Investors were bracing for the outcome of emergency talks on Greece, but Australian shares had another good week.

DAVE Hyman is just one of the several new disruptive faces eyeing the financial services sector’s billions of dollars in profits.

The average price for a capital city homes has jumped above $600,000, after prices surged nearly 10pc annually.

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

Analysts say mounting energy insecurity concerns and high prices are behind increased investment in domestic oil and gas projects, sparking fears among environmentalists.

While most coal-fired generators are demolished after their use-by date, the defunct Wallerawang power station in central-western NSW is being repurposed to help with Australia's renewable energy future.

Fiji's tourism industry, the backbone of the country's economy, is under threat as coral reefs are killed off. But a US-born marine biologist known as "the coral gardener" says he may have a solution to the problem.

PRIVATE companies want exemption from the corporate tax list.

BORAL and CSR have been given a surprise green light by the competition watchdog to merge their clay brick businesses.

THE sliding dollar should help the nation’s retailers lock in the highest price rises in almost five years.

More and more people are bypassing real estate agents and using social media to sell their properties — but what are the risks of going it alone?

It is an offence in Queensland to carry an unconcealed gel blaster in public from February 1, with police urging owners of the toy guns to be fully aware of their responsibilities or face harsher penalties including jail time.

The auction for the Port of Melbourne has come down to a three-way race with bidders lodging indicative bids.

A BATTLE between two copper-focused juniors, KBL Mining and Kidman Resources, will heat up today.

Australians are the biggest consumers of meat in the world, yet an inevitable part of our meat-eating society — the killing of animals — is largely unseen. But community expectations about meat processing and animal welfare are changing.

Construction on Sydney's newest city centre will begin before the end of the year, with the NSW government releasing first images of how it will look.

Will Australia's housing market be the same in the aftermath of the pandemic?

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.

Isobel Marshall was about to enter her final year of high school when she and her best friend came up with an idea to support women and girls at home and abroad.

More than 1,000 people flock to the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa in search of diamonds.

IN Orange NSW David Murray’s financial system inquiry hasn’t been top of mind for many of its 40,000 odd residents.

AUSTRALIAN businesses need to recognise the growing economic importance of women, says US sociologist Marianne Cooper.

NATIONAL Australia Bank is selling another £1.2 billion ($2.28 billion) in higher risk commercial real estate loans from its UK division.

AUSTRALIA’S sharemarket is on track for its biggest two-day gain in a year after a rally led by resources and financial stocks.

NEW York law firms are having a field day from Australian fast-food chain Pie Face’s ill-fated push into the city.