The National Heart Foundation of Australia today congratulated the Victorian Government on its commitment to introduce mandatory provision of kilojoules on menus of large fast food chains and called on other Australian Governments to follow the move."If accepted nationally, we believe this initiativ...
Spending by Australians on charge and credit cards including advances increased in May according to the Reserve Bank of Australia, who said $19.631 billion was spent during the month.The amount spent in May on charge and credit cards rose from $17.960 billion in April, whilst the number of transacti...
Growth in Western Australia is set to explode, with forecasts by the Western Australian chamber of commerce predicting 4.5 per cent growth in the current financial year, and a leap to 6 per cent in the following financial year.The Chamber of Commerce and Industry says Western Australia has performed...
The first ever coal-seam project for Gladstone may only be fictitious, but Santos claims it’s already put in consolidation.
Gloucester Coal of Australia intends to raise equity to buy shares in coal mines from its loading shareholder, Singaporean-owned Noble Group, the most recent on a series of deals in the growing coal industry.
Extract Resources Ltd said on Friday that it has sold a 10.3 percent stake to ITOCHU Corporation of Japan, with Polo Resources Ltd acting as the vendor by selling 9.2 percent of its stakes with the company while a Polo subsidiary party agreed to sell the remaining 1.1 percent.
Rio Tinto is looking to ramp up projects again after the Gillard government's switch from the resource super-profits tax (RSPT) to the minerals resource rent tax (MRRT).
Macquarie Telecom, the hosting and telecommunications provider, denies retrenching 40 employees in customer support areas.
Toll Holdings Ltd said on Friday that it is set to acquire United Kingdom-based WT Sea Air Group (WT) and Genesis Forwarding Group for a total of $150 million, in its bid to boost the company’s European operations.
Healthcare and industrial products maker Ansell Ltd has created four global business units as a result of its company-wide review, and consequent efforts to grow through acquisitions.
BHP Billiton Ltd has declined to reveal the total effective tax it will pay under the Gillard government's mineral resource rent tax, according to The Australian.
Santos Ltd is near to signing a $2 billion contract with Royal Dutch Shell involving the sale of a stake in its coal seam gas-to-liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, according to the Australian Financial Review.
Tiger Airways' ambition to increase activity in Australia is set to put pressure on budget carrier Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd's market share.
Foxtel has dropped its plan to offer exclusive content to Telstra broadband subscribers.
Incident control centres staffed by a rolling strikeforce of up to 400 specially trained staff will be established across Victoria under a $43.5 million Victorian Government strategy to tackle what experts predict could be the biggest locust plague in the last 75 years.At Epsom north of Bendigo toda...
Whole Foods Market will be the only major retailer in the US to offer Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified, fresh, harpoon-caught swordfish from Nova Scotia this (Northern) summer. This seasonal grilling gem that also happens to be a smart environmental seafood choice will be available at Whol...
Shares in Australian building materials group Boral slumped 9.6 per cent, from $4.89 to $4.40, yesterday after the completion of the $274 million institutional part of its $490 million rights issue.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she is amenable to discuss a disputed natural gas project in East Timor to gain support for asylum seekers.
BHP Billiton-Mitsubishi Alliance and Prime Infrastructure Group shut berths at two terminals of the Hay Point port, the world's biggest export harbor for coal, to carry out planned maintenance.
National Australia Ltd.'s bid for AXA Asia Pacific Holdings faces a new setback as the regulator shelved its decision until September.
Fixed rate mortgages, based on the future expectation of bank funding costs, are regarded as an indirect scale of future official RBA rate actions.
Chinalco is keen on purchasing a direct minority stake in one of the world's largest undeveloped gold-and-copper mine deposits.
Junior gold miners in West Australia are gunning into full throttle for their expansion plans, buoyed mainly by the precious metal’s skyrocketing value with Integra Mining Ltd leading the hungry pack of the country’s future mining giants.
Ian Blackburne should consider stepping down from chairmanship given CSR's recent losses, according to the Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA).
The major banks are likely to keep lifting interest rates for small and mid-sized business clients in a bid to recover funding costs.
The hikes will be another hurdle for the sector, which continues to be weak.
Auckland International Airport Ltd. will invest NZ$27.7 million ($19 million) buying a 25 percent stake in Queenstown Airport, which has the nation's fourth-largest number of international visitors.
The Gillard government's decision to pacify mining companies by revamping the resource tax could cost the budget $35 billion in revenue this decade, a report says.
Australia's market for sauces, dressings and condiments is growing, with 2008 sales clocking $1.8 billion, say market research group Datamonitor, with growing health concerns, including childhood obesity, plus an increase in at-home consumption, boosting the trend.The report, Sauces, Dressings and C...
FSANZ has called for public comment on a submission by Bayer CropScience to approve foods derived from genetically modified cotton, mostly in the form of oil and linters.The cotton line, GHB119, is protected against feeding damage by caterpillars by a modified gene from Bacillus thuringiensis, a soi...
Online retail giant Amazon has started selling grocery products in the UK, after its announcement earlier this week of a similar service in Germany.The online store will offer ambient and household products from brands like Kraft, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Proctor & Gamble and international brand suppli...
