Interest rate cuts hurt many households but the RBA says the nation as a whole gains from the reductions.

Business confidence in Queensland has plummeted, with industry leaders panning the competence of the government.

Research shows consumers value speed when it comes to shopping, so Australian retailers need to react or they will lose.

The Greens should be pressing Jordan Steele-John, who is in line to take Scott Ludlam's Senate spot, to stay in the seat everyone assumes will come his way, writes Michelle Grattan.

For nearly three years the international system has been aware of evidence that the Syrian President may not have declared all of his chemical weapons stockpiles — and these strikes highlight the dilemma about what to do now, writes Middle East correspondent Matt Brown.