Erik Pineda

The holiday shopping season is projected to generate some $10 billion of total sale for the retail industry and big chunk of that pie would be enjoyed by Australian retailers, reports said.

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd rejected suggestions that Prime Minister Julia Gillard was deliberately taking away the good deeds that his government had achieved while Australia was in the middle of a severe financial crunch in 2008.

Amidst fierce opposition mounted by her party's Left bloc, Prime Minister Julia Gillard mustered enough vote from her Australian Labor Party colleagues on Sunday to push through with her proposal of selling uranium to India.

Australian banks are in a position of strength despite emerging global challenges but ratings agency Moody's warned that the volatile situation in Europe could pose serious threats to the sector's present stability.

More than 30 years after its was formally recognised as a deadly pandemic and following millions of lives it claimed along the way, AIDS, according to U.S. President Barack Obama can be overcome by the collective efforts of mankind.

Buoyed by the favorable ruling handed down by the Federal Court this week and an avalanche of anticipation from Aussies yearning to own the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung said on Thursday that it is rushing to ship the devices into Australia.

It is highly likely that come Saturday, majority members of the Australian Labor Party would throw their support behind Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who advocates for a conscience vote that will determine the ruling party's unified stand on same-sex marriage.

The ongoing trade dispute between giant aircraft manufacturers, Europe's Airbus and America's Boeing, could soon end as European Union officials declared on Thursday that all conditions relating to the resolution of the matter have been met.

Amidst protestations and applause, Australia is set to strictly rein in on tobacco marketing within its borders come next year as the country imposes its plain cigarette packaging laws that aim to strip the products of their sleek images, thus giving consumers straight-forward information on the substances they puff in to their system.

China accused Australia and the United States Wednesday of reviving Cold War policies with their enhanced security arrangement that will deploy U.S. Marines in Australian territory.

NBN Co's continued refusal to ensure regulatory oversights on contracts it offers to telcos prevent the latter from reaching deals with the company tasked to manage to nationwide roll out of the $36 billion National Broadband Network.

China has officially admitted, through its state-run Xinhua news agency, that its confirmed cases of HIV infection and full-blown AIDS have significantly jumped over the past 25 years.

A naval officer accused of physical abusing a female subordinate informed a military court on Wednesday that his actions were justified by intent to instill discipline and were executed with full consent of the subject sailor.

Samsung Electronics won the favor of the Australian Federal Court on Wednesday, giving its go signal to the South Korean firm to proceed with the sale of it Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia minus any worries of any wrangling from Apple.

A deal secured by Optus with NBN Co has assured the telco of just compensation in the event the National Broadband Network project of Prime Minister Julia Gillard becomes a casualty of political wrangling in Canberra.

A Chinese daily has scored the United States and its NATO allies for its arrogance in conducting unilateral military operations in Asia that so far not only failed to resolve the Afghan War but also fuelled more terror activities.

The present retail environment is generally dismal, according to Harvey Norman chair Gerry Harvey, as he predicted that the Holiday season will not be too rosy for Australian sellers despite high volume of merchandise movements they’re witnessing so far.

Apple is far from convinced that the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 issued in Germany is any different from the subject an injunction handed by a German court.

Australian miners have sustained their investment expenditures on mining projects in the current year, according to the latest report issued by the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE).

Australian authorities will look deeper on the report of an Apple iPhone that suddenly self-combusted shortly after the landing of a regional carrier last week.

Toyota has rediscovered its love for the fancy cars as the Japanese automaker unveiled on Sunday its latest foray in the world of sports racing, the new sporty compact ‘86’.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was recognised by fellow Australians Sunday for his resolve in letting the world know how governments work, specifically that of the United States.

The U.S. government announced Monday a crackdown on online operators that market illegally replicated products, resulting to the seizure and immediate closure of more than 100 Web sites, most operating from China.

Qantas Airways has launched a probe on the alleged scandalous ‘encounter’ between one of its pilots and a female passenger during a long-haul flight that originated from London and landed in Sydney Friday night.

China has accelerated the ‘internalization’ of its controversial Yuan as Beijing decided on Monday to pit the currency against the Australian and Canadian dollars, a move seen by foreign exchange experts as the country’s gradual ploy of making the money more acceptable for international trade.

Australia could soon face legal woes once the country’s leadership insists on shipping uranium to India, an international law expert suggested on Tuesday.

The international market for commodity products could be softening thanks to financial crises in Europe and the United States.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has asserted that Australia will find ways to fill in the void of the impending $7 billion budget shortfall by May, vowing that he is ready to implement painful measures in order to reach the goal he had pledged earlier this year.

The National Broadband Network (NBN) roll out is heading the right direction, according to NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley and more will be accomplished once its $11 billion deal with Telstra Corporation gains approval from the competition watchdog.