No-interest loans to give more drivers their own wheels
More Australians will be offered financial help to secure a car after a no-interest loan scheme received a $500,000 cash injection.
More Australians will be offered financial help to secure a car after a no-interest loan scheme received a $500,000 cash injection.
Downer will supply Queensland with 65 six-car passenger trains as the state invests in public transport in advance of the 2032 Brisbane Games.
After a year-long investigation, Queensland's auditor-general has delivered his findings on the controversial $223 million quarantine facility at Wellcamp.
Queensland's excess gas supply will be sent to southern states this winter with the supply outlook for the next two winters described as "finely balanced".
Transurban will increase road tolls almost 4 per cent, which the transport unions says will burden motorists during the cost of living crisis.
Luke Francis' killer will spend at least eight years behind bars for his cowardly attack on the 29-year-old tradie in Melbourne's Crown casino food court.
The Australian share market has finished 0.12 per cent higher on the financial year's last day of trading but uncertainty awaits investors.
Melbourne-based Bentley Homes has collapsed, citing economic pressures, with the builder abandoning further works.
Families and tradies have been left in limbo after the collapse of Bentley Homes and must wait until early next week before hearing from liquidators.
The local bourse was flat at noon on the financial year's last day of trading as investors turn their attention to manufacturing data out of China.
Thousands more hungry Australians in regional towns will be able to access food deliveries as part of a new push in the industry.
A construction company for a Queensland gas project has argued for claiming more than $13 million in tax deductions for the cost of flying in workers.
Sesame seed planting trials are taking place at several sites across Australia as industry figures look to boost production of the popular crop.
Mining regions will need support from governments to diversify their economies as the demand for fossil fuels declines, a report shows.
The ACCC has raised preliminary competition concerns over Transurban's proposed acquisition of Horizon Roads, the operator of Melbourne's EastLink toll road.
Qantas and Aviation Australia will team up to deliver two engineer training academies and increase the number of highly-skilled workers entering the industry.
Blue Mountains residents are concerned about plane noise impacting the World Heritage site after flight paths for the Western Sydney airport were released.
Representatives of hundreds of creditors owed millions of dollars by builder Porter Davis have met liquidators for an update on getting their money back.
The gambling sector faces a staged crackdown on online advertising if the recommendations of a federal parliamentary inquiry into gaming harm are accepted.
A mining conference has heard values-driven consumers don't want 'dirty' electric cars that use unsustainable minerals in their production.
The local bourse has fallen 0.3 per cent, finishing lower for a fourth straight day and closing at its lowest level since March 29.
Collins Foods says a decision to not fully pass on inflation resonated with customers, although it cut the company's profit margin.
The Queensland government has launched a $245 million strategy for critical minerals found in the state's northwest to spur manufacturing of renewables.
Australia used rent controls effectively during the two world wars. However, they have been used in other countries without much success. Using basic economic principles, there is evidence freezes worsen inequality and actually reduce availability.
The car subscription trend is about to turn five years old in Australia but companies say customers are not using the service as expected.
As national cabinet prepares to consider how to improve renters' rights, the federal government has ruled out price caps after its housing fund was deferred.
Seven new Australian-made ferries have been commissioned for the Parramatta River to replace the RiverCat vessels, which are ready to retire after 30 years.
The mining industry has been warned investment plans are still geared to gradual climate action, leaving the world short on supplies for a swift energy change.
Mining lobby boss Ian Macfarlane has vowed the sector will continue its campaign against Queensland's royalties regime as he announced he was stepping down.
More than 5.6 million Australians could be eligible for a payout after insurers were found to have unnecessarily complex pricing promises and practices.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced details of an independent review into the way governments support legal services.