Rio Tinto to hike iron ore price for China by 80-97 percent (AFP)
AFP - Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto said Monday that it had agreed a near doubling of the price of its iron ore sales to Chinese steel maker Baosteel.
No gas for Pluto 2 project as Woodside well turns up dry
WOODSIDE Petroleum will have to continue its search for gas to feed a proposed second production train at its $12 billion Pluto liquefied natural gas project after a potential feeder well turned up dry. 
Qantas flights grounded by strike
Qantas flights are grounded as engineers begin a series of strikes over pay.
Qantas set to axe 2000 jobs
Qantas is set to axe up to 2000 jobs worldwide as the record price of oil hits world airlines hard.
Gillard slams Telstra for ending EBA...
JESSE HOGAN AND CHRIS ZAPPONE The Workplace Relations Minister dismisses Telstra's rationale for ending talks with unions on collective agreements.
Qantas Wields The Axe
Aussie airline to cut 1,500 employees, put expansion plan on hold.
Fortescue looking to bulk up quickly
FORTESCUE Metals Group is about to embark on its next stage of expansion, confident that demand for iron ore will remain strong for more than a decade, and signalling that its...
Qantas engineers plan series of...
Qantas engineers are planning a series of rolling strikes in Australian cities next week as part of a continuing pay dispute with the airline, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Qantas to cut 1,500 jobs worldwide to try to offset crisis of rising fuel prices
Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia's flagship carrier, announced Friday it was slashing its work force by 1,500 people worldwide and abandoning plans to hire 1,200 more as it tries to deal with skyrocketing fuel costs.
Qantas Airways to cut 1,500 jobs worldwide
Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia's flagship carrier, said Friday it will slash 1,500 jobs worldwide and abandon plans to create 1,200 more as it tries to deal with skyrocketing fuel costs.
Qantas faces major disruptions
Qantas passengers can expect flight cancellations and delays next week as disgruntled engineers walk off the job.
Qantas engineers plan series of...
Qantas engineers are planning a series of rolling strikes in Australian cities next week as part of a continuing pay dispute with the airline, the union said Thursday.
Qantas engineers to strike next week...
Qantas engineers are planning a series of rolling strikes in Australian cities next week as part of a continuing pay dispute with the airline, the union said Thursday.
Qantas faces stoppage over pay
Australian airline Qantas faces turbulence next week when engineers begin a series of strikes over pay.
Qantas breaks bounds to settle pay...
QANTAS has failed to keep wage rises within its targeted range after agreeing to give aircraft engineers a rise of about 5 per cent per annum over four years.
Woolworths insists new chief...
Woolworths' chairman, Richard North, maintained that its retail division can robustly grow its profits yesterday as the group parted company with its chief executive, Trevor...
Qantas, No Longer Hopping Along, Lops Jobs
Australia's flag carrier, after five years of expansion on domestic and international routes, is forced by fuel costs to cut staff and trim unprofitable routes.
Analysts warn of Transurban 'takeover'
Disappointed investors cut almost 15 per cent off the value of Transurban Group after the toll roads operator signalled cuts to its future distribution payouts.
Transurban faces selling pain as it...
The job ahead for infrastructure investment vehicles was laid out by Transurban's new CEO.
Bartolomeu Dos Santos: printmaker and...
Bartolomeu dos Santos was perhaps Portugal's most important 20th-century
printmaker.
ASX beefs up supervisory department
After months of criticism that its commercial interests put it at odds with its enforcement role, ASX has named a new chairman for its market supervision department.
Orica's big bang demerger
Orica will spin off its consumer products division and raise up to $900 million through a rights issue.
Rio Tinto to invest in iron ore studies
Rio Tinto Ltd will spend $A521.96 million on the expansion of its Pilbara operations to increase output to 320 million tonnes per year.
Babcock finds suitors for wind farms
Babcock & Brown's wind power affiliate may get up to $3.2b for assets, which would alleviate concern about the firm's ability to repay debt.
Qantas to unveil new frequent flyer plan
On July 1, Qantas will unveil a new frequent flyer scheme.
Qantas frequent flyer plans worry...
Qantas is getting ready to unveil a new frequent flyer scheme, which it says offers more choice, but consumers are worried.