The body representing 10 western Sydney councils has accused the federal government of ignoring its plans to stop the nation’s biggest city from gobbling up its farmland, risking a disastrous lo…

It is a stubbornness among shoppers against spending that is plaguing Australian businesses, big and small.
Commonwealth Securities economist Craig James said Australian consumers are refusi…

Australia’s unemployment rate hit 5.4 percent in April but a strong rise in the number of full-time jobs points to continued strength in the economy.
Employment, a barometer of the economy’…

Australian treasurer Wayne Swan on Tuesday forecast the government’s budget to return to surplus three years sooner than expected and before any other major advanced economy, helped by global de…

For retailers it is the worst kind of hell: heavy discounting with little or no sales growth and no quick fix to the price war that is raging across Australia as retailers try to protect their market …

Despite the popularity of Melbourne and Sydney’s retail property sectors with US companies, the two cities are struggling to attract big Asian and European retailers.
Construction activity in Au…

Australia’s consumers spent less than expected in March as the Reserve Bank’s series of interest rate rises forced households to tighten their purse strings. A separate trade report showed…

The Australian retail sector will hit tough times in the next six months, with consumer sales, discounting and weakening foot traffic raised as key concerns by a group of private retail and wholesalin…