A major insurer has been accused of making big profits during natural diasters at an inquiry into the impacts of climate change on the insurance sector.
Logging continues in a small patch of NSW where a rare frog lives despite the species being listed as endangered under both federal and state laws.
Australia will accept nuclear technology from the US and UK as part of an updated AUKUS deal, but Anthony Albanese says nuclear waste won't be part of it.
REA Group's CEO says property listings in Melbourne and Sydney might marginally decline in 2024/25, but Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth are showing growth.
Embattled regional airline Rex will hold its first creditors' meeting as the cash-strapped carrier plots its way out of financial disaster.
Transport is becoming an even bigger household expense, with research showing costs grew by more than 10 per cent over the past year.
Regional councils at risk from cyclones will reveal the impact of rising insurance costs on their communities at a Senate hearing.
Cuts to transport emissions could slow down next year unless the government extends its tax cuts for plug-in hybrid cars, an inquiry has been told.
Regional councils at risk from flooding have revealed the impact of rising insurance costs on their communities at a Senate hearing.
Transurban says it expects to raise its 2024/25 distribution by five per cent, after making $2.6 billion in operating earnings in 2023/24.
Mirvac is investing in build-to-rent apartments and industrial sites as it slashes the value of high-rise offices and warns of ongoing challenging conditions.
Alan Joyce has had millions in shares clawed back by Qantas, the airline he led for almost 15 years, after a turbulent nosedive into a reputational crisis.
E-bikes and e-scooters will have to meet new battery standards in coming months in one state, after a spate of difficult-to-contain fires.
The central bank says inflation remains too high and warned it could hike again, keeping the spotlight on government efforts to fight inflation.
An Indigenous land rights case is being brought to "redress past wrongs", a lawyer for the Gumatj Clan has told High Court justices.
Scientists say one of Australia's most valuable biodiversity hot spots is in danger of death by a thousand cuts as pastoralists clear the landscape unchecked.
The federal government has started its appeal of a native title case around a mining lease, arguing it would create "vast" claims for compensation.
After a solar-powered energy system was installed in a remote Northern Territory community, families will be able to return to their homeland.
Higher rents are weighing heavily on Australians receiving government support payments as all households experience rising living costs.
Prospective tenants are pressured to pay for checks on legally dubious databases as technology is installed between tenants and owners in a bid for profits.
Living in a home built with accessibility in mind is a dream Julie Charlton and others with disabilities like her want to be made a national reality.
Cash-strapped Rex Airlines appears set to receive a government bailout, but an administrator appointed to the carrier says it could still survive without one.
The ASX200 finished up 0.4 per cent after falling 5.8 per cent over Friday and Monday, its worst two-day drop since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept interest rates steady and tempered expectations of imminent cuts, warning inflation remains "too high".
Ride-share and food delivery drivers will be encouraged to adopt second-hand electric vehicles under a pilot program launched in Queensland.
Artists have been pulling out of hoped-for gigs at famed live music venue The Forum as fans leave ticket purchases to the last minute, an inquiry has been told.
The Australian share market has suffered its biggest daily sell-off in more than four years, amid growing fears of a hard landing for the US economy.
Japan's Nikkei 225 share index has plunged dramatically after heavy selling triggered by fears the US economy could be in worse shape than expected.
Mining bosses and investors gathering in an outback city are counting their losses as the decarbonisation and battery minerals bubble bursts.
A bold six-month trial of 50 cent public transport fares has begun in Queensland with just over two months until the state election.
A bull that weighs as much as a car has been crowned the heaviest at Queensland's Ekka after his breeder spent years preparing for the competition.
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