Latest Australian Business News

Minerals Council scrambles to retract tax survey prize
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has instructed the removal of a link from emails it sent out that offered the chance of a $30,000 prize if readers voiced their opposition to the Government about the mining tax.

Miners drive market higher
Solid gains among mining stocks have helped to push the Australian share market higher.

Energy project gets 'state significance' status
A billion-dollar energy project that could help solve an electricity shortfall in Queensland's north-west has been declared a project of "state significance".