Industry

The Broken Hill Times rolled out its first edition during major power outages in the region as the Country Press Association says the regional print industry is getting stronger.   

The state government plans to relinquish control of Mount Baw Baw and Lake Mountain after years of financial woes.

The PwC report found a "material uncertainty" about Landbridge's "ability to continue as a going concern" at the port.

Tenders for the Maritime Strategic Fleet program are due to close. The project aims to turn around the drop in Australian-crewed cargo ships on our waters.

An engine failure that forced a Brisbane-bound Qantas flight to make an emergency landing in Sydney was likely caused by a mechanical failure of the high-pressure turbine.

The fast fashion giant behind Millers, Rivers and Katies has left factories in Bangladesh scrambling for reportedly more than $30 million in unpaid invoices — and the fallout threatens the livelihoods of thousands of women.

The consumer advocacy group, Choice, has criticised Meta for failing at scam protection, at its annual Shonky Awards.

Australian governments have been the big spender on quantum technology, outcompeting private capital. But a change in Queensland's government has put a question mark over that spending.

Relocating Western Australia's main container port from Fremantle to Kwinana will cost at least $7 billion, with the government saying it needs to be done by the end of the 2030s to ward off a hit to the state's economy.

Country towns across Australia have been in steady population decline for decades. Some in central Queensland, like alpha, were once busy rural hubs, but now face the threat of vanishing.

Woolworths held its annual general meeting, Coles released a trading update, and the Australian share market traded slightly down as hopes for a pre-Christmas interest rate cut faded. Here is how the trading day unfolded on our business blog.

As Israel and Iran trade blows in the Middle East, commercial aircraft traversing the region are doing so through fewer corridors to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.

British billionaire industrialist Sanjeev Gupta took over the Whyalla steelworks eight years ago and was seen as the city's saviour.

South Australia’s cabinet ministers have travelled to the town of Whyalla to meet with locals, workers and unions amid concerns for the steel plant's future.

Building companies, unions and government ministers came together today to come up with a plan to tackle problems in the construction sector.

A day after oil prices surged, US President Joe Biden warned Israel against military strikes on Iran's oil export facilities for good reason — any attack could ignite another bout of inflation, and possibly plunge the world into recession.

Far from shoring up the state's gas supplies, industry analysts say the WA government's approach incentivises more exports.

China has announced a broad suite of stimulus measures, but analysts are sceptical about whether they are enough to kickstart a sluggish economy.

The company is one of three businesses hit by tomato brown rugose fruit virus in South Australia — the first time the virus has been detected in Australia.

For half a century, Woodside has been the standard-bearer for Australian energy. But a weak share price and unpopularity have left it vulnerable to a US takeover, or move.