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.

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

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.

Shareholders have approved a $16 billion merger between the co-owners of Kalgoorlie-Boulder's Super Pit gold mine, consolidating it under one owner for the first time since mining began there 128 years ago.

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

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

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

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

The Reserve Bank is holding the line on low interest rates for years to come, but some economists warn the risks of an inflation "rebirth" are rising, an issue the US central bank will be discussing this week.

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