Westfield Group is looking beyond the current malaise in retail spending, pinning its hopes on its first foray into Italy and Brazil

Greece's cash-strapped hospitals have forced Australia's CSL to take a hit on its balance sheet after failing to pay bills for life-saving treatments.

Boral's chief executive has defended the $530 million price the building materials company paid to buy the other half of its plasterboard joint venture.

The Australian share market closed lower, ending a three-day rally after a week of market volatility as investors pulled back.

Building products maker James Hardie expects higher gross profit in fiscal 2012 despite weak housing construction activity in Aust and the US.

Tabcorp Holdings says its continuing businesses are well positioned, and the company is confident heading into the current financial year.