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Footy fever has helped score a try for consumer spending, with a series of big matches prompting Australians to open […]

Air Canada has started cancelling flights ahead of a possible work stoppage by flight attendants that could impact hundreds of

Australia’s insatiable appetite for illicit drugs is fuelling demand from international crime groups and drug dealers cashing in on the

Humanoid robots have danced hip-hop, performed martial arts and played keyboard, guitar and drums at the opening ceremony of the

A country boy who flew a B-24 bomber over Borneo in July 1945 did not live long enough to witness

Australians could save more than $1 billion a year through lower costs, reduced delays and more choice under a sweeping

Traders have ramped up Fed rate cut bets, pinning the dollar near multi-week lows, while a global stock rally pauses

Parents worried about staff or incidents at childcare facilities are being urged to go straight to police rather than centre

Economists and business groups have joined the prime minister in insisting an upcoming economic roundtable can still produce big ideas.

Alan Joyce has returned to public life to launch an impassioned defence of his tarnished legacy as Qantas chief executive.

Telstra’s share price has slipped more than two per cent despite a surge in annual profit, as a closer look

A modest fall in the jobless rate shows Australia’s labour market is still resilient, giving the Reserve Bank breathing room

Childcare centres are not checking whether their staff are allowed to work with children before hiring, an inquiry has been

The prime minister has dismissed suggestions outcomes from an upcoming economic summit have been pre-determined after a leaked document revealed

Returns are rising for Australia’s largest electricity and gas retail business, with Origin Energy reporting an underlying profit up by

The US dollar was under pressure on Thursday as traders piled into wagers that the Federal Reserve will resume cutting

Australia’s biggest telecommunications provider has delivered bumper profit growth of more than 30 per cent, as it continues to drive

Australia’s recognition of Palestine will still be dependent on Hamas having no role in a future state, a senior minister

Australia’s care system could see sweeping reforms that includes a national screening system for care workers, greater collaboration between health

Tens of thousands of Australians started the financial year in a new electric vehicle, as sales charged ahead to record

Australia is being urged to provide further support to Palestine as Labor faces grassroots pressure over the war in Gaza.

Australia’s jobless rate could edge lower for July after a surprise jump a month earlier wrong-footed economists. Market expectations are

Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has cancelled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, apologising after resellers rushed

Consumers are stilling having to digest complex nutrition tables when shopping as brands thumb their nose at voluntary health star

Penalty rates are a “lifeline” for Australian workers and major unions are backing a push to prevent companies from paying

Australia’s biggest bank is positioning for stronger growth in the next decade, betting big on artificial intelligence to protect customers

The international community is making a united effort to recognise Palestine, the prime minister says, despite a top US official

Closing every childcare centre reported for a quality breach is not feasible despite calls for tougher rules to protect vulnerable

Wages grew by 3.4 per cent in the year to June, and above expectations, providing a boost to workers’ real

An unprecedented algal bloom may lead to more marine life being added to the threatened species list as the toxic

Israel limiting humanitarian aid into Gaza goes against international law and is an “affront to common decency”, the prime minister

Unions are pushing for a shorter working week at next week’s economic summit, as the prime minister says there’s room

It was the biggest coal fraud in Australian history but ASIC buried the prosecution, contained it to one company Terracom

A childcare operator that employed a Melbourne man charged with 70 child abuse offences says negative media coverage is hurting

A decision to announce Palestinian recognition after its allies might have allowed Australia to escape backlash from the US. Prime

China has announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports in a new escalation in the year-long trade dispute that