More Australians with high-level care needs who want to keep living at home will receive funding packages from the federal government.

Dodgy bosses who don't pay their workers superannuation will face legal action and stiffer penalties if Labor wins the next federal election.

The Australian Stock Exchange is tipped to fall when trade resumes on Monday thanks to worry over the global economy and dour economic data from China.

Australians have embraced electronic transactions with experts predicting a cash-free future as new technology makes paying digitally easier than ever.

The Greens say fossil fuel companies' donations to Labor show it will be tough for the party to fully commit to renewable energy.

Social media companies will be told they must protect Australian children as part of a new online safety charter to be introduced next year.

The long wind-down to Christmas and the New Year is underway.

Stocks of interest at the close of trade on the ASX on Friday, December 14.

Australian shares dipped further at the close, with the heavyweight financial sector as well as energy stocks dragging.

Every day from dawn, a fleet of forklift trucks carries crates of roses, tulips, chrysanthemums and 22,000 other flower varieties through the world's biggest flower market.