Iron ore price fall expected to hit Federal budget

The former Treasury secretary and head of the last major review of the taxation system, Ken Henry, has warned the Abbott government urgently needs a tax and welfare package to head off an imminent budget crisis. He said the changes would have to ...

A Japanese budget airline has flown into rough air over its decision to outfit flight attendants in revealing mini-skirts, drawing criticism that it could invite sexual harassment. Skymark Airlines came under fire from the cabin crew's labour ...

WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - Top U.S. defense officials are bracing for a brutal season of budget negotiations, warning U.S. lawmakers that the U.S. military will gradually become unable to respond to emerging crises if Congress blocks the ...

Laura Overdeck has always loved math--she even majored in astrophysics at Princeton. So, of course giving her three kids bedtime math problems each night always seemed as natural as telling them bedtime stories. When she realized her kids found the ...

If there is one thing that western journalists would never let go at China's National People's Congress, it must be China's defense budget. This happened again at the 2nd Session of the 12th NPC, after China announced its 2014 official defense ...

Though the last Budget had spoken about setting up of a roads regulator, nothing has moved on that front so far Reuters Mumbai: Policy measures taken in the roads sector over the past few years are likely to revive the overall sentiment in the sector that has ...

[March 11, 2014] (Times Record (Fort Smith, AR) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) March 11--A proposed Fort Smith governance policy was met with resistance Tuesday by city directors, some of whom said they felt the draft was too ...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avis Budget Group, Inc. ( CAR ) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Avis Budget Finance, plc, has completed an offering of EURO200 million (approximately $280 million) aggregate principal amount of 6% senior notes ...

In the budget document released by the Office of Management and Budget, the White House's proposed 2015 budget includes many changes to homecare including a copayment for new beneficiaries. This proposal is drawing strong criticism from the National ...