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The Federal Government says it will continue to allow art to be part of self-managed superannuation funds despite a review that proposed it be excluded.

Julia Gillard says a Labor government would allow workers to choose a low-fee superannuation scheme to help boost their retirement savings.

The New South Wales Teachers Federation is concerned school maintenance will suffer if funds are diverted to replacing unflued gas heaters.

The Australian Beef Association says the New South Wales Government has bowed to pressure from supermarkets about new meat labelling laws.

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has discredited the energy star rating system used to assess new houses.

The Electrical Trades Union says workers' lives were put at risk on Melbourne's train network during Tuesday's power outage.

The head of Coles says he does not believe having to pay a levy to fund the Coalition's proposed paid parental leave scheme would push prices up for consumers.

There are signs America's economic recovery is starting to fizzle out, with economic growth slowing to 2.4 per cent.

British Airways has revealed its net losses have widened to 122 million pounds ($211 million) in its first quarter as strike action and the volcanic ash cloud grounded flights.

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has focused on infrastructure funding during her first election campaign visit to Western Australia.

The local share market has ended the week on a sour note after a profit warning from the investment bank Macquarie Group.

A member of the Cooper superannuation review says changes need to be implemented despite some industry opposition.

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her government will fund most of the upgrades to infrastructure around the Perth Airport if it wins the election.

A national real estate report has revealed Perth recorded the biggest drop in house prices in the nation for the June quarter.

Many of the people who live along the Gulf of Mexico coast fear they will soon be forgotten.

Australians took out home loans at the slowest rate on record in June, while the amount of personal borrowing dropped, and there was no change in the amount businesses borrowed.

Shares in the investment bank Macquarie Group have sunk after the company revealed earnings in several of its businesses this year are unlikely to meet the results posted last financial year.

The ACT Government has stood up against Coles and Woolworths, ruling the supermarkets out of several store bidding processes in an effort to create competition.

Energy Resources of Australia has announced an 82 per cent plunge in its first-half profit.

A Senate report into the Government's mining tax has recommended it be scrapped.