Aussie shares dip in wait for US open
The Australian share market drifted lower in quiet trading on Friday as investors stepped cautiously before Wall St’s big Friday.
The Australian share market drifted lower in quiet trading on Friday as investors stepped cautiously before Wall St’s big Friday.
A fire at a major coalmine has caused hundreds of workers to be sent home and their futures are uncertain.
The Australian sharemarket notched a powerful rebound rally on Tuesday on the back of iron ore and oil price rises and a surge in banking behemoth Commonwealth Bank.
Finance behemoth Commonwealth Bank has released its latest economic health check on the nation and there is one state blowing everyone else away.
The Australian sharemarket fell sharply in a ‘punchy session’ to start the week, dragged down by a selloff in the energy and materials sectors.
Millions of people have been pushed to the brink by rising prices yet a report has revealed Aussie companies made billions from devastating world events.
Roughly 1000 workers face an uncertain future as a major resources company closes a Western Australian mining hub.
One of Australia’s largest mining outfits has announced it will close a large-scale iron ore operation after it was found to be “not financially viable”.
The Prime Minister joined Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Perth on the final day of the high-profile visit, but storm clouds continue to gather over the trip.
The next step for a controversial Australian energy project which would power an estimated 1.8 million homes has been announced.
Wall St hit fresh highs overnight but it wasn’t enough to lift Aussie equities, with the ASX200 drifting lower on extended weakness in China.
The staggering amount Aussie workers are losing in doing unpaid overtime outside their shift hours has been exposed.
Speaking to business leaders, the Prime Minister hit out at the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan that he said delayed “real action” on climate change.
Australia is well positioned to play a key role in an emerging international power struggle. But it would require a very “controversial” move.
Australian mining billionaire Twiggy Forrest has been issued a severe warning over a multibillion-dollar scheme.
The Australian sharemarket fell for its third straight session on Thursday, dragged down by Wall St, inflation fears and a tumble at BHP.
A class action is being prepared against Rio Tinto on behalf of its Australian employees and contractors who were allegedly subjected to sexual discrimination and harassment.
Australian shares slumped on Wednesday after hotter-than-expected CPI numbers renewed inflation fears and narrowed the likelihood of rate cuts this year.
A politician who was named as the mystery woman seen kissing Australian mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forest in Paris has reportedly denied the “baseless” claim.
A clip has emerged of a miner interacting with members of a remote tribe. Activists say the vision exposes the dark side of how electric vehicles are made.
The Australian sharemarket fell lower on Tuesday after weak retail sales data hit discretionary stocks.
Mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto have announced a new green push to transform their massive fleet of haul trucks.
As iron ore continues to pile up at China’s ports despite falling demands, is Australia’s iron export bubble about to burst?
Labor has shelved a major change to gas approval processes, in return for Greens support for its fuel efficiency standards.
Aussie stocks lifted on Wednesday on the back of a mining rally fuelled by bourse heavyweight BHP.
Australian shares dipped lower on Tuesday as investors continue to tread cautiously before a flood of data comes this week.
A former Labor strategist has warned the federal government that without a bold policy vision in the budget voters could ditch the major parties.
Three locomotives and 22 iron ore wagons have been impacted in an autonomous train collision.
Health and workers’ rights advocates are pushing ministers to curtail asbestos, warning it could linger into the next century despite being banned in 2003.
The Aussie sharemarket has remained strong in the wake of a less than ‘hawkish’ interest rates decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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