NAIDOC Week is a now a firm date in the corporate calendar, but Indigenous academics and artists warn that support for Indigenous Australians cannot be tokenistic.

A major road linking south-west Sydney to Wollongong has received NSW government approval for a long-awaited upgrade that accounts for impacts on a growing koala colony.

Benchmark power prices will rise by up to 18.3 per cent as the energy industry watchdog seeks to pass on rocketing production costs to consumers. 

Queensland's peak business group says cash is king for businesses, particularly small ones, and delays for payment can have a dramatic impact on them.

Billionaire Hermès heir Nicolas Puech is reportedly planning to bequeath part of his fortune to his gardener. It comes more than a decade after he walked away from the fashion company following a rival label's failed takeover bid.