A change to the excise is on the agenda in the internal debate over the March 29 budget alongside a tax plan designed to win back voters at the election due in May

Sun Cable completed an A$210 million (US$152 million) Series B capital raising with existing shareholders to accelerate the progress of the Australia-Asia PowerLink

Australian PM Morrison said China had been "very clear" about aspirations to build a military base in the Pacific islands, but this had not occurred

The Raptor Fliers Association of WA uses free-flight falconry techniques to rehabilitate injured or orphaned birds

Samarco, a joint venture between Brazil's Vale and Australia's BHP Group, changed its restructuring plan to offer a new alternative to pay creditors

The Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation said it would slash emissions and save on power costs with solar-battery and storage projects

John King announced that the once-troubled retailer would dish out an interim dividend of 1.5 Australian cents a share - the first under his tenure

People should start looking at “healthier food options”, the Fiji Council of Social Services (FCOSS) executive director Vani Catanasiga said

Guy Debelle, who spent the past 25 years at Reserve Bank, will leave March 16 to take the position of chief financial officer of FFI, starting in June

Asian battery makers for electric vehicles are shielded from a big, immediate hit from surging nickel prices for now, thanks to long-term contracts and a diversified supply chain, companies said.

Australian intelligence chief Andrew Shearer says China's President may be planning to dominate the Indo-Pacific region and use it as a base to overtake the US as the world's leading power

The Food and Agriculture Organization will try to find remedies for major problems – 40% of people in the region cannot afford a healthy, nutritious diet