Consumers are increasingly shunning credit cards and using debit cards instead to
pay for purchases as they err on the side of financial responsibility because of the

Inflation has dropped back within the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target band
for the first time in over a year, and is likely to fall further as the global

The High Court has ruled that not all people who attempt suicide are mentally ill
and, therefore, police are not obliged to help them.

They have lost a lot this season - but at least Super 14 battlers the Queensland
Reds haven't lost their sense of humour.

All is forgiven for some NRL bad boys after North Queensland and the Bulldogs
welcomed wayward charges back to the fold for round seven.

The boss of the NSW rugby league is adamant Willie Mason's Origin career is not over
despite the former Test enforcer being overlooked for the Blues preliminary squad.

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens sees little reason to wait
until the next national accounts.
He has declared Australia is already in recession.

Insurance and superannuation giant AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd could slash up to
120 full-time staff to curb costs as the global financial market meltdown takes its

Prince Charles will focus on the threat big business poses to the environment in a
new book and documentary due for release next year.

Graduates originally headed for careers in law, engineering or accountancy will
instead pick up pieces of chalk and march into Victorian classrooms next year, says