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LEIGHTON will announce a sale of its services business this afternoon after the construction giant this morning entered a trading halt, sources said.

ASIC says the chance of it backing a plan to rescue Planet Platinum is the same as “a snowflake in hell”.

The price of iron ore has crashed to a 10-year low of $44.10 a tonne after a stunning 11 per cent plunge overnight.

CHINESE manufacturing has contracted for the first time in seven months in December, raising questions over growth prospects for the giant economy.

A senior air force officer whose career was in part inspired by the Apollo 11 moon landing will become Australia's first space commander next year.

Australian shares have ended the week on a downer, after a mixed bag of a week marked by vaccine rollout news and US pandemic relief.

ORIGIN Energy has secured a $750 million “liquidity buffer” to protect the business from the falling oil price.

Arguably Ziggy Switkowski’s major achievement at NBN Co has been to depoliticise the project.

New Hope is banking on strong Asian thermal coal demand as it looks at opportunities despite a $21.8m loss.

China's foreign ministry says Australia is "purposely setting up obstacles" to make it harder for Chinese companies to invest.

The state records no locally transmitted coronavirus cases after a man in his 50s and his wife were diagnosed with the virus earlier in the week.

A water leak continues to delay the construction of Perth's $1.8 billion airport tunnel, with a sinkhole causing road closures.

Demand for a uniquely Australian product is booming, with emu eggs featuring in some of the nation's top restaurants — and just one of them can feed a family.

Media chiefs could face renewed efforts to overturn media laws after Malcolm Turnbull seized the Liberal leadership.

The data company’s new tie-up may be its first step towards an eventual float, and an advertising ‘holy grail’.

The RBA fears the flood of apartment developments has left the economy vulnerable to a global shock.

The local share market rises after global markets mostly lifted overnight, while casino giant Crown weighs up an offer to help it buy out James Packer.

Despite Beijing's increasingly hostile trade war, Australia sold a lot more goods to China (particularly iron ore) in December. The Australian share market begins its shortened trading week, ahead of Australia Day, with small gains.

The Department of Environment and Science said overnight on Tuesday a high-pressure pipe carrying sodium hydroxide failed, with the chemical spray released onsite and into neighbouring areas.

The loss of forest, especially pine plantations, means a cloud of economic uncertainty hangs over Tumbarumba in southern NSW.

BHP Billiton chief executive Andrew Mackenzie says there is an “urgent” need to drive reform of the tax system.

Weaker growth in China this year is expected to cause a slowdown in the rest of Asia, the ADB said today.

Rio Tinto has flagged its exit from uranium mining in Australia after a chequered 61-year involvement.

Qantas has gained provisional approval from the ACCC to launch more services with American Airlines between here and the US.