Equities and futures exchange operator Australian Securities Exchange Ltd (ASX) says
the temporary ban on short selling of shares that came into effect this week hasn't

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has joined other central banks in working with
the US Federal Reserve to help improve liquidity in global financial markets.

A special forces soldier critically wounded in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan earlier this month has arrived home in Australia, Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says.

Scientists have invented a new breed of solar panel which generates electricity and hot water at the same time - and could halve the cost of going solar.

Australian Rugby Union boss John O'Neill has predicted the code was about to undergo a transformation similar to the one it experienced when it took the leap into professionalism in the last decade

The Rudd government has yet to convince balance-of-power senators to support its Medicare levy surcharge bill despite buckling to some of their demands.

Veteran Sydney full-back Leo Barry will play on for one final AFL season, after agreeing to a new deal with the club.

Cronulla and Test coach Ricky Stuart says Melbourne captain Cameron Smith deserves to miss two weeks for a grapple tackle - even if it includes Australia's World Cup opener with New Zealand.

The Senate has rejected an opposition proposal to have the government's planned luxury car tax increase applied only to vehicles worth more than $90,000.

The federal opposition's new leadership has an opportunity to show its economic credibility and help pass the budget intact through the Senate, the government says.