BABCOCK & Brown will overhaul its business model after 25 banks agreed to continue providing a $2.8 billion loan facility.

A-LIST celebrities and a new $50 million corporate headquarters are German carmaker Audi's latest gambits to beat prestige rivals in Australia.

SYDNEY margin lender Lift Capital is likely to be put into liquidation within weeks with a new report from its administrator expected to recommend the move next week.

Designer dogs removed from Adelaide home They belonged to family in child neglect case Reports say family eligible for $60k in welfare

WILD weather is expected to lash South Australia tonight prompting warnings for people to stay away from windows and safeguard their pets.

THERE has been a "massive increase" in calls to a government hotline from people wanting to be foster carers in the wake of Adelaide's child neglect case that shocked the state.

CONFIDENTIAL government documents show the Howard government never considered the possibility Dr Mohamed Haneef was not involved in terrorism, his lawyers say.

DAVID Hicks has made his first public appearance since being released from jail for supporting terrorism, stepping out for drinks last night with outgoing Democrats senator Natasha Stott Despoja.

IF YOU'RE having a fling behind your partner's back, it won't be the lipstick on your collar or the receipts from expensive hotels that give you away.

PUBLISHING company APN News & Media expects a flat net profit result for the first half of calendar 2008 as it continues to battle challenging market conditions.

PBL Media - the private-equity-controlled company that houses the Packer family's one-time flagship media assets, the Nine Network and ACP Magazines - has been valued at zero in a report by one of the country's top media analysts.

HIGHER interest rates have restrained credit demand, but appear to have done little to rein in burgeoning inflation pressures.

WORLD oil continued higher today, trading above $US141 a barrel following after reaching as high as $US143 on the weekend.

STEEL magnate Lakshmi Mittal, the biggest shareholder in ArcelorMittal, is reportedly considering entering a takeover bid for mining giant Rio Tinto.

BABCOCK & Brown has reaffirmed its annual earnings guidance.

RESCUERS are trying to help a whale and her calf lost in a Gold Coast waterway.

Yamaha Monster Motocross Team's Josh Coppins emphatically aced his first victory of the 2008 MX1-GP World Championship with a double moto sweep at a sun-drenched and packed Talkessel circuit in Teu...

Following the recent decision taken by the Motocross GP Commission, FIM Motocross World Championship promoter, Youthstream, announced further improvements for the series.Youthstream have st...

Jason Crump delivered a decisive message to his rivals by winning the British Grand Prix at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday night.Crump, who has had mediocre Grand Prix results for...

Toni Bou - Repsol Montesa HRC was back to his winning ways at the sixth round of the 2008 FIM SPEA Trial World Championship at Tolmezzo in Italy. Bou held off a strong challenge from Ada...