The data will be a disappointment to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who was hoping a figure below 4% would bolster his economic credentials in the run-up to the election next month

The government confirmed it would provide A$125 million each to Viva and Ampol to revamp their refineries to start producing cleaner petrol by 2024

The central bank said in a statement its biggest rate increase in more than 20 years was intended to take the cash rate to a more neutral stance

A leaked memo showed Beijing had told the Solomon Islands in December it wanted to send a security team of 10 Chinese police to its embassy

The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment released on Wednesday dipped 0.9% in April from March, when it slid 4.2%

The acquisition interest sent EML shares soaring as much as 14.3%, setting them up for the best session in more than four months

Osaka Gas said on Tuesday it will provide technical support for a $10.75bn green hydrogen project in the Australian outback and will consider investment in the Desert Bloom Hydrogen scheme

The pressure is forcing miners to commit to gradually decarbonise their lithium operations while smaller operators are promising to supply materials with a net-zero carbon footprint immediately

Term limits mean the poll must be held before the end of May and Morrison's centre-right coalition is trailing the opposition Labor party in opinion polls

The Anglo-Australian miner recorded its best ever annual profit in 2021 and gave shareholders a record full-year dividend of $16.8 billion

The Australian agribusiness company has benefitted from supply constraints due to the Ukraine war, while its shares have risen to a record high

In its semi-annual financial stability review, the Reserve Bank of Australia emphasised the financial system was sound and banks were well capitalised