CANBERRA, Australia, June 22 (UPI) -- Australian police say an e-mail that alleged abuse of office by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was faked.

BRISBANE, Australia, March 16 (UPI) -- Australian retailers said $3.9 billion in back-to-school bonus checks had begun to have an impact at store cash registers.

SYDNEY, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The Australian Reserve Bank is expected to cut interest rates Tuesday amid a sharp decline in home prices, officials said.

CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Australian government said it would impose a fee for wealthy depositors choosing to switch accounts to banks guaranteed by the government.

CANBERRA, Australia, May 2 (UPI) -- Opposition Australian politicians have accused the ruling party of breaking a campaign promise by planning to cap the country's baby bonus.

SYDNEY, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Australian national treasurer has called for an end to the government returning revenue surpluses to taxpayers, it was reported Thursday.

SYDNEY, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Shares of the Centro group, Australia's second-largest owner of shopping centers, were pulled from stock market trading in Sydney Friday.

SYDNEY, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan said inflation is likely to remain a problem for the country for the next 18 months.

SYDNEY, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The Australian company embroiled in the Iraqi oil-for-food-scandal has escaped paying tax on kickbacks to the Saddam Hussein regime.