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US President Barack Obama will make what will be an emotional trip with his family to his childhood home of Indonesia in March, and will also visit Australia, the White House announced.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says family budgets will be hurt if the Reserve Bank decides to increase interest rates on Tuesday.
Unionists were to meet project managers of Woodside Petroleum's $12 billion Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) operation on Monday afternoon to try to resolve an industrial dispute over workers' accommodation.
Perth-based agribusiness AACL Holdings Ltd, which hopes to list on the stock exchange this month, has launched an initial public offer (IPO) to raise $11 million.
You know it is an election year when Tony Abbott appears in The Australian Women's Weekly.
The superannuation industry's peak lobby group has repeated its call for the federal government to raise the compulsory superannuation contribution guarantee to 12 per cent if Australia is to avoid a $695 billion retirement savings gap.
One of Australia's top tourist spots is reportedly threatening to charge visitors a levy, or else close its roads, as it runs out of funds to maintain the network.
Corruption allegations linked to murdered Sydney businessman Michael McGurk will be aired during a public inquiry next month.
Prince Charles has leapt to the aid of Australian, New Zealand and British wool producers, launching a project to increase demand for fleece.
Australia looks set to continue as one of the world's strongest economic performers, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicting it will do better than expected in the next two years.
The Australian economy will recover in 2010 but it will be a slow comeback as the federal government withdraws its stimulus spending and interest rates continue to rise, an economic forecaster says.
Australia is pressing for a resolution this year to the troubled Doha trade talks, which could yield a bonanza for exporters.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has defended the Go Card system following its referral for investigation to the consumer watchdog.
National health spending is set to rise up to 12-fold by 2050 as the Australian population ages, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.
Hidden details about the interest charged on partly-paid or overdue credit card balances is unfairly costing customers, consumer advocate group Choice says.
Retail giants Woolworths and Wesfarmers, owners of Coles, may have to adjust their plans to buy out smaller rivals and develop new outlets after the federal government announced plans to toughen up market protection.
People who work longer hours could be in line for a tax break, Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has hinted.
MAP Group's majority owned Sydney Airport posted a 5.6 per cent rise in unaudited profit in calendar 2009 and said it saw strong earnings growth in the final quarter.
Software company Powerlan Ltd has been ordered to postpone a recently announced rights issue, amid claims it was designed to frustrate a takeover bid.
Building products and sugar supplier CSR Ltd says it has agreed with the corporate regulator that the first court hearing relating to a proposed demerger of CSR's sugar and renewable energy business should be held on January 29.
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