Growth set to push GE Capital back to black

Steve Bertamini, head of General Electric Australia/New Zealand, has said that top Australian finance company GE Capital is banking on growth in its commercial and consumer finance businesses to help it return to post-tax profitability in the curr

Australia’s small businesses feel the heat

Unfair practices by big business, an increasingly difficult regulatory environment, and an exodus of retiring small-business owners are some of the reasons for a decline in the number of small businesses in most Australian states, according to the

Benchmark interest rate decision

Australia's central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.25 percent.

The Reserve Bank of Australia twice lifted its key rate by 25 basis points in November and again in December but has left it unchanged since then.