Sharon Olalia

West Australian Premier Colin Barnett gets even with Wayne Swan by announcing that the Gillard administration had previous knowledge over his plans to raise an extra $2 billion in last week's budget. This after the latter had attacked the former regarding his increases in minor royalty.

May 24, 2011

A support withdrawal from NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell is expected from the minor party MPS upon his proposal cut down solar panels incentive scheme that upsurged in cost from $355 million to $1.9 billion.

May 24, 2011

Modern technology has taken a heavy toll on Australian’s spine health, new research has found.

May 23, 2011

RMIT University’s Advanced Manufacturing Precinct has commissioned Australia’s first commercial hybrid solar lighting technology as part of the City of Melbourne’s 1200 Buildings Program, which aims to reduce energy use, save water and lower carbon emissions.

May 23, 2011

Rising bills continue to plague consumers in New South Wales and Queensland as two government-owned electricity networks charge almost twice as much as privately owned operators in Victoria.

May 23, 2011

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell offers to implement the solar rebate cut starting from 50 or 55 cents and gradually falling in succeeding months to attain the proposed 20 cents reduction.

May 23, 2011

While Australia is in the midst of an internet explosion, broadband consumers are over-spending on their connections by $141 million due to lack of understanding, new research has found.

May 23, 2011

With Trevor Manuel arising as South’s candidate for the chief position at International Monetary Fund or IMF, Australia and South Africa demand for change in convention.

May 23, 2011

A major gas leaked from a coal seam gas well in the Daandine field, a property 25 kilometers west of Dalby.

May 23, 2011

Following almost a month of speculation, James Packer, along with a prominent hedge fund, has moved to pick up a massive stake in daily deals sites.

May 23, 2011

Agribusiness Elders (ASX:ELD) posted improved sales and earnings together with reduced debt in its 2011 interim profit announcement issued today. It however lowered its profit forecasts for full year underlying profit.

May 23, 2011

National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB) has taken the pricing war among the big four banks to new heights by selling discounted mortgages online.

May 23, 2011

Virgin Australia (ASX: VBA) has restructured its fare system, streamlining the previous five fare types to just three.

May 23, 2011

Woolworths Ltd is planning to roll out contactless payment facilities across all brands, to make the shopping experience quicker and more convenient and help reduce time spent waiting in checkout queues.

May 20, 2011

The Environment Protection Agency or EPA has approved a new coal-fired power plant, which will use gas from brown coal and natural gas to produce electricity, in eastern Victoria.

May 20, 2011

Observations of more than 200,000 galaxies made with the Anglo-Australian Telescope in eastern Australia have shown that “dark energy” is real and not a mistake in Einstein’s conception of gravity.

May 20, 2011

Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett laughed at the caution posed by the federal government that it will lose funding for major projects after using its budget to lift royalty rates.

May 20, 2011

Staff were fired for serious breaches of health and safety guidelines, and not for planking, Woolworth says.

May 20, 2011

Wesfarmers (ASX: WES) has denied a plea from a group of its shareholders to put an end to Coles’ cut-price milk and dairy campaign.

May 20, 2011

As the government plans to enforce a two-tier policy to stop boats carrying asylum-seekers, the opposition says asylum-seekers are now in a “twilight zone” on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, with a distant chance to resettle in Australia.

May 20, 2011

The vast majority of Australian exporters are considering a price cut, as the Australian dollar continues to trade at levels that are causing the sector to become uncompetitive.

May 20, 2011

The Victorian Country Fire Authority and Metropolitan Brigade have joined forces to control a huge fire that has destroyed the TriTech Lubricant Factory.

May 20, 2011

Australia’s largest independently owned mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice, has bucked broader industry trends in March as it reached its highest value of home loan approvals since October 2009.

May 19, 2011

Australians support the insurance industry’s calls for a ban on the building of residences in flood-prone areas, an online survey has found.

May 19, 2011

Cross benchers in the NSW upper house will block the O’Farrell government’s proposed retrospective legislation that would see existing feed in tariff contracts torn up for 120,000 customers.

May 19, 2011

The Australian Government has invested $8.2 million towards the development of a state of the art training centre, which will allow civil construction students to train using technologically advanced simulators.

May 19, 2011

Despite cost of living and interest rate concerns, almost half of NSW home buyers think it’s a good time to invest in property.

May 19, 2011

Victorians are divided about whether now is a good time to be buying property, according to the latest poll from mortgage provider Homeloans Ltd. Compared with other states, they’re also finding high prices to be a greater barrier to home ownership.

May 19, 2011

Liberal frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull's critical assessment of the party's climate policy received disapproval from COALITION MPs, the latter described him as a "disgrace" and "off on a frolic".

May 19, 2011