Woodside needs to raise its bid for Oil Search to have any chance of success, analysts at UBS have said.

When 19-year-old Sarah Munchenberg bought a well-established gourmet fruit business in South Australia's Riverland she immediately set to work to diversify its range to attract new customers. 

JOHN Wylie will step down at year’s end as head of Lazard Advisory in Australia to be replaced by ­Andrew Leyden and Lachlan ­Edwards.

The collapse of one of the nation's oldest engineering companies, RCR Tomlinson, has destroyed Christmas for thousands of families, according to the union dealing with the fallout from the unexpected job losses.

Housing affordability experts say "painful" reforms and long-term planning are needed to make home ownership more accessible. In the meantime, some young Australians are turning to unconventional options like tiny houses.

Documents show the Victorian government said changing suppliers would lead to cost blowouts and delays.

AUSTRALIAN consumers are the gloomiest they have been in three years, survey data released this morning shows.

The West Australian government hopes the final closure of an asbestos-riddled town will at last deter social media influencers and 'danger tourists' from visiting.

Three people are charged in connection with an alleged million-dollar gold theft in Western Australia's Goldfields, in which police say more than 8,000 tonnes of gold-bearing ore was stolen.

Suffering from 60 years of population decline, the ambitious Queensland town of Hughenden plans to attract more agricultural investors in order to bolster the district's economy.

THE global chief executive of News Corp says print advertising has become even more valuable in a “digitally discursive age”.

THE most powerful CEOs in America believe that people management will be one of the most important issues next year.

Queensland's books are expected be back in black within the next four years, with Treasurer Cameron Dick predicting the state will return to a $153 million surplus by mid-2025.

AUSTRALIAN online retail foreign exchange broker Pepperstone has abandoned plans for an imminent IPO after the Swiss uncapping.

The Indonesian Government is reportedly looking to Mexico as an alternate source of live cattle, after Australian cattle hit record prices and Jakarta meat sellers go on strike.

BROADCASTER Ten Network has told shareholders it is still considering takeover proposals, and cautioned the offers may not result in a transaction.

Former engineering high flyer Ausenco has become the latest mining services company to be swallowed by private equity.

360 Capital Group has taken another step towards launching a takeover play for Allan Fife’s Australian Industrial REIT.

Advertising spending contributes about $40 billion a year to the Australian economy, or 2 per cent of GDP.

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

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.

WOODSIDE has plugged the gaping hole in its growth pipeline, paying $4.6bn for interests in two liquefied natural gas developments.

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.