The momentum is palpable as the equity market heads to 6000 points, but in the economy the state of retail has set off real concerns.

Telstra chief executive David Thodey has backed the federal government’s latest plan to tackle illegal downloading, which gives internet service providers 120 days to propose a code of conduct.

Australia has kicked off 2015 with a soft economy, a weakened dollar and a host of challenges facing its big corporate sectors. BusinessDay looks at the year to come.

The nation's unemployment rate rises slightly in November, remaining at a 12-year high despite the creation of 42,700 new jobs.

The Telstra outage that left tens of thousands of customers' without NBN and ADSL services last week was caused by a faulty software update, the telecommunications giant has revealed.