The energy transformation is playing out on a small island in South Australia's industrial heartland, where one of the biggest emitters is shaping the future.
US President Joe Biden is expressing optimism about reaching a deal on the country's debt ceiling, while the default deadline has been extended by four days.
The Australian share market has finished up 0.2 per cent for the day, but closed the week down 1.7 per cent after losses from Monday to Thursday.
All states and territories are experiencing worsening economic performance led by a slowdown in consumption and home building activity.
PwC has been referred to police by the Treasury Secretary after it shared confidential government policy to try and drum up business.
Woolworths is recalling its WW Cookies & Cream Classic Ice Cream Sandwiches after metal was found inside.
The national economy is tracking toward a contraction in activity, with the patchy performance expected to continue into next year.
The regional jobs market is booming at three times the metropolitan rate but the lack of housing, health care and education remains a major barrier.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have agreed to work together on people-to-people links and clean energy.
At least 50 million people are trapped as modern slaves in exploitative work or marriage conditions across the world, with about 40,000 in Australia alone.
Australian flag-carrier Qantas will soon be operating more domestic flights that it did before the COVID pandemic, while international capacity is also rising.
Australian producers are increasingly being asked to prove their sustainability with export sales dependent on growers being able to back up their claims.
The energy regulator has confirmed double-digit power price rises will continue from July 1 despite the May budget's claims of curbing cost of living pressures.
The federal government remains under pressure to ban contracts with consultancy giant PwC after the firm leaked confidential government information to clients.
South Australia's peak business group has called for regional companies to get a payroll tax discount in the upcoming state budget.
ANZ executives have been accused of treating regional Australians with "disgust" and paying lip service to government inquiries.
The boss of Santos has backed Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's calls for the gas industry to stand up for itself as a key player in the energy transition.
Black Sky Aerospace will build a one-stop facility to research, test and build rockets after receiving government approval for a site in southern Queensland.
Community banking could be an alternative for rural communities, where the big four banks are increasingly shutting their doors.
The oil and gas industry is refusing to be a casualty of a net-zero world, insisting it is part of the solution in a "realistic" national strategy on supply.
The inquiry into the closure of bank branches across regional Australia is set to hear from major banks, Queensland farmers and councils.
Wage growth over the March quarter is unlikely to trigger further interest rate hikes, with pay packets rising yet failing to keep pace with inflation.
The latest wage price index is expected to reveal a further acceleration in pay packets, which could have an impact on interest rate hikes.
The Reserve Bank's decision to lift rather than pause interest rates was close but the risk of inflation sticking around nudged it towards another increase.
Borrowers will have little cash to spare once the latest interest rate increases take effect, with further hikes not ruled out.
Nine industrial zones to "carpool" emissions and give gas a long-term role in the economy have been mapped by the industry with help from CSIRO scientists.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says low-cost loans for clean energy upgrades are at the heart of his government's cost of living support for middle Australia.
The great budget challenge for Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been to deliver help to Australians struggling with cost-of-living pressures without adding to inflation.
So has the government achieved that aim?
The opposition have called for the limit to how on how much welfare recipients can work before their payments are reduced by the government.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the country is set for a "change of course" as he defends the Albanese government's cost of living package.
David Littleproud says the government does not understand regional Australia as he calls for a levy on importers to pay for biosecurity measures.
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