An outback Queensland council says the reopening of the 'inside' Birdsville Track will give travellers an alternative.
ABC - April 18, 12:40 pmFortescue Metals Group says its first quarter shipments were up 3 per cent and costs were down as it gained economies of scale.
ABC - April 18, 12:34 pmFormer New South Wales MP Kerry Hickey has told a corruption inquiry his Labor colleague Ian Macdonald gave a "reptilian smile" when he asked him to write a letter of support for a controversial mine.
ABC - April 18, 12:24 pm
The company building a new abattoir south of Darwin says a surge in Australian beef shipments to China will be good for business in the Northern Territory.
ABC - April 18, 12:01 pmGlobal growth concerns have returned and are weighing down the Australian share market this morning.
ABC - April 18, 11:17 amThe price of gold has stabilised but has the damage to the precious metal already been done?
ABC - April 18, 10:50 am
Queensland's Opposition says it is hard to stomach the State Government's reasons for giving $40,000 to fast food giant KFC.
ABC - April 18, 10:47 amWesfarmers has recorded strong sales growth among most of its major retail chains.
ABC - April 18, 10:04 am
Contractors rolling out the National Broadband Network (NBN) have cut phone and internet services to hundreds of residents and businesses, west of Brisbane.
ABC - April 18, 9:34 amTasmania's housing industry has warned homebuilding is at its lowest level in more than a decade.
ABC - April 18, 9:28 amIt is hoped a new cruise ship and Antarctic terminal in Hobart will boost ship visits.
ABC - April 18, 9:25 amUS credit ratings agency, Standard & Poor's, says it will vigorously defend itself against a planned class action by about 90 local councils, churches and charities in Australia.
ABC - April 18, 8:57 amThe Federal Opposition says a potential multi-billion dollar hit to the budget following a plunge in Europe's carbon price has put future tax cuts and pension rises "at risk".
ABC - April 17, 10:08 pmThe International Monetary Fund has cut its global growth forecast for 2013 for a fourth time as the eurozone's recovery lags.
ABC - April 17, 8:39 pmThe Australian market has finished higher on the back of a strong performance in bank and technology stocks.
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