The local government of the city of Sydney on Sunday ordered the deployment of 34 vehicles, as well as 30 specialists to assist in the cleanup operations in communities affected by the "epic" flooding in Brisbane and Queensland.
Amidst calls by Prime Minister Julia Gillard that insurance companies should exercise extra leniency in dealing with flood-related damage claims, reinsurers appear ready to be more accommodating but the industry insisted that those who do not have flood coverage are beyond their capacity to help.
Australia's manufacturing sector declined in December as the PwC Australian Performance Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) fell 1.3 points to 46.3 to remain below the 50 point level separating expansion from contraction. According to the Australian Industry Group which releases the index, the local manufacturing sector underperformed in December and there were few signs activity would pick up in the near term.
The flood disaster that had hit Australia in the past weeks provided some form of relief for the heated debate on the country’s banking reforms but the senate probe looking into the matter appears ready to resume hearing testimonies, this time though in Sydney.
Finding itself hard-up on scouring for resources to finance the gargantuan task of rehabilitating the regions devastated by the recent flooding is Australia, the federal government looks to a possible lift on Medicare levy surcharge so it could fund the massive cost of recovery efforts.
As a reflection of Britain’s changing diplomatic focus, it has announced a new era of bilateral relations with Australia.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday ordered more relief efforts to Victorians affected by floods even as Queensland began the arduous and painful task of clean up and rebuilding.
A Magistrate court has spared a bank employee who helped a friend steal $115,500 from customers' accounts at Westpac, from serving jail time and instead sent her to a community-based service.
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) today re-iterated its call to local governments in Queensland to release detailed flood mapping data. This would allow more insurers to develop insurance products for the QLD market.
People donating to charities to help the Queensland flood victims are advised to verify the legitimacy of their chosen organizations says SCAMwatch.
A study by MacQuarie University professors John McAneney and Kevin Rochie points to societal changes, increase in population, wealth and inflation as the reason the cost of destruction brought about the the flooding in Queensland rose and not climate change.
A new business task force was created Tuesday by Prime Minister Julia Gillard to specifically address the problems of the business sectors affected by the devastating floods in Queensland.
The Digital Economy and Broadband Application missiono organized by the Australian Trade Commission - Austrade - to Japan, South Korea and Singapore late last year, has shown that opportunities for Australian ICT's abound in Asia.
It's official. The Australian Capital Territory is now the best performing economy in Australia after eclipsing West Australia, according to the latest data from CommSec State of the States.
A poll of more than 2,500 Australians show strong support for more investment to be made for public schools.
The SES is asking people to be aware of people attempting to illegally scam money in relation to the Queensland and NSW floods.
Abnormal amount of rains and flooding of "Bibilical proportion" triggered by the La Niña phenomenon continued to bring destruction and miseries in Australia and Brazil on Sunday, claiming the lives of thousands of people and tens of thousands more without homes.
Sydney authorities are pushing through plans for the country’s first city-wide recycled water network that aims to address drinking water demand.
The Australian Taxation office is deferring the deadline for lodgement and payment dates for businesses affected by floodwater in Queensland, northern North South Wales, and Western Australia.
Australia's securities watchdog on Wednesday pledges continues support to companies and office holders in flood affected areas throughout Queensland who may be experiencing difficulties with lodgements, notifications and fee payments.
The biggest cruise operators in the world, Carnival, has announced that it will reposition its 2,124-passenger Carnival Spirit in Sydney starting 2012.
Authorities have begun revamping its liquor license regulations by cutting renewal fees for small businesses and community clubs starting this week.
The Australian Capital Territory imposes the second heaviest tax burden on business in Australia according to a new report Business Bearing the Burden 2010 released today by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA).
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan shot down suggestions coming from a board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) that the country’s policy rates have spiralled upward because of the government’s propensity for too much expenditure.
The South Australian government’s Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Development Program (SMEIDP) is now open for applications as part of plans to help small and medium?sized companies improve competitiveness.
Woodside’s proposed billion-dollar Greater Sunrise floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) platforms in the Timor Sea remain locked in a controversy as the East Timor government maintains its position that a processing plant be built inside the country instead of the planned gas hub.
The federal government is extending its assistance on Queenslanders affected by the heavy rains and flooding that deluded the state, the worst flooding incident seen in Queensland for almost half a century, according to experts.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard scored the opposition for again fusing politics on the national broadband network project and this time around by dragging the names of two senior NBN Co executives to the alleged bribery scandals that occurred in Asia and Latin America.
Western Australia now earns the distinction as the country’s first site of genetically modified (GM) canola contamination, with a farm in the state’s Great Southern region receiving confirmation from WA authorities that its organic produces could be laced with contaminants.
Global mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd won the official approval of the Western Australian government for proceeding on the initial phase of its $3.9 billion iron ore expansion in the Pilbara region.
