It has been revealed that a blast set off a series of seismic events and a large underground rock fall at the Gwalia mine in WA, just weeks after a $100 million project to extend the life of the mine was completed.

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.

Glasses chain Oscar Wylee has been fined $3.5 million for misleading consumers about the extent of its charitable activities.

Regional Victorian legal firm issues call-out to regional border communities for interest from agribusiness to join class action, citing freedom of trade across state borders as a 'very important guarantee in our federal constitution'.

The ABC confirms the university, which rakes in about $16.5 billion in revenue each year and is ranked the 11th best school in the US, received the payments while Australian public universities missed out.