TIMBER company Gunns has struck an agreement with construction firms to begin building its controversial Tasmanian pulp mill from September 1, despite still requiring federal and state approval.

AN elderly woman is critically ill after being pulled from her burning home in Melbourne this morning.

Four Australians have made it to the invite list for the 13th Summer X-Games which will take place fro August 2nd to Sunday August the 5th at the Staples Center and The Home Depot Center in Los Ang...

A question asked by Senator Stott Despoja of the Deputy Secretary, Office of Access Card during a Senate Estimates hearing has resulted in the Minister for Human Services, Senator Ellison, changing information on the Access Card website to provide more

As multi time winners of the Dakar Rally, motorcycling manufacturer KTM has stated cost is no object to add Australia's top desert race "Finke" to its list of winning achievements on a worldwide sc...

CASINO-hungry James Packer has bought another slice of Las Vegas, enabling him to finally flash his prominent Crown insignia on the city's famed gaming strip.

HOUSEHOLD water charges in Brisbane will rise by more than 23 per cent as southeast Queensland continues to battle its worst drought on record.

BHP Billiton's promotion of Marius Kloppers to succeed Chip Goodyear as chief executive officer is sparking fresh speculation that the takeover frenzy hitting the mining sector globally is set to intensify.

THE resources boom has gathered momentum, but the manufacturing industry is throwing in the towel in the face of Chinese competition.

SYDNEY, June 1 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set for modest gains on Friday as mining firms get a boost from firmer metal prices, offsetting a mixed showing on Wall Street.

A 14-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl was knocked down and killed outside her home in eastern Victoria after getting off a school bus with her brother.

A PROFESSIONAL opera singer performed eight shows with a plum stone stuck in her throat near her vocal chords, after doctors failed to see it in an X-ray.

The dollar edged up to 121.71 yen, from 121.61 yen on Wednesday. US gross domestic product (GDP) growth was revised down to 0.6 percent annualized from last month's initial estimate of 1.3 percent and was the slowest pace for more

MELBOURNE, June 1 (Reuters) - The New Zealand Commerce Commission is believed to hold & quot;grave concerns & quot; about the impact on competition of a takeover of The Warehouse Group Ltd. WHS.NZ, the Australian Financial Review said.

Wachovia says it will buy A G Edwards Inc for & #36;US6.8 billion ( & #36;A8.27 billion), creating the second-largest US retail brokerage.

THE US plan for a new global framework to fight climate change presents a "practical road map" for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull said.

AG Edwards stock rocketed 11.01 dollars, or over 14 percent, to close at 88.16 dollars in afternoon trading, while Wachovia's stock ended down 36 cents at 54.19 dollars. "The long-term growth opportunities of the brokerage industry are extremely compelling to

Sales of cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil in Europe have exceeded internal expectations, the European distributor says.

The following substantial shareholder notices were made to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) yesterday.

IT seems that yoga is no longer a source of relaxation, with the Indian government furious at efforts by Americans - including an Indian-born 'yogi' - to patent the craft.