A supreme court judge has been appointed to head a caretaker government in Greece until new elections are held on June 17, as citizens continue to withdraw millions of euros from banks amid fears the country ...

Senior judge Panagiotis Pikramenos has been named Greece's caretaker prime minister, with new elections to be held on June 17, Greek state TV says.

Shopping centre giant Westfield is punting on interest rate cuts and $5 billion worth of federal government handouts to families to help entice people to spend again.Chief executive Steven Lowy believes ...

Building products maker CSR expects Australia's housing construction market to remain bleak for the foreseeable future and says it is difficult to predict the timing of a recovery.The company estimates ...

Shale gas might be booming in the United States but it faces many hurdles before it can be commercially viable in Australia.Industry consultants KPMG said extracting shale gas was currently too expensive ...

The government in East Timor has shown off a European-built pipeline which it says can be used to send natural gas to the country from the disputed Greater Sunrise Field off the north-west coast of Australia.East ...

The construction of a primary school and government housing development in Canberra has halted, with the company behind the projects going into administration.The construction arm of the property firm ...

Stocks have suffered their worst drop this year as escalating financial and political turmoil in Europe sends fear through the markets.Traders called it an ugly day on the market after shares fell to a ...