Broad opposition has formed against a planned shale gas extraction program in Western Australia's Kimberley region, with locals saying they won’t put their water at risk.

It could be a golden decade for one mineral with Australian production levels at their highest peak in years, and still rising.

A vital medical aid service has been kicked out of Myanmar on accusations of lying.

The Federal Government has announced its ‘streamlined’ version of offshore petroleum and gas resource approvals, and already explorers are looking to sink their drill bits into the ocean floor.

A former Labor minister has come out in support of the Coalition Government’s moves to reform Australian workplaces, which the Prime Minister says should happen as soon as possible.

A meeting today could decide whether Australian consumers get to use a new website and star rating system for healthy food, or whether it has all been a wasted effort.

The Prime Minister may soon be the sole supporter of his promised paid parental leave scheme.

A pilot program is using technology to bridge education barriers worldwide, by conducting courses through avatars in an entirely virtual world.

Environmentalists are celebrating a decision by building giant Lend Lease to pull out of the planned expansion of a Queensland coal port.

An economists’ report has said privatisation in the electricity sector is expensive and achieves little more than customer annoyance with none of the alleged benefits.

Several public sector unions have reduced their traditional payments to the Labor party, choosing instead to fund a campaign against job cuts.

A surprising allegiance has continued between environmentalists, the Federal Government and Coca-Cola, which is aimed at reducing cane farm chemical run-off into the Great Barrier Reef.

The Federal Government has announced the details of its long-awaited assistance package for drought-affected farmers in Queensland and NSW.

Japan is beginning to turn a corner after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, releasing its first energy policy since the event and allowing some residents to return to their homes in evacuated areas.

The New South Wales Government has fast-tracked approvals for a proposed coal seam gas project at Narrabri.

Australian politicians have broken new ground in the unpopularity stakes, with the nation electing its least favourite Prime Minister in decades.

A new study says that while Australian unions are not perfect, they still play an important role in enforcing minimum standards and certain regulations.

Nearly half a billion dollars will be spent to improve transport in Pacific regions.

Australian rail company Aurizon is standing firm in the face of impending train driver strikes.

A new company will soon take over a large range of operations at Australia’s offshore detention centres, with the tragedy of recent violence still echoing around the country.

Australian engineering firm UGL has emphatically denied media allegations that it “cooked the books” to misrepresent financial results for investors.

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