G8 Education has abandoned its takeover of Affinity Education, saying it will vote for a higher offer from Anchorage.

CHINESE regulators are under pressure to review the nation’s new-found fondness for margin lending.

Dealing with China will be one of the biggest challenges for Turnbull but he comes to the job well prepared.

Isobel Marshall was about to enter her final year of high school when she and her best friend came up with an idea to support women and girls at home and abroad.

The botched sinking of ex-HMAS Tobruk by a government contractor, which left the ship on its side and needing modifications to make it safer, will not be fixed after the risks of damaging it are deemed too high.

The Rockpool Dining Group says it is "keen to resolve" payroll issues as it contacts workers to top-up their salaries after an audit found they were owed $1.6 million in wages.

The US President says the Saudis will be punished if they are found to be involved with the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, but that halting arms sales to the country would only hurt Americans.

Australians are the biggest consumers of meat in the world, yet an inevitable part of our meat-eating society — the killing of animals — is largely unseen. But community expectations about meat processing and animal welfare are changing.

Many parts of Australia have worked hard to attract migrants to help boost the population and ageing workforces, but many like Rosan Bhattarai are now without a source of income because they are on temporary visas and can't get access to the JobKeeper program.

Deputy Leader of the Nationals Bridge McKenzie said there are 54,000 people employed in the thermal coal industry, but is the number that high? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

A top Taiwanese official issues a plea for people to stop changing their name to 'Salmon' after dozens make the unusual move to take advantage of a restaurant promotion.

Heatwaves and severe storms are predicted to become more frequent and more intense. Here are some changes you can make to your home that could help you weather the highs and lows of summer — and even save you some money.

The Australian dollar was higher at noon despite dipping on the RBA’s negative outlook for the local economy.

Retailer records strong sales growth in the first quarter on the back of a strong online performance.

CIMIC Group will realise $1.5bn of revenues after winning a contract to construct the M5 motorway in Sydney.

US real estate listings portal Zillow agreed to pay $US130m ($176m) to plaintiffs ­including competitor Move.

ABC journalists and cameramen are among the winners at the Tasmanian Media Awards in Hobart on Friday night.

Tamworth councillors, including two former Nationals heavyweights, want more detail on the proposed new Dungowan Dam, but Barnaby Joyce says he just wants the project built.

Colin Barnett says he's "not trying to dodge blame" over the destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site, but says "Canberra politicians" shouldn't be the ones investigating it.

A real estate agent who tried to blackmail one of Australia's biggest banks into paying a $25,000 ransom for reams of confidential documents it left behind in a defunct branch narrowly avoids jail.

A 39-year-old construction site worker is being treated for suspected neck and leg injuries after he fell about 2 metres while climbing a ladder inside a tower crane on a construction site in Melbourne's CBD.

DAVID Murray’s financial system inquiry has left Australia’s big four banks at the whim of constantly changing global capital rules, analysts say.

THE collapse of Red Fork Energy has reinforced the precarious outlook facing companies pursuing riches in the US shale ­industry.

CHINA has pushed into Australian infrastructure with the $1.15 billion purchase of Leighton Holdings’ contractor John Holland.

SMSF members are spread across more than 557,000 funds with total assets of $590bn.