Unemployment figures out today are expected to show a slight increase, to 5.2%, with analysts predicting a “cooling off” in the jobs mar…
Unemployment figures out today are expected to show a slight increase, to 5.2%, with analysts predicting a “cooling off” in the jobs mar…
A senior Treasury official has reportedly blamed Australia’s poor level of productivity on ineffective management practices. Accordi…
Around 600 workers at one of Coles’ national distribution centres in Melbourne’s north have walked off the job indefinitely. The w…
There are calls for a Senate inquiry into Australia’s food sector to examine claims that the country’s major supermarkets are attempting…
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has sold part of her stake in Fairfax Media, although she remains the group’s largest shareholder with around…
There is a rare ray of sunshine for retailers in the form of new figures that show sales in May rose by an unexpected 0.5%. The Austral…
Business groups have raised hopes that the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates in the coming months, after yesterday’s decision to freeze…
A $1.65 billion takeover bid for David Jones from a mystery UK investment firm has been withdrawn, leaving the embarrassed retailer with a s…
Public support for the carbon tax has hit a record low, according to a new poll, as both main political parties crank up the rhetoric on the…
Rupert Murdoch has confirmed that News Corporation is to split into two parts, separating the media company’s entertainment assets from it…
Fairfax Media has told Gina Rinehart it is unable to extend an invitation for her to join its board, although chairman Roger Corbett said he…
Media giant News Corp has confirmed reports that it is considering breaking its business in two, sending shares to a one-year high. Alt…
