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Unemployment falls to 5.7%
The unemployment rate fell to 5.7 per cent in April, official figures show.
The unemployment rate fell to 5.7 per cent in April, official figures show.
Lower than expected asbestos claims helped James Hardie offset a squeeze on margins due to operational problems in the US to post higher yearly earnings.
Australian Taxation Office Deputy Commissioner Michael Cranston will be charged in connection with an alleged $165 million tax fraud syndicate.
Singapore Airlines reduce number of flights from Canberra to Singapore.
The political turmoil in the US cost the world's richest people $47 billion in one night.
Shares slump for a second straight day extending the ASX's losses to $38.6 billion as gathering controversy around the US presidency threatens to derail the global bull market.
Virgin Australia ran at a $69 million loss in the third quarter.
US stocks plunge amid reports of a memo by former FBI chief James Comey suggesting that President Donald Trump had tried to interfere with a federal investigation.
Clean up some of our more obvious rorts and trim the capital gains tax discount, and we'd be well on the way.
A second American private equity firm has offered to buy Fairfax Media.
Chinese investors wanting to buy Australian farms or agribusinesses must obtain "broad community approval" if they want to operate in Australia, according to a new report to be released in Beijing on Thursday.
Trump trade is over as investors increasingly worry that the US President is less likely to get tax cuts and deregulation done.
Consumers are set to pay higher energy prices but it has little to do with looming "gas shortages", researchers say.
Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood has fronted a public inquiry into the future of journalism, where he's attacked the ABC, discussed salaries and staff cuts.
Former NSW Labor premier Nathan Rees is preparing to face-off with Anna Bligh in new role for the Finance Sector Union.
After being fined almost $300,000 last year, the operators of the popular Mamak Malaysian restaurants are again facing legal action for allegedly underpaying staff.
Report of Donald Trump interfering with a federal investigation sets off alarm bells on Wall Street
Republican leaders continued to pitch plans to overhaul health-care system and taxes, but markets weren't buying it.
The Australian sharemarket is poised to open sharply lower on the back of Wall Street's worst day since September.
The US jobless rate is "about as low as it can go", former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said.
Ross Lane's return to the top role at Aussie handbag maker, Oroton – after a decade-long gap – has not been particularly triumphant.
Spot gold rose for a fifth day as investors rethink the outlook for the pace of US interest rate increases.
Hazelwood's demise has triggered a surge in gas - and a prediction electricity prices will rise by up to 40%.
Adjusted for tricks, there's no chance of a surplus for a long time.
The imminent arrival of Amazon has skewered Wesfarmers' ability to do what it does best – horse trading assets.
Banks will be forced to hand over sensitive internal documents on their interest rate decisions, including board papers, as the competition watchdog puts home loan pricing under the microscope.
Wesfarmers must balance its ambitions to reap $1.5 billion from the sale of the Officeworks chain with the reality.
AGL has launched proceedings over company's failure to provide timely meter reads over the past two years.
We all know that years of study and hard work pay off eventually in a well-paid job, right?
Authorities searching in the Bahamas for a small overdue plane with a prominent New York businesswoman and her two children on board, have reported finding a 'debris field'.
The 24/7 economy has created too much blurring of work and personal time.
Competition watchdog cracks down on Sensis for its automatic contract renewal process.