Australian shares closed higher for the second day in a row. Today’s scoreboard. S&P ASX 200. 5,651.40 +29.48 +0.52% All Ordinaries. 5,703.40 +30.81 +0.54% More »     

If you're thinking of selling property soon, you won't have to wait long to find a buyer. And, if you live in Melbourne or Sydney, the strongest property markets in the country, you may only have to wait a month to do so. More »     

The House of Representatives will vote on the American Health Care Act on Friday after an ultimatum to GOP lawmakers from President Donald Trump. The House will go through four hours of debate on the bill. The final vote is expected soon after 4 p.m. ET. Mor...

The Australian rugby community is reeling from the death of fo63rmer Australian Test player Dan Vickerman. He was 37 and leaves behind his wife, Sarah, and two young children. Police say there were no suspicious circumstances. More »     

Office workers in Melbourne's CBD would be encouraged to finish work at 4pm on Fridays, under a proposal from the Property Council of Australia. The plan is devised to boost occupancy in Melbourne's offices, which sat three-quarters empty in late February. Mo...

South Australian police have arrested two men as part of an investigation into ideologically motivated violent extremism. A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly possessing an IED, and a 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly possessing extremist material. ...

Email was invented in 1971, and since then, it has completely changed how we communicate with people we know and those we may not know in person. With the introduction of social media in 1997 and the rapid rise and evolution of these channels, it was thought email would quickly become extinct. Ho...

Troubled casino giant Crown Resorts has received a takeover bid from the private equity group Blackstone. The James Packer-backed group said on Monday morning that it received the unsolicited, non-binding and indicative proposal from Blackstone on Sunday worth $11.85 ...

Maximize your email efforts by tracking these metrics and making adjustments as needed. With the growing number of customer and client interactions online, building and nurturing an email list is extremely important. But — it’s only the beginning. The real success lies in ensuring your emails r...

Zero-brokerage trading platform Stake has expanded to operate in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Brazil as well as its home market, Australia. More »    

Industry groups have welcomed the new emergency funding for businesses and workers impacted by the Greater Sydney coronavirus lockdown, which has been lengthened another two weeks. More »   

The second round of Victoria's $200 regional tourism voucher scheme was exhausted minutes after launch on Wednesday morning. Those 40,000 vouchers will reimburse eligible Victorians who holiday outside of major city centres. More »    

In a world where everyone is connected all the time with no escape, we live and die by our ability to mute, block and ghost those whose company we don't wish to keep. Unfortunately, there are some people who will continue finding ways to contact you, even when you wou...

Chinese commodity futures have jumped out of the blocks again on Tuesday morning, continuing the bullish price action seen overnight. And they're yet again being led by iron ore futures which have put in another barnstorming display. More »     

OO.ready(function() { window.player = OO.Player.create("ooyala-player","90Znh5OTE6EEq2qwpx_y8zKvVzx4tzVz", { autoplay. false }); }); A team of researchers claim that, with help from gene editing methods like CRISPR, they could conceivably be capable of cloning a Wooll...

There's nothing quite like enjoying a cool drink at a rooftop bar when the weather is warm and sunny. A good Sydney rooftop bar not only has great food and drink menus but also fantastic views of the city, the beach, or in some cases, the harbour. More »     

Autism affects about 1 in 68 children, according to the CDC. It occurs in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, but boys are 4 to 5 times more likely to develop it than girls. Now, in a new study, scientists have shown that measurable brain changes may provide...

Donald Trump has gone out of its way to antagonize major US trading partners. He vilified Mexico and China during the campaign and after his rise to the presidency as "killing us" on trade. And his advisers have taken aim at Germany and Japan. More »     

Unemployment dropped to just 4.9% in June, the lowest level since December 2010, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. More »   

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has hinted at further federal support for the aviation industry after the JobKeeper program expires. "We recognise that some sectors and regions are doing it tough," Frydenberg told "News Breakfast". More »   

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Co nservative provocateur James O'Keefe's on Wednesday promoted what he said would be a "WikiLeaks-style" release of secret recordings captured from inside CNN's Atlanta headquarters. More »     

Just 10 years after the launch of the Apple iPhone, smartphones are now ubiquitous. As a result, the market has become commodified and it's harder and harder to distinguish one phone maker from another. More »     

Jeanswest is the latest in a line of Australian retailers that have gone into administration. The list also includes Bardot, Topshop, and Ed Harry. More »    

The value of new home loan commitments shot to a record high of $30.2 billion in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reports. Investor lending spiked 12.8% over the month to $7.8 billion, as Australia's housing market continued its jaw-dropping run. Mo...