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.