Exporters have enthusiastically welcomed the drop in the Australian dollar to below parity, with industry leaders saying the fall combined with the prospect of even lower interest rates has given the sector a much-needed psychological boost.

Streamlining business regulations and cutting red tape could add $6 billion every year to the country’s gross national product by 2020, according to a new report released by the Productivity Commission.

Legal action has been filed against travel agency Flight Centre, which is facing claims it ignored workplace bullying against a female employee.

Facebook’s decision to test a new feature that would allow users to pay a fee to promote their posts has received a mixed response, with one analyst attacking the idea as “the worst one yet” hatched by the social media giant.

The five-bedroom contemporary Sydney Harbour home of Stephen Brown, the boss of the troubled 1st Fleet trucking company, and his wife, Corrine, comes with a $16 million asking price.

The world banking system is about to be tested once again by another European crisis because politicians and central bankers underestimated the power of people. And, here in Australia, we have a version of the 'Greek game' being played under the surface.

A code of conduct will not make a person behave ethically, but a code of ethics might, an ethics expert with over 20 years' experience says.

The auctions market has continued to perform reasonably well during the autumn slowdown, with experts and analysts saying the industry may have enough momentum to push through the next few months with a better result than last year.

There are fears up to 1,250 Qantas engineers will be axed when the airline makes a restructuring announcement due this week.

Who would have thought it would come to this?