Sharon Olalia

Solar peak bodies in Australia are growing more concerned that there has been no progress or policy announcement and that their Solar Solution and expert industry advice has been sidelined.

Qantas pilots have today commenced in-flight announcements over the PA system as part of their industrial campaign for a Qantas flight/Qantas pilot clause included in a new enterprise agreement.

Apple has finally unleashed its Mac OS X Lion, the eighth major release of one of the world’s most advanced operating system with more than 250 new features. The system is finally available as a download from the Mac App Store for $29.99.

Members of Australia's largest and most representative business organization, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) are taking the concerns of business and ACCI's member organizations about the proposed carbon tax to the community through support of an advertising campaign by the Australian Trade and Industry Alliance (ATI) which commenced on Thursday.

Recent media reports that finance sector jobs must be slashed in order to protect record finance industry profits have angered Australia’s finance sector workforce.

A price on carbon would hit regional communities across Queensland who would feel the impact of the estimated Australia wide loss of employment in existing coal mines, the Australian Coal Association (ACA) said on Thursday

The United Nations has officially declared Somalia’s food crisis a famine in several parts of the country.

Australia’s grain growers need embrace technology to arrest the downslide in productivity growth, a new report suggests.

Lenovo has stormed the tablet market with a triple threat, launching the IdeaPad Tablet K1 for consumers, the ThinkPad Tablet for business customers, and the IdeaPad Tablet P1 for home and office use.

Australian cinema-goers pay more for their Harry Potter experience than anyone else in the Western world, according to consumer group Choice, which branded Choice.

Queensland’s city of Gladstone is now number one among Australia’s property hotspots, thanks to the resources boom. The regional city was chosen for Australian Property Investor magazine’s annual Hot 100 this year, which lists 100 locations around Australia where property prices are expected to rise.

First home buyers in Australia have not yet returned in numbers to the property market despite some growth in the last few months, according to a financial comparison site.

BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) will acquire US shale gas company Petrohawk for US$38.75 per share through an all-cash tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Petrohawk, representing a total equity value of approximately US$12.1 billion and a total enterprise value of approximately US$15.1 billion, including the assumption of net debt.

Determined to create tablets that stand apart from the Android herd, Sony has announced it will sponsor an APP challenge to drive the creation of innovative Android applications.

Sony has once again proved it will keep moving forward with its Walkman models after revealing a new lighter and smaller one-piece, water-resistant W Series Walkman MP3 player.

Sony is finally making its MacBook Air contenders available for purchase. The company has released its much-anticipated VAIO Z series. The ultra-portable laptop packs high performance features, wireless hotspot functionality and quick boot with dual solid state drives – all into a sleek 0.66-inch, 2.5-pound aluminum and carbon fiber chassis.

Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA) branches opening on 1 August can only be staffed by employees who volunteer to work on the Bank Holiday, and those bankers must be paid penalty rates due to trading hours permit restrictions won by the Finance Sector Union.

The relative funding allocated to carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies reflects how out of step Australia is becoming with the approach of the rest of the world to tackling climate change, the nation’s coal sector has criticised. The Government was allocating over $13.2 billion of funding to renewable technologies and less than $2 billion to CCS.

Gay marriage advocates and Holocaust survivors have slammed Loree Rudd, sister for former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, for accusing some Labour members of being brainwashed by a "global gay Gestapo".

Property ownership has become Australians no.1 priority, with buying a home now regarded as even more important that having children, according to new research released today.

Companies with misleading claims on the impact of the Gillard government's planned carbon tax will face heavy penalties, Treasurer Wayne Swan said today.

Consumer sentiment in Australia has plummeted to its lowest level in over two years, dragged down by European debt concerns and worries about the introduction of the price on carbon.

Confidence in housing picked up by 3.3% with the Index now at its highest level since January 2010, as a result of modest recent falls in house prices improving affordability. The uptick comes as overall consumer sentiment in Australia plummets to its lowest level in two years.

Aussie taxpayers with savings in banks, building societies and credit unions will only be charged half the tax on the interest they receive, meaning more money in their pocket come tax time.

NASA has invited the public to share a virtual dinner with the final space shuttle crew on Thursday, July 14, encouraging everyone to prepare grilled chicken, barbecue brisket, baked beans and southwestern corn at home using NASA's recipes.

Property price growth in Australia may have stalled over the past year or so, but experts say there are still plenty of areas around Australia where property prices are continuing to rise and countless locations where values are expected to rise in the near future.

Australia’s solar energy industry has welcomed the release of the Gillard Government plan to put a price on carbon. Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES) acknowledged “Big Solar is a big winner” in the Clean Energy Future announcement.

The cost of living in Australia has become the biggest concern for the next 12 months among upcoming property investors, new research shows.

Qantas pilots have voted unanimously to take protected industrial action for the first time since 1966 in pursuit of a Qantas flight/Qantas pilot clause in the new enterprise agreement.