Politics & Economy

Many Australians are breathing a sigh of relief after surviving the GFC, but years on, some groups are still battling...

Unemployment has risen to 5.1% after the loss of 22,200 full-time jobs in July – it’s highest level since November...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced the federal government will support a recommendation by the Productivity Commission to set up...

The Australian share market seemed to be on a roller coaster ride of staggering proportions today, dropping 5% of its...

A landmark report on aged care has recommended big changes in the way we provide aged care. The Productivity Commission...

Many Australians are still recovering from the effects of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Now international sovereign debt concerns have...

On Tuesday this week president Barack Obama struck a deal which raised the US debt ceiling – it was a...

Economist, author and former White House economics advisor Todd Bucholz says keeping the US rating at AAA is not a...

The first day of the controversial trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is now under way. Mubarak faces charges...

The Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold today despite the fact that price rises across the country have put...