Australia is implementing stricter regulations on leafy greens, melons and berries, which small-scale growers say will cause unbearable production cost increases.

The NSW government abandons plans for an indoor sports hub in western NSW, blaming the previous government and increased costs.

Japanese officials claim their Mogami frigate is faster, stealthier and better suited to operate alongside the United States than a rival warship offering from Germany.

Qantas and the Transport Workers Union have agreed to set up a compensation fund for payments to be sent to 1,820 impacted former employees who were outsourced by the airline.

The consumer watchdog alleges fuel sold at several service stations in Queensland did not contain additives which the company claimed would protect customers' engines.

New Treasury figures show the top tenth of earners are hauling in tens of billions of dollars from tax concessions and loopholes.

Poor sleep, increased stress and spider bites contributed to a train crash on a BHP iron ore site at Port Hedland earlier this year, a national transport safety watchdog report has found.

A US Senate investigation finds "shockingly" high levels of debilitating injuries and safety conditions made impossible to follow.

One south-east Queensland council is in a pay dispute with unions, which could see tens of thousands of bins left uncollected until next year. 

Details of the coming promise to voters, which follows months of consultation with the gas industry, are being calibrated to counter Labor's likely strategy of ongoing direct-to-households energy bill relief.