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Ford's decision to end its Australian manufacturing operations will mean the closure of two plants in Victoria and the loss of 1200 jobs.

Kimberley gas hub protesters say they have declined to meet with WA Premier Colin Barnett because Woodside has shelved its plans.

The Australian dollar may be in decline, but the impact of its long period above parity against the US dollar is still being felt.

The federal government has announced spending on a new scheme for jobs in remote communities missing out on the NT economic boom.

The NSW upper house has voted down a Greens bill giving terminally ill people who are over 18 and mentally capable the right to an assisted death.

A mother has told her son's killers that they have ruined her family, during a sentencing hearing for the four men.

An alleged murderer has been caught passing a handwritten note to his co-accused directing her to discuss evidence with her lawyer, a Sydney court heard.

Former commonwealth parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper will face trial over charges of defrauding the commonwealth.

The tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru will have an election on June 22.

Ford's decision to stop making cars in Australia spells the end for the Falcon, the iconic family sedan for millions of Australians across half a century.