change shows that only a carbon market can reduce emissions quickly and deeply enough for Australia to meet its 2020 emissions target,’’ according to an Australian public policy think tank.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Australia, with support from Canada, are helping the Philippines clear obstacles to public-private partnerships (PPP), paving the way for increased private investment in infrastructure.
Insurance workers support changes to policies that will standardise the flood cover assisting consumers to better understand what they are covered for, according to the Finance Sector Union.
Prime Minister Julia Gilliard rebuked the gutless behavior of insurance companies for not attending a meeting with the victims of the Queensland flood victims in Ipswich yesterday.
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.
