The Federal Government's renewable energy target has proved a headache for Malcolm Turnbull, but what exactly is the RET and what is it hoped to achieve?

The Federal Government's renewable energy target has proved a headache for Malcolm Turnbull, but what exactly is the RET and what is it hoped to achieve?

The Fair Work Commission has announced cuts to penalty rates. We hear from the retail and hospitality workers that will be affected by the cuts and the reactions are not all negative.

Electricity retailers ERM Power and Alinta Energy opt to pay more than $130 million in penalties, rather than meeting their renewable energy obligations, raising fresh questions about the Renewable Energy Target.

Solar energy is now cheaper in Australia than retail power prices in most capital cities after dropping 58 per cent in the past five years, the Climate Council says.

Australia Post's managing director Ahmed Fahour resigns, despite the business posting a large profit turnaround due to online shopping parcel deliveries.

Australia's consumer watchdog plans to take legal action against more private health insurers this year, saying many patients are being slugged with unexpected hefty bills after hospital visits.

One of Australia's largest Indigenous corporations is put under special administration after ongoing community concerns that it is failing to deliver services in the Northern Territory's Barkly region.

Attorney-General George Brandis was personally involved in the Bell Group matter one month earlier than he says he was, it has been claimed.

The Fair Work Commission has cut Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for some workers. Use our calculator to find out the impact on you.

Former Queensland Nickel director Clive Mensink has been diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety and returning to Australia to face a public court examination would prove difficult, a Brisbane court hears.

You've probably heard of athletes 'tanking' by deliberately losing a game, but a new report into businesses doing the same thing — referred to as 'phoenixing' — says it's costing the Australian economy billions of dollars a year.

You've probably heard of athletes 'tanking' by deliberately losing a game, but a new report into businesses doing the same thing — referred to as 'phoenixing' — says it's costing the Australian economy billions of dollars a year.

The daughter of the pilot who died in Tuesday's plane crash in Essendon offers her condolences to the families of four other men killed in the tragedy, while paying tribute to her "generous and inspirational" father.

The daughter of the pilot who died in Tuesday's plane crash in Essendon offers her condolences to the families of four other men killed in the tragedy, while paying tribute to her "generous and inspirational" father.