- NSW power sale re-sparked by parks hunting deal ABC - 2 hours 27 minutes ago
The New South Wales Government is to allow hunting in some national parks, as part of a deal it has cut to get legislation to sell electricity assets through State Parliament.The legislation to privatise ...
- Fairfax journalists go on strike AAP - 3 hours ago
Journalists at Fairfax Media have voted to go on strike for 36 hours over the outsourcing of 66 editorial production jobs to New Zealand.Print and online staff from The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, ...
- Aussie brew beats Germans at their own game ABC - 3 hours ago
An Australian couple has beaten German beer makers at their own game by taking out a top international brewing prize.Brennan and Peta Fielding are raising their glasses after being recognised as the finest ...
- Business urged to act on male mental health ABC - 3 hours ago
A new report from a major mental health body has found that a failure to properly invest in controlling mental illness in young men is a significant drain on the economy.The has found mental illness in ...
- Origin cancels US solar cells AAP - 4 hours ago
Origin Energy has blamed a global oversupply of solar cells for a decision to cancel production of panels in the United States.The integrated energy company said that Transform Solar, the solar photovoltaic ...
- Post says no to Bouris mailbox company AAP - 4 hours ago
A company chaired by high profile entrepreneur Mark Bouris had $15.3 million wiped from its market value after it missed out on a lucrative deal with Australia Post.The failed tender has also resulted ...
- Fairfax journos in NSW, Vic vote to strike AAP - 4 hours ago
Journalists at Fairfax Media in NSW and Victoria have walked off the job in protest at the outsourcing of 66 sub-editing jobs to New Zealand.Journalists at Fairfax newspapers including The Sydney Morning ...
- BHP Billiton freezes major project approvals ABC - 4 hours ago
The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, says it is freezing all board-level major project approvals for six months.The statement by BHP Billiton's chief executive Marius Kloppers reinforces a warning ...
- NSW Fairfax journalists go on strike AAP - 4 hours ago
Journalists at Fairfax Media in NSW have voted to go on strike for 36 hours over the outsourcing of 66 sub-editing jobs to New Zealand.The strike is effective from Wednesday night.Journalists from the ...
- $A falls on weak retail data AAP - 5 hours ago
The Australian dollar dropped by almost one US cent in response to weak domestic retail figures.At 1700 AEST on Wednesday, the local currency was trading at 97.93 US cents, down from 98.75 cents on Tuesday.Commonwealth ...
Workers at Fairfax-owned newspapers have walked off the job over the company's plans to outsource production work at its regional newspapers.Journalists and other staff at the Sydney Morning Herald, The ... More »Fairfax journos strike over offshore jobs
