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The Australian dollar continues to fall against the Greenback after talks between Greece’s political parties failed, meaning the country is headed for fresh elections next month.

The Australian Payments Clearing Association has said there’s no need to phase out cheques despite their popularity dropping but it’s likely the users will have to fork out charges to use them.

It’s official. The Australian dollar has fallen back below parity with the US Greenback as renewed fears about Greece’s exit from the euro zone weigh heavily on global markets.

Women are not being given a fair go by Australia’s chief executives to move into leadership positions, a new study has found.

The Australia dollar could be headed below parity for the first time in 2012 as renewed concerns about Europe and more signs that China’s growth is slowing weigh down our currency.

Swan’s fifth Budget has the benefits from the mining boom being directed straight into the hip pockets of the average Australian family.

Here's what the spending cuts, payment increases and superannuation changes could mean for you and your family.

Have a look at the biggest losers of Wayne Swan's fifth Federal Budget.

David Koch goes into the lockout to get us the big takeaways from the Federal Budget 2012.

Wayne Swan has taken to the floor of Parliament to deliver the Federal Budget. He said the Budget finances bold new policies to help Aussies with a disability, the aged and those who can’t afford dental care.

Treasurer Wayne Swan’s fifth budget is unlikely to hold any major surprises, with much of the detail already released in pre-announcements or “leaked” to well-placed sources.

The interest rate landscape has changed. The days when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) set a rate level and the commercial banks dutifully followed are over.

Foreign workers view looking for overseas experience and an attractive lifestyle view Australia as the 2nd most attractive location for work.

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Alternatives to coal-fired power stations have blasted the Federal Government’s announcement of $1 billion worth of cash handouts to the high-emitting sector.

A large Chinese telecommunications company has been blocked from tendering for NBN contracts due to concerns of cyber attacks.

Because a Pope couldn’t quite get the Gregorian calendar system right 400 years ago you will not be paid for working on 29th February.

There has been the lifting of interest rates out of line with RBA movements, threats of job cuts and then record profit announcements.

Gina Rinehart, billionaire mine owner, has penned a poem that attacks politicians and declares that a brighter future for Australia and the world’s poor is linked to ‘resources buried deep within the earth’.

Japanese banks have the potential to enter the Australian home loan market by undercutting local lenders which fail to pass on rate cuts. Australian banks have been hinting that any further rate cut from ...

The price of petrol is likely to climb to almost $1.60 a litre within weeks as instability in the oil-rich Middle East puts pressure on global reserves and supply chains. In some states fuel is tipped ...

By ABC Online Taxi drivers in New South Wales are earning as little as $7.50 on some shifts, a new report has found. That is less than half the national minimum wage of $15.50 an hour. The figures are ...

Adelaide-based brewer Coopers has been named the world's top family business for 2011 in a poll by a UK magazine. London-based magazine CampdenFB, which focuses on high-value family-owned businesses, ...

Financial experts claim that up to 100,000 Australian jobs could be cut in the months following Christmas. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans maintains that lead indicators point to a very weak employment ...

Thousands of Commonwealth Bank customers were unable to access their funds on Wednesday after major problems with the bank's ATMs and online system. While all systems were restored at 10:30pm last ...

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In a short space of time, Australia has managed to become one of the most expensive countries in the world. Buying a house or going shopping in our cities is now much less affordable than in such international ...

By WSJ.com It may not pay to be nice in the workplace. A new U.S. study has found that agreeable workers earn significantly lower incomes than less agreeable ones. The gap is especially wide for men. (More ...

Some Australian companies are allowing executives to collect performance related payments before prearranged time periods have been reached reports Fairfax. Executive bonuses often take the form of incentive ...

ANZ has announced that it will review interest rates each month and will make a decision independent of the Reserve Bank of Australia. It said it will review interest rates on the second Friday of each ...

ANZ is the first of the big four banks to announce it will cut its standard variable mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut the official cash rate earlier this week. The bank will pass ...

Foster's chief John Pollaers has quit the post he held for only 8  months, leaving the beer giant with a $5.2 million golden handshake. Mr Pollaers short tenure came to a swift end yesterday as control ...

Foster's chief John Pollaers has quit the post he held for only 8 months, leaving the beer giant with a $5.2 million golden handshake. Mr Pollaers short tenure came to a swift end yesterday as control ...