BUSINESS

According to the housing industry, property tax concessions single-handedly drive new housing supply, keep a lid on rents and provide an opportunity for middle and low income earners to build wealth.

Although significant medical research has transformed HIV/AIDS from being a terminal disease to being a manageable condition, the stubbornness and persistence of HIV infection is a major concern.

Matt Barrie’s viral essay on LinkedIn and NSW Premier Mike Baird’s Facebook post awakened the debate on Sydney’s lockout laws. IBTimes Australia speaks to some Sydney bar owners and bartenders about the contentious bans.

According to Cancer Council Queensland, in 1982, there were 8,274 cancer cases, and in 2013, it rose to 26,335.

The luxury SUV from Bentley, the Bentley Bentayga, will feature the world’s most expensive accessory to date.

The Chinese market did not seem bothered about corruption allegations, which would have sent the values of affiliated firms in western economies south.

As China’s economy expands and shifts from manufacturing to more consumption and services-based industries, Australian firms have the opportunity to tap into its 1.3b large market.

A rise in the cost of credit for lower-quality borrowers - which is how housing bubbles burst - will be a key thing to watch in Australia.

The profitability of Australia's banks, which at one point were worth more than the whole of the European banking sector, may not last as margins are under pressure on two counts.

A Catholic pro-choice group has appealed to Pope Francis to stop condemning the use of contraception and abortions as the Zika virus, which affects babies, continues to spread around the world.

Virgin Australia Holdings posted its strongest performance since 2010 for the first half of the 2016 financial year, recording a $62.5 million half year profit before tax.

Interview with Travel Photographer Maddison Perrins

Six experts from Sydney University share their predictions for China in 2016, from its economy to its public health challenges.

A cooling property market has pushed renovation costs up by a whopping 8.11% for NSW homeowners.

Studies show that outsiders have a higher likelihood of getting dismissed within the first three years of taking on the job. Evidence further shows that outsider CEOs often fail to deliver the expected turnaround of the organisation.

A woman developed a hump back after years of alcoholism but refused to see a doctor for five years, post the condition, as she found it cool.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull questioned whether the benefits of increasing the GST would be worth the difficulties of doing so.

The cannabis study suggests that for every five years of marijuana exposure, a user forgets one word from a list of 15, compared to one who doesn't smoke cannabis.

Taking a step forward towards cancer treatment, scientists, using a new cancer test ONCOblot®, detected a molecular marker indicative of the presence of mesothelioma, 4-10 years in advance of the symptoms appearing.

Porsche is looking at strong growth and a new direction in innovation.

Drugs used in antiretroviral therapy that help in HIV cure make patients obese or overweight, and drug therapy may bring down HIV numbers to undetectable levels but never cure completely.

China National Chemical Corporation is pursuing a US$43 billion (AU$61bn) takeover of a major Swiss agricultural firm, Syngenta, marking the largest acquisition ever made by a Chinese company.

The doctors will start a synthetic cannabis medical trial on 10 Victorian children who suffer from severe epilepsy.

The newest vehicle to come from Special Vehicle Operations for the Jaguar brand is here, the new Jaguar F-TYPE SVR.

Although party drug ketamine has proven to be highly effective in treating severe depression, more research is needed to better understand its long-term benefits and risks.

Spring cleaning is on the books for Yahoo, after CEO Marissa Mayer confirmed during Yahoo's Q4 earnings call that she would lay-off 15 percent of staff, close five offices, and axe services like Games and Smart TV.

Panic is spreading fast with the spread of Zika virus in the West and health experts are increasingly urging pregnant women to stop travelling to zika-infected countries.

Australians are swapping mortgage forms for credit card and personal loan applications, with consumer credit demand rising 9.7 percent in the December quarter of 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014.

Australia should not be complacent about maintaining its top credit rating, which depends on achieving budget repair and a more diverse economy, Treasury secretary John Fraser has said.