A Bunbury magistrate fines a business $141,000 for illegally clearing 16 hectares of land in the state's south west, severely impacting a rare endangered honeysuckle species.

The cost of flights from Townsville to Sydney has more than doubled, leaving die-hard Cowboys fans devastated they will miss out on an elimination final.

Some of Australia's richest industrialists will be allowed for the first time to send WA's gas overseas, with the state government opening up onshore reserves to exports.

The major deal will boost profits in our largest vegetable export market and with one of our rapidly growing red meat trade partners.

A keen-eyed worker at an op shop spotted a "designer" find that retails for $4,000. The handbag, believed to have been made by luxury brand Balenciaga, was put on sale for half that price, but the store has received backlash on social media.

There are concerns for dozens of Australian and New Zealander hikers on the Kokoda Track after local landowners set up a blockade, forcing authorities to suddenly close the famous route in Papua New Guinea. 

If the US is poised to start cutting interest rates, what does it mean for the Reserve Bank's fight against inflation?

Tupperware Brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, giving in to dwindling demand for its once-iconic food storage containers and mounting financial losses.

The use of pagers to attack members of the militant group Hezbollah has renewed focus on a device which stopped being widely used years ago. 

Yve Blake's musical FANGIRLS recently premiered in London after multiple sold-out shows in Australia. But before selling out venues Yve would lose thousands of dollars on every project she made.

The NT Supreme Court has rejected an environmental group's legal challenge of the approval of a fracking exploration project in the Beetaloo Basin, finding it failed to make out its grounds for review.

The NSW Court of Appeal overrules an earlier win by businesses who had argued that delayed works on the light rail line between the CBD, Randwick and Kingsford had negatively affected them.

The three-bedroom property near Bronte Beach, listed for $950 a week, is only accessible through a kindergarten below, with tenants unable to leave or enter outside of its opening hours.

An offshore gas project slated for the New South Wales coast has been dealt another blow after Industry Minister Ed Husic issued a preliminary rejection.

Economists are warning unemployment rates could go through the roof if "labour hoarding" is proven among Australian firms.