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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Falling oil prices drag down energy stocks on the ASX, while ABS figures show snap lockdowns hurt retailers in February.

The controversial McArthur River Mine operation is once again in the spotlight after former workers say they regularly witnessed barges spill lead-zinc concentrate into the sea while transferring it to export ships in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

It was a place that welcomed families in the day and prostitutes in the night. But after 41 years, and long before McDonald's and the kebab shops took hold, Perth's first 24/7 restaurant has closed its doors.

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

The world's longest sea-crossing bridge in China is hailed as a feat of human ingenuity, but some worry it may bring more than just tourists.

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.