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West Australian Premier Colin Barnett gets even with Wayne Swan by announcing that the Gillard administration had previous knowledge over his plans to raise an extra $2 billion in last week's budget. This after the latter had attacked the former regarding his increases in minor royalty.

A support withdrawal from NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell is expected from the minor party MPS upon his proposal cut down solar panels incentive scheme that upsurged in cost from $355 million to $1.9 billion.

Modern technology has taken a heavy toll on Australian’s spine health, new research has found.

RMIT University’s Advanced Manufacturing Precinct has commissioned Australia’s first commercial hybrid solar lighting technology as part of the City of Melbourne’s 1200 Buildings Program, which aims to reduce energy use, save water and lower carbon emissions.

Rising bills continue to plague consumers in New South Wales and Queensland as two government-owned electricity networks charge almost twice as much as privately owned operators in Victoria.

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell offers to implement the solar rebate cut starting from 50 or 55 cents and gradually falling in succeeding months to attain the proposed 20 cents reduction.

While Australia is in the midst of an internet explosion, broadband consumers are over-spending on their connections by $141 million due to lack of understanding, new research has found.

With Trevor Manuel arising as South’s candidate for the chief position at International Monetary Fund or IMF, Australia and South Africa demand for change in convention.

A major gas leaked from a coal seam gas well in the Daandine field, a property 25 kilometers west of Dalby.

Following almost a month of speculation, James Packer, along with a prominent hedge fund, has moved to pick up a massive stake in daily deals sites.

Agribusiness Elders (ASX:ELD) posted improved sales and earnings together with reduced debt in its 2011 interim profit announcement issued today. It however lowered its profit forecasts for full year underlying profit.

National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB) has taken the pricing war among the big four banks to new heights by selling discounted mortgages online.

Virgin Australia (ASX: VBA) has restructured its fare system, streamlining the previous five fare types to just three.

Woolworths Ltd is planning to roll out contactless payment facilities across all brands, to make the shopping experience quicker and more convenient and help reduce time spent waiting in checkout queues.

The Environment Protection Agency or EPA has approved a new coal-fired power plant, which will use gas from brown coal and natural gas to produce electricity, in eastern Victoria.

Observations of more than 200,000 galaxies made with the Anglo-Australian Telescope in eastern Australia have shown that “dark energy” is real and not a mistake in Einstein’s conception of gravity.

Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett laughed at the caution posed by the federal government that it will lose funding for major projects after using its budget to lift royalty rates.

Staff were fired for serious breaches of health and safety guidelines, and not for planking, Woolworth says.

Wesfarmers (ASX: WES) has denied a plea from a group of its shareholders to put an end to Coles’ cut-price milk and dairy campaign.

As the government plans to enforce a two-tier policy to stop boats carrying asylum-seekers, the opposition says asylum-seekers are now in a “twilight zone” on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, with a distant chance to resettle in Australia.

The vast majority of Australian exporters are considering a price cut, as the Australian dollar continues to trade at levels that are causing the sector to become uncompetitive.

The Victorian Country Fire Authority and Metropolitan Brigade have joined forces to control a huge fire that has destroyed the TriTech Lubricant Factory.

Australia’s largest independently owned mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice, has bucked broader industry trends in March as it reached its highest value of home loan approvals since October 2009.

Australians support the insurance industry’s calls for a ban on the building of residences in flood-prone areas, an online survey has found.

Cross benchers in the NSW upper house will block the O’Farrell government’s proposed retrospective legislation that would see existing feed in tariff contracts torn up for 120,000 customers.

The Australian Government has invested $8.2 million towards the development of a state of the art training centre, which will allow civil construction students to train using technologically advanced simulators.

Despite cost of living and interest rate concerns, almost half of NSW home buyers think it’s a good time to invest in property.

Victorians are divided about whether now is a good time to be buying property, according to the latest poll from mortgage provider Homeloans Ltd. Compared with other states, they’re also finding high prices to be a greater barrier to home ownership.

Liberal frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull's critical assessment of the party's climate policy received disapproval from COALITION MPs, the latter described him as a "disgrace" and "off on a frolic".