Australia's economy: is the lucky country running out of luck?

After 24 years of uninterrupted economic growth, Australia is entering the kind of difficult waters experienced by every other major developed country in the past decade.

Australian PM says tour will boost security

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday his 12-day, four-nation tour will bolster his country's economic and national security.

Japan, Australia said to clinch trade deal as U.S.-Tokyo talks heat up

(Reuters) - Japan and Australia clinched a basic trade deal to cut import tariffs, Australian media reported, as U.S. and Japanese officials stepped up efforts to reach a parallel agreement that would re-energize stalled talks on a broader regional pact.

Coal Mine Fight Embodies an Economic Struggle in Rural Australia

BULGA, Australia — Bulga, a hamlet nestled in the verdant hills of the wine country north of Sydney, is at the center of a legal dispute that could reshape the regulatory environment of a national economy heavily dependent on natural resource extraction.

Keynes the key to maintaining Australia's economic health

The government's swift adoption of Keynsian policies protected the nation during the GFC. Now it is time to finish the job and bring in a surplus.

TWO and a half years ago, the fall of Lehman Brothers triggered the global financial crisis and sharemarket collapse that pushed the world economy to the brink of utter catastrophe. Australia's swift policy response saved tens of thousands of jobs, countless business failures, and a level of individual misery and hardship that can never be known. Today, despite the hammer blows of recent natural disasters, our economic outlook is strong and we are in a better position than almost any of our peers.