With delivery of 75 new Queensland Rail trains now on hold, what will it mean for commuters who are already suffering from cuts to services from the ongoing driver shortage?

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will take Westpac to Federal Court over its responsible lending practices.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will take Westpac to Federal Court over its responsible lending practices.

Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick apologises after a video surfaces showing him getting into an argument with a driver for the ride service who complained about pay rates.

Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick apologises after a video surfaces showing him getting into an argument with a driver for the ride service who complained about pay rates.

David Stratton has become one of Australia's most recognisable and renowned film critics, but a new documentary that turns the spotlight back on him reveals it might never have happened.

David Stratton has become one of Australia's most recognisable and renowned film critics, but a new documentary that turns the spotlight back on him reveals it might never have happened.

NBN Co says it is working on a way to offer wi-fi to air travellers from the same satellite that supplies regional internet.

NBN Co says it is working on a way to offer wi-fi to air travellers from the same satellite that supplies regional internet.

Today's gross domestic product announcement is evidence that the economy is growing again. But compared to previous decades, the current rate isn't worth celebrating.

Today's gross domestic product announcement is evidence that the economy is growing again. But compared to previous decades, the current rate isn't worth celebrating.

While Australia enjoys a near-record run of economic growth without experiencing a recession, some bellwether businesses say the economy is more fragile than it looks.

While Australia enjoys a near-record run of economic growth without experiencing a recession, some bellwether businesses say the economy is more fragile than it looks.

The independent candidate for Geraldton campaigns on the single issue of making the Abrolhos Islands a tourist destination.

A recruitment video the Finance Department spent thousands of dollars to create is panned by marketing experts as "excruciating" and "cliched".

A recruitment video the Finance Department spent thousands of dollars to create is panned by marketing experts as "excruciating" and "cliched".

Unions and employer groups are at odds over how quickly changes to penalty rates should be introduced as the Commission calls for submissions over how the pay cuts should be implemented.

The Australian Signals Directorate was placed on diesel generators in early February because authorities were concerned about the reliability of the energy grid.

Federal education regulators were still deciding whether to take action against a problem-plagued Sydney hairdressing college when it closed down leaving 800 students stranded, a Senate estimates hearing hears.

Donald Trump has pledged to pump tens of billions of dollars into his country's military spending — but how much does the US and the rest of the world really spend on defence?

Contractors' links to bikie gangs are discovered alongside dozens of major safety breaches and defects during a police safety blitz on vehicles involved in Sydney's WestConnex project.

Badgerys Creek residents lose a court appeal to allow them to stay in their homes which sit in the path of Sydney's new airport. 

There is a widening of inequality between younger Australians whose parents own a home and those who do not, leaving children without wealthy parents with less opportunities over their lifetime, a new report shows.

Australia's trade surplus dramatically shrinks by almost two-thirds, just a day after surging exports helped keep the nation out of recession.

ASIC executives are quizzed over its decision to investigate Cash Converters' lending practices to online customers but not those who sought loans in store, during a Senate estimates committee hearing today.