Westpac Banking Corporation has set itself up to challenge Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) as the country's biggest bank, after increasing cash earnings by six per cent on strong loan and

(AAP) Emissions trading will cost households a dollar a day when it starts in 2010.

(AAP) - Convicted murderer Phuong Ngo was set up by police who "channelled" their evidence to pin John Newman's murder on him, claims one of his staunchest advocates at an inquiry into his convicti

(AAP) - NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal says the state is feeling the effects of the global financial crisis as it plunges further into the red.

(AAP) Former prime minister Paul Keating says the motives of Australians who show up at Gallipoli each year for Anzac Day ceremonies are misguided.

(AAP)- Papua New Guinea coach Adrian Lam says his players have his permission to "go berserk" and party for a week if they spring a massive World Cup upset against New Zealand on Saturday.

(AAP) Managed funds could pay billions to satisfy capital adequacy provisions and revamp their business models, if they take up Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's proposal that they become banks.

Canberra is the least popular capital city in Australia for tourists to visit for a
holiday, a survey has found.

Quentin Bryce will head to France to mark Remembrance Day as part of her first
overseas trip as governor-general.

Supercoach Robbie Deans has won the opening round of his latest Bledisloe Cup bout
with arch rival Graham Henry, hoodwinking the All Blacks into playing master flyhalf