Car component makers have told the federal government more than 7,000 jobs will go unless it acts now to boost domestic vehicle sales.
Growing fears that the financial crisis will morph into a worldwide recession prompted a new bloodbath on stock markets on Wednesday.
The nation's biggest bank by assets, National Australia Bank, expects full-year cash earnings to be around $3.9 billion.
The former star of TV's Diff'rent Strokes, Gary Coleman, has pleaded not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and reckless driving, his lawyer says.
Australia's domination of the Rugby League World Cup is fast closing in on death and taxes as one of life's certainties.
In the face of growing international pressure to better preserve the Amazon, Brazil is increasingly betting on intelligence and technology in its uphill battle to tackle illegal activities.
Two out of three women of child-bearing age are not getting enough of the vital mineral iodine needed for a baby's healthy brain development, research shows.
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