As Australia looks to meet housing construction targets, companies in SA and Victoria's Green Triangle are investing more heavily in softwood timber.

Donald Trump's increased tariffs on steel and aluminium products imported into the United States are now in effect, meaning foreign importers face 50 per cent levies on top of their current costs.

The Australian share market closes just a few points lower after retreating from record highs. The Australian dollar rose above 65 US cents as the greenback fell against other major currencies. 

When former Canberra Raiders player and farmer Luke Bateman joined TikTok, he went viral for his love of fantasy novels. A month later he announced a book deal, but the news has generated controversy.  

The government expected to raise an additional $2.4 billion over four years thanks to changes to the tax on oil and gas profits. It is now predicting it will raise $4 billion less over that same time.

Drone deliveries are not attracting many complaints but experts say that is not a sign of the public's endorsement due to the difficulty of lodging a grievance.

A pact with the bloc was "about building economic resilience in a rapidly changing global environment," Don Farrell said.

It sounds like a contradiction — but the meat you eat in the future might come from a plant, or a laboratory, eliminating the need to slaughter animals.

For people living in some of the nation's most remote and disadvantaged communities, a weekly air delivery service is a lifeline, delivering food, medical supplies — and online shopping purchases.

For people living in some of the nation's most remote and disadvantaged communities, a weekly air delivery service is a lifeline, delivering food, medical supplies — and online shopping purchases.

A couple whose calls to triple-0 to report a fire were not answered during Friday's national outage — prompting a mad dash to the nearest fire station — receive an apology from Telstra CEO Andy Penn.

A couple whose calls to triple-0 to report a fire were not answered during Friday's national outage — prompting a mad dash to the nearest fire station — receive an apology from Telstra CEO Andy Penn.

Police in southern China seize more than $6.3 million worth of counterfeit products, including large hauls of popular Australian branded wines, vitamins, foods, and cosmetics.

Police in southern China seize more than $6.3 million worth of counterfeit products, including large hauls of popular Australian branded wines, vitamins, foods, and cosmetics.

The Sydney and Melbourne property markets were supposed to experience a boom in 2018, but a previously optimistic property analysis firm reverses its earlier forecast tipping a 4 per cent drop.

The Sydney and Melbourne property markets were supposed to experience a boom in 2018, but a previously optimistic property analysis firm reverses its earlier forecast tipping a 4 per cent drop.

Coffs Harbour and Port Botany are getting federal budget gifts tomorrow but Sydney will be ripped off, the State Opposition says, with Victoria getting the lion's share in federal funding.

Coffs Harbour and Port Botany are getting federal budget gifts tomorrow but Sydney will be ripped off, the State Opposition says, with Victoria getting the lion's share in federal funding.

Up to 100 jobs are set to go at Vodafone's Hobart call centre after what the company calls a "dramatic reduction" in call volumes and complaints.

Up to 100 jobs are set to go at Vodafone's Hobart call centre after what the company calls a "dramatic reduction" in call volumes and complaints.

Hopes of reaching a consensus on a new quad bike safety regime are dashed after the resignation of the manufacturer's representatives from a Federal Government advisory committee.

Hopes of reaching a consensus on a new quad bike safety regime are dashed after the resignation of the manufacturer's representatives from a Federal Government advisory committee.

Incoming AMP chairman David Murray is urging angry investors to trust him to restore the wealth manager's battered reputation but warns the challenge will take "a long time".

Incoming AMP chairman David Murray is urging angry investors to trust him to restore the wealth manager's battered reputation but warns the challenge will take "a long time".

More details emerge about what will be in tomorrow's federal budget, with billions of dollars earmarked for roads and rail over the next decade and a small tax cut hinted from July this year.