The head of Australia's largest airline said its partnership with China Eastern would become its largest global partnership, once the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement is enacted.
Australia's immigration minister has said he is happy to consider downgrading the high level of security at the Australian-run Nauru immigration detention center following a highly critical report into alleged abuse at the camp.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott pushed the United States to request that Australian jets run bombing missions on the Islamic State (IS) strongholds in Syria, according to a local media report on Wednesday.
Chevron's Gorgon Project of the Western Australia northwest coast is expected to be delayed further after workers overwhelmingly supported taking industrial actions over work roster concerns.
Australian police said on Tuesday they have arrested five men after seizing 70 kilograms of cocaine allegedly imported from South America into Australia from a yacht in Queensland's Gold Coast.
Australian port workers sacked last week via Internet will head back to work on Friday after winning a temporary reprieve, successfully arguing Hutchison Ports Australia failed in its workplace responsibilities.
An Islamic State-issued "hit-list " has revealed the names of more than 1,400 people, and includes the details of eight Australian police officers, defense force employees and public figures.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) will tap shareholders for a 5 billion dollar lift in capital reserves after unveiling a record 9.15 billion Australian dollar ( 6.67 billion U.S. dollar) cash profit on Wednesday.
Global credit rating agency Moody's on Tuesday said the Sydney and Melbourne housing markets are key risks facing Australia's banking system.
An Australian entrepreneur said on Tuesday that it is time for the country's agricultural industry to provide major opportunities for Asia's investors while having confidence the high quality Australian brand will be protected in overseas markets.
On the one-year anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, new footage has emerged of unidentified persons sifting through the luggage of dead passengers at the Ukraine crash site.
A study investigating Australia's alcohol drinking patterns has shown underage binge drinking has declined, however, Australians in their middle age have shown signs of increasingly problematic drinking.
Scientists in Australia join global study on threats to sharks
Three-quarters of Australian voters support a controversial proposal which would result in Australian nationals being stripped of citizenship should they engage in terrorist activities.
A routine traffic stop test for alcohol use led to the uncovering of an international fraud syndicate involving a global banking giant.
A former Australian spy and star witness in East Timor's dispute with the Australian government over 30 billion U.S. dollars in oil and gas revenue is facing criminal prosecution, Australian media reported on Monday.
A large accounting firm has released a report, saying multinational corporations need to move fast to counter bad media publicity rather then pay more tax.
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