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Most economists are expecting unemployment in Australia to remain steady at 5.3 per cent.

The Federal Government is refusing to say how much it will cost to remove dodgy insulation from thousands of homes.

A slump in housing finance figures offset gains resulting from positive consumer confidence data on the Australian share market today.

The EU is considering a ban on the sort of complex financial instruments that may have contributed to Greece's economic crisis.

The New South Wales Business Chamber is recommending the creation of 10 'super councils' in Sydney as part of a series of ideas it has developed to fix the state.

Metro Trains says services are suffering because of problems with a number of Siemens trains.

Researchers have uncovered the courses of ancient river systems under the Simpson Desert in Central Australia.

The combination of higher interest rates and the expiry of the boost to the first homeowners' grant has driven a big fall in housing finance in January.

The Reserve Bank has said one of Australia's greatest challenges in the years ahead will be to boost the supply of new houses and skilled workers.

A leading private survey has shown resilience among Australian consumers, despite the interest rate rise in March.

A WA explorer believes it may have found the Mid West's single biggest iron ore deposit.

The father of a woman killed in the Lockhart River air crash five years ago says he is appalled by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority's (CASA) decision not to pursue legal action against the airline operators.

Access Economics is warning retail spending in Canberra will bear the brunt of any tough decisions made in the federal budget.

It is one year today since US stocks fell to their lowest level in more than 12 years, amid Wall Street's worst point in the global financial crisis.

Germany's largest fishing vessel will leave the Netherlands this week, towed by a giant kite harnessing trade winds for South America that will help cut its fuel consumption by up to a third.

In the US, a highway patrol officer had to rescue a man when the accelerator pedal in his Toyota Prius became stuck at speeds of more than 145 kilometres an hour.

The Federal Government looks unlikely to win enough votes to pass legislation aimed at breaking up Telstra.

A report says owning a three-bedroom house is a thing of the past and that smaller homes must be built.

The Australian shipbuilding industry wants the Federal Government to step in and help steer the industry back on course.

Paul Keating says the Commonwealth should take a bigger role in large-scale planning and development in Australia's cities.