Australian consumers are now quite careful with their use of their credit cards, which may pose a threat to credit card issuers in Australia.
The sudden tightening of fiscal policy in China again is seen sending a new wave of tests on the inner strength of the Australian dollar and equity markets.
Credit ratings agency S&P has given a triple B+ rating on Australia's biggest gaming firm Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.
Supermarket giant Coles is now set to shake up Australia's home and contents insurance market, following the launch of its car insurance product.
The Australia Post plans to take advantage of the digital mailing craze and in 2011 targets to open an online retail store.
Continued consumer disinterest in traditional shopping periods threatens the recovery of Australia's retail industry.
The Australian banking sector has assured that there will be no changes in the way they do business in areas affected by the implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin project.
Kristy Fraser-Kirk has reportedly rejected a revised $8 million offer to settle her sexual harassment case against Australian department store David Jones Ltd.
JB Hi-Fi Ltd (ASX:JBH), an Australian electronics and home entertainment retailer, said first-quarter sales rose 12.2 percent from a year earlier but were about 5 percent behind its target.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 is expected to ease from its early rally this week, as investors are wary of China's economic performance. Analysts said though there will be a positive push from the turn of events in the US with the Federal Reserve's decision to temper its fiscal policy, this will not easily avert the dampened mood that may set in today.
The Adelaide Airport had a brief security concern this morning when a man suddenly broke in with his car crashing into the tarmac. The man suspected of drunk-driving or mentally ill has been subdued by the airport police moments after the said incident.
Business confidence remains high albeit a very slight tinge of wariness in the country's business sector. This is according to the latest of the National Australia Bank's quarterly business survey published today.
The Adelaide Airport had a brief security concern this morning when a man suddenly broke in with his car crashing into the tarmac. The man suspected of drunk-driving or mentally ill has been subdued by the airport police moments after the said incident.
Australia's biggest sexual harassment case may be ended this week if both parties agree on the terms that plaintiff Kristy Fraser-Kirk and defendants David Jones company officers and former CEO Mark McInnes.
Local stocks pulled back slightly today, but still mirrored the weakness of Wall Street as the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10 points, or 0.21 per cent, at 4,681.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had eased 5.9 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 4,740.3 points.
Australia's QR National has completed the acquisition of some A$3 billion worth of loans from 11 banks before its planned initial public offering, the company said in statement today.
Chevron Corp.'s liquefied natural gas output from its $42-billion project in northwest Australia output will partly be marketed in Southeast Asia, China, and India.
Attentive and trained flight attendants of Qantas Airlines has secured their 280 passengers bound for Hong Kong when a threat from an emotionally unstable passenger became clear.
The relative weakness in the construction industry may soon be abated, thanks to the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to keep interest rates steady.
Android users can now access the eToro's financial trading platform and OpenBook, as its new social trading network.
The Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) 70 percent royalty option is now available in the United Kingdom, according to Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).
The chairman of coal to supermarkets conglomerate Wesfarmers (ASX: WES) has joined the BHP CEP in supporting the idea of a carbon tax but thinks Australia should wait for other countries to introduce a levy first.
McDonald's cannot open a store in the Barossa Valley, a major wine-producing region and tourist destination of South Australia, the Development Assessment Panel has ruled.
Australia's biggest wheat producer down AWB Limited (ASX: AWB) is now very close to be acquired by Canadian firm Agrium Inc. ((TSX and NYSE: AGU) as the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) gave its nod to the deal.
Australians consumed more fast food and dined out often in August providing a boost to retail sales, which grew by 0.3 percent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.
Australia's labour market has once more risen in September on account of job postings on newspapers and the Internet, the ANZ Bank said in a statement today.
New Zealand insurer Tower Ltd. listed in both the NSX and the Australian Stock Exchanges (TWR: NSX/ASX) has announced that it offers to buy industry rival Fidelity Life Assurance Co. for about $118 million.
Spiral Foods Proprietary Limited is pulled to the court room for distributing soy milk products that allegedly caused people to suffer from thyroid problems.
The New South Wales Supreme Court ruled in favor of grocer company Metcash Limited's (ASX: MTS) position against its former supermarket chief.
Australian farm chemicals manufacturer Nufarm (NUF.AX) is still confident it can record higher profits after its sales performance hit new lows in its key subsidiaries.
