The local share market is closed for Australia Day, while rising COVID-19 cases and delays in supplying vaccines have offset Wall Street's optimism about a potential $US1.9 trillion ($2.46 trillion) stimulus package that the Biden administration is trying to pass.

A COMPANY spruiking luxury Redfern apartments claimed Aboriginal people have “moved out” of the Sydney suburb.

AUSTRALIA’S coal exporters are facing a new challenge in the form of stiffer competition from Russian exporters in Asian markets.

Former Boeing test pilot Mark Forkner was found not guilty of deceiving federal regulators about a key flight-control system that played a role in two deadly crashes involving 737 MAX jets.

Single parents will be given federal government assistance to purchase property, under measures included in Tuesday's budget.

GLOBAL miner Anglo American has flagged further job cuts and asset sales in a bid to restructure the company as prices fall.

It could be a matter of time before a Chinese airline tries to buy a strategic stake in Qantas.

GLOBAL markets remained stuck in a volatility trap yesterday after a wild 48 hours marked by heavy losses from China to Europe.

Fast-growing Melbourne payments company PromisePay is ramping its growth plans in the global platform economy.

With unprecedented support from global governments, the stock market has boomed, driving up billionaire's wealth even while the real economy has faced the deepest recession in a century and the poor have gotten poorer.

THE proportion of women in leadership roles at in-house legal departments has grown strongly.

New Zealand’s competition watchdog has cited areas of overlap from a Fairfax-APN merger.

TREASURY Wine Estates chief Michael Clarke is pledging to jettison his cheap commercial brands in the US.

ENERGY giant Santos has secured $1 billion in new debt ahead of a potential balance sheet shake up in the new year.

THE life insurance industry in Australia has been hit by a $650m loss as disability claims increase.