As Queen fans wait for the legendary band to tour Australia early next year, new frontman Adam Lambert is warming up by releasing his fourth studio album. The US singer says 'Velvet' has been inspired by trying to fill Freddy Mercury's shoes. Image: News Corp Australia

The Australian sharemarket eased by 0.26% on Wednesday ahead of this Friday’s G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan.

Australia’s Prime Minister gave a landmark economic speech this week and it was full of reasons to be concerned.

Woolworths has extended its trial of the hi-tech scan-and-go purchasing application which allows shoppers to buy groceries in store directly from their phone, foregoing queues and the frustration of self-serve check-outs.

Kate Walker is a designer and founder of KWD (Kate Walker Design)