A Telstra payment system outage left thousands of customers unable to use EFTPOS terminals at a range of retailers, with many electronic banking systems, such as ATMs, also affected.

A new report estimates Australians could save up to $270 a year on their electricity bills, if the Federal Government introduced policy to reserve gas for the domestic market.

Eighty-two per cent of tourists to WA want an Aboriginal cultural experience when they visit, but only 26 per cent get what they want.

Australians are getting "extremely poor value" on their consumer credit insurance, with an average return of as little as 11 cents in the dollar, according to ASIC's scathing report on the industry.

A social-media clip showing cabling suspended across two trees on a suburban Sydney street has gone viral — but the NBN says the gaffe was inherited from Telstra, and has likely been that way since 2015.

Jewellery chain Michael Hill says it will be repaying its retail staff up to $25 million in wages after finding errors in its application of the retail award.

In an email to staff, ABC managing director David Anderson has said he is disappointed the fate of journalists remains unclear.

Deputy Leader of the Nationals Bridge McKenzie said there are 54,000 people employed in the thermal coal industry, but is the number that high? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

Wall Street hit record highs on strong expectations the US Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates for the first time in a decade.

Governments are spending billions on "congestion-busting" projects in and around Perth, with 29 projects underway across the city. But where is the money actually making a difference to commuters' lives?

In the 1960s and 70s, Port Kembla was booming, but the slowdown of the steel industry changed things. Now a colourful cast of characters — migrants, sex workers and creatives — are bringing new life to the area.

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.

One of the big losers of Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing is American tech companies that rely on Chinese manufacturers. Here's what that could mean for people in the market for a new phone.

The CFMEU says a Queensland mining company's initial response to the latest fatal incident in the state's Bowen Basin was "unacceptable" after rescuers took several hours to reach the man.

Bill Nighy says he's fallen in love with Australian outback skies and small-town charm while filming his new movie, Buckley's Chance, in Broken Hill.

Consumers' increased focus on fitness and wellbeing — as well as fears of new taxes and regulation — is challenging the Australian confectionary industry to make healthier products.

Are large parts of regional Australia doomed to fail or can years of decline be turned around to create a brighter future?

Increased taxes on properties are making South Australia even less attractive to investors according to the Property Council of Australia, amid worries surrounding the local housing industry.

Jony Ive, known for shaping Apple's signature rounded, stylish designs is leaving the company after more than two decades, to start his own design firm.

A dispute over royalties paid by mining giant BHP to the WA Government is settled with a one-off payment of $250 million, most of which will help fund a new maternity hospital in Perth.

McDonald's launches legal action over the acquisition of its Swanston St store for the Metro Tunnel works, saying it was short-changed more than $40 million.

The longest-serving member of Australia's government review tribunal compares the Department of Human Services' automated debt recovery program to being asked for money by the Mafia.

A special flight permit will be granted to allow the Hollywood film star's luxury Boeing to fly to Wollongong in November where it will be donated to an aviation museum.

Australia's largest dairy loses its senior management and a number of other staff pen a letter raising animal welfare concerns, just a year after the entire board resigns.

Thousands of jobs have been lost as banks shrink back from their peak size to meet lower revenue growth and increased compliance costs, with thousands more set to go as automation increases.