Alena Flores

Oxfam Australia is calling on the Just Group to ban sandblasting on its jeans manufacturing process due to serious health concerns it poses on workers.

A Norton study has computed the cost of cybercrime at US $114 billion annually but there is not enough being done to prevent cybercrime.

The US Renewables Group (USRG) will provide $344 million financing for the solar project led by Solar City for that will double the current number of residential rooftop solar system in the US.

　 Tourist arrivals in Australia rose four percent as of end June with Asia leading the number of visitors.

Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) has announced that Saab Automobile AB and its subsidiaries Saab Automobile Powertrain AB and Saab Automobile Tools AB (collectively Saab Automobile) filed for voluntary reorganization with the District Court in Vänersborg, Sweden.

Queensland is seeking private sector support to invest in two major projects that would further boost the coal industry, according to Premier and Minister for Reconstruction Anna Bligh.

Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.and Hooters Australia is expanding its operations in Australia with the opening of a new restaurant in November

Western Australia Auditor General Colin Murphy has found that agencies need to address potential conflicts of interests in the procurement of contracts for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects and the acceptance of gifts and travel at the Department of Health.

Australia's information technology workers (iWorkers) are squeezing work during downtime - in the bedroom, family gatherings, during commutes and even on vacation, according to the second annual Consumerisation of IT study, conducted for Unisys by International Data Corp. (IDC).

NSW has approved a budget of $62.2 billion over the next four years to improve the infrastructure, the highest commitment in the history of the state.

Australia's oil and gas firms have launched an information campaign to convince the public of the benefits of CSG and erase negative public perception of the industry.

Mining firms Rio Tinto and Anglo American Plc will divest their combined 74.5 equities in Palabora Mining Company Limited, whose principal asset is a copper mine in South Africa.

Auto dealership Rick Damelian Group has been put on receivership after raking in $80 million worth of debts.

More Qantas passengers are facing a barrage of delays or cancelled flights due to the threat of a one-hour weekly labor action planned by about 40 engineers in Brisbane.

Toyota was Australia's best selling brand in August as the industry's vehicle sales went up 7.3% month-on-month. On a year-to-date basis however, auto sales in Australia is still down 4.4 %

The United States Postal Service faces insolvency due to continuing losses due to the shift to the digital age. Is there a way to save this U.S. institution?

QR National has signed an agreement with eight coal companies for the construction of the $900 million Wiggins Island Rail Project to a new export terminal at Gladstone, South Australia

Australian steelworkers are asking for an industry standard redundancy package for workers affected by BlueScope Steel's restructuring program

Metcash expects to conclude its acquisition of Franklins by end of September 2011.

Hitachi, Sony, Toshiba merge their LCD businesses and with200 billion yem funding from Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) aims to develop next generation technologies

Glencore announces plans to acquire Optimum Coal as the company is bullish of coal demand in the international market

Rent at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney jumped 33 percent putting it in the fourth spot among the world's most costly real estate properties, Cushman & Wakefield said in its latest report.

Unable to reach a pay hike agreement, Toyota Australia workers go on strike cripping the Altona manufacturing plant

Jetstar, Australia's low cost carrier, is looking at expanding presence in China to fuel the company’s long-term growth

Australian construction firm CSR announced a $22-million restructuring program after facing tough competition from cheap Chinese glass imports on the back of the high Australian dollar. The restructuring will affect some 115 jobs, The Australian reported on Thursday.

Planning Minister John Day is calling for expressions of interest from interested parties to purchase land in the Perth City Link in Western Australia, touted as the most significant inner-city development opportunity in more than a century.

Federal Court ruling dismays Australian shareholders and investors for its failure to impose penalties on six directors of Centro Properties Group despite violating corporate laws. The court's decision to fine former Centro CEO Andrew Scott was also criticized.

Moody's Investors Service has rated Australia's corporate sector outlook as stable stable over the next 12 to 18 months although companies will remain cautions given the global economic uncertainties.

A former BHP Billiton official, Chris Lynch has joined the boards of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited as a non-executive director.