Sharon Olalia

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has brought criminal charges against the founder of property group, Westpoint.

Winter fire safety warnings were reiterated today after three people were caught in house fires in Sydney overnight.

Neil Armstrong, the United States Naval Aviator who set foot on the Moon on July 21, 1969 as part of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, is set to have a rare visit in Australia.

Astronomers have discovered that galaxies in the distant universe continuously ingested their star-making fuel over long periods of time like grazing cows. This goes against previous theories that galaxies devoured their fuel like voracious tigers in quick bursts after run-ins with other galaxies.

Major landlords and the City of Sydney will today sign a deal to cut carbon emissions and improve the sustainability of buildings in the nation's largest CBD.

A review of more than 17,000 health insurance policies by consumer group Choice has found families could save more than $1500 by switching to a better value fund.

In Choice’s annual review of health insurance policies, undertaken to find the best value cover on the market, each of the major health funds and many of the smaller providers were assessed. When choosing Health Insurance, consumer group Choice advises to:

Australian smokers continue to have little understanding on the impact of tar on their lungs, despite it posing a major threat to lung health new data show.

Australia’s renewable energy sector has reassured consumers about the safety of household solar power systems after NSW Government released a statement yesterday discussing the results of an audit conducted by the Office of Fair Trading.

Small business support for the Australian Government has fallen to a 15-year low, according to the Sensis Business Index released today. SMEs have become much less supportive of the Federal Government’s policies, with the indicator declining sharply during the quarter to be the lowest level since February 1996.

One in five Australian workers would like to work less, with most wanting more time for social and recreational pursuits, according to the latest Australian Social Trends released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Households across Australia can now measure the impact of simple lifestyle changes on greenhouse gas emissions in as fast as 15 minutes through a groundbreaking online tool.

Financial comparison website RateCity is warning Australian borrowers to carefully review enticing home loan interest rate promotions, following several new promotions and home loans hitting the market this month.

Mobile phone calls to Lifeline made from anywhere in Australia will no-longer be charged starting 1 July under a new deal made between the three major phone carriers.

Family history website Ancestry.com.au has revealed Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, and Austen, best known for her novels focusing on lower gentry or middle class women and their romantic interactions with men of higher rank and wealth, are related through their common ancestor Henry Percy, the 2nd Earl of Northumberland.

NASA says it will give 30 of its Twitter followers a chance to test their skills at space shuttle ascent, rendezvous or landing aboard the same simulator astronauts use to train for their missions.

Employees in Australia’s finance sector have condemned announcements by major banks Westpac and ANZ that will see 250 Aussie jobs sent offshore to be filled by cheap overseas labour.

The Australian government has announced a new bill aimed at strengthening Australia's cyber security laws, the Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill (Bill). The Bill amends various criminal and communications legislation, significantly tightening Australia's laws in this area.

Gen-Y Australians are avoiding renting property, preferring to go straight from the family home to home ownership where possible, recent data shows.

Almost half (46.1 percent) of the Australian public could be missing out on part of their superannuation, according to the findings of a nationwide survey released today by major Australian bank Westpac.

These days, speculations suggest that the Android Market still has great advantage over the iTunes App Store. Besides the fact that it still has more carrier options, the Android Market provides more free apps with fresh ones coming to the market. Positive reviews on these free apps brought three of them in the spotlight. They are App Backup and Restore, Shaky Tower and Dogfight.

Apple, iPad’s maker, never fails to enthrall its patrons with fantastic innovations in their quest to provide quality gadgets. In lieu with this quest, it has recently created new applications for iPad that more and more people would enjoy its use. Let’s go through them one by one.

National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) has again stoke Australian banking competition, urging its rivals to either act, or explain to their customers why they refuse to give them the best possible deal.

The best evidence yet for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn's moon Enceladus has been recently discovered by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The data came from the spacecraft's direct analysis of salt-rich ice grains close to the jets ejected from the moon.

Ash plume from Chilean volcano Cordon Caulle continues to disrupt air trave in Australia. Virgin Australia announced suspending all flights into and out of New Zealand for the duration of today.

NBN Co Limited and Optus have inked a binding agreement to migrate Optus’ subscribers to the National Broadband Network (NBN).

ExxonMobil Australia subsidiary Mobil Oil Australia plans to increase fuel storage capacity at its Adelaide terminal with the construction of new 9 million litre diesel tank.

Telstra (ASX: TLS) and NBN Company's definitive agreement spells a historic day for Australia's telecommunications industry, independent consultancy group Ovum said Thursday..

Imagine a future where recharging your iPhone, iPad or Macbook could be as easy as typing a tweet. Impossible? Think again.