
Regional airline Rex to start capital city flights
The board of regional airline Rex has approved plans to raise at least $30 million to launch services to compete against Qantas...

RBA holds rate as economic outlook uncertain
The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the cash rate at a record low 0.25 per cent at its monthly board meeting...

BHP blames US corporate tax cuts for profit slide
BHP Billiton has posted a 37 per cent drop in half-year profit to $US2.02 billion ($2.55 billion) after accounting for one-off losses...

Economists shrug off retail trade ‘rebound’
Economists have shrugged off a surprise bounce in Australian retail spending in April, with the numbers seen as an aberration flowing from...

BlueScope Steel boss fears ‘energy catastrophe’
BlueScope Steel boss Paul O’Malley has warned Australian manufacturing could face an “energy catastrophe”, even as the rejuvenated steelmaker posted a surge...

Bega pays $460m to bring Vegemite home
Vegemite will be Australian-owned once again after Bega Cheese agreed to buy the iconic spread and other well-known brands for $460 million....

Scams leave $229m hole in Aussie pockets
Losses to investment scams almost doubled in 2015, overtaking dating and romance scams as the category with the largest financial losses.

Shares struggle for second year
Benchmark index barely changed again in 2015, disappointing long-term investors.

News Corp to focus on real estate business
Media giant focuses on property listings for future growth in the face of declining revenue.