Australia to seal trade deal with Malaysia

20 May 2012, 5:53 pm

Australia will sign a free trade agreement with Malaysia on Tuesday in a move it hopes will add new momentum to stalled bilateral trade talks with other key Asian trading partners. Australia is still negotiating ...... Read More »

Australia stocks climb, with resource shares up

20 May 2012, 5:37 pm

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks revved back to life in early Monday moves, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 adding 0.9% to 4,082.50 after a 2.7% drop Friday. China-sensitive shares appeared to get a boost from weekend comments by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who promised a commitment to ... Read More »

Does South Australia need a new name?

20 May 2012, 5:29 pm

South Australia’s peak business group believes the state needs a new name to completely rebrand it in international eyes.... Read More »

Australia to boost aid to Afghanistan

20 May 2012, 5:05 pm

AUSTRALIA will boost its aid to Afghanistan as part of an agreement signed by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her Afghan counterpart in the US.... Read More »

Australia to boost Afghanistan aid

20 May 2012, 2:39 pm

Australia's aid to Afghanistan is set to increase under a new agreement signed in Chicago between Julia Gillard and Hamid Karzai.... Read More »

Australia and the Security Council

20 May 2012, 8:58 am

This autumn in New York, Australia will be contesting for one of the elected seats on the U.N. Security Council. Some domestic critics ask why bother with the United Nations? Some international critics ask why waste a vote on Australia? Both are wrong. The U.N. matters, and having Australia on the S... Read More »

Vale Loses to Australia as Mine Laws Curb Market Share

20 May 2012, 8:35 am

Vale SA (VALE3) , the world’s largest iron-ore producer, is poised to lose market share to Australian rivals Rio Tinto Plc (RIO) and BHP Billiton Ltd (BHP) as Brazil imposes stricter environmental rules on new mining projects and labor costs soar.... Read More »

South Australia 'needs a new name'

20 May 2012, 6:30 am

SOUTH Australia needs a new name and the public should choose it, the state's peak business group says.... Read More »

Radelaide? South Australia 'needs a new name'

20 May 2012, 6:30 am

SOUTH Australia needs a new name and the public should choose it, the state's peak business group says.... Read More »

Australia pledges $300 million to Afghan forces

16 May 2012, 6:46 am

Australia will contribute $100 million annually for three years beginning in 2015 toward the $4 billion a year cost of running the Afghan National Security Forces after they take responsibility for their country's security.... Read More »