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Australia's share market finished the penultimate day of reporting season lower, as one portfolio manager questioned how much we should predict in a virus-hit economy.

Australia's disability support scheme is soon expected to become much easier to navigate for participants.

Rio Tinto has been accused by a former adviser of failing to genuinely engage with Indigenous people in the lead-up to destroying ancient Western Australian sites.

Afterpay has failed to sustain the share price spike some pundits tipped would follow its full-year results, as questions remain as to the true value of the company.

Artists are being urged to let the federal government know how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the industry.

Shares have finished higher on the Australian market on a reporting day that highlighted the winners and losers of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nine Entertainment has reported an annual net loss of more than $500 million after a challenging year when advertising earnings slumped and the coronavirus pandemic took hold.

Woolworths has copped a 1.2 per cent hit to its profits as the coronavirus pandemic drives a wrecking ball through the supermarket giant's hotels division.

Flight Centre shares have fallen after the travel business reported a $510 million loss as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Supermarkets could be forced into a mandatory code of conduct for all fresh farm produce under a federal push to stamp out market imbalance.

University arts students have been told to "mix and match" subjects as the federal education minister tries to double their fees.

Investors erased almost all the gains of Australia's share market this week and sold-off banks as the main indices finished lower.

The first steps are being taken towards a so-called single-touch environmental approval system for major projects.

Clive Palmer is refusing to drop his challenge of Western Australia's border closures and has promised further legal action against Premier Mark McGowan.

Qantas is facing calls to repay millions of dollars’ worth of taxpayer-funded subsidies as it cuts loose another 2,400 workers.

Wage subsidies will soon be extended after the underpinning legislation was brought to federal parliament.

Vitamin and pet food supplier Blackmores has reported a 66 per cent full-year profit dive after Chinese shoppers limited spending amid COVID-19.

Labor will support an extension of wage subsidies even if concerns about employers cutting working hours are not addressed.

Shares on the Australian market finished higher on optimism for a coronavirus breakthrough, but there was troubling jobs news.

Qantas is planning to cut up to 2,500 more workers at airports across Australia, adding to the 6,000 employees already leaving the airline.

A company part-owned by the Chinese government has been blocked from controlling popular Australian brands like Pura, Dairy Farmers and Dare flavoured milk.

Interstate border closures have helped keep COVID-19 out of Western Australia and are likely to continue to be successful, the Federal Court found today.

Westfield shopping centres operator Scentre Group and property company Stockland have both reported write downs on the values of their assets, pointing to the impacts of COVID-19.

Businesses no longer eligible for wage subsidies will retain emergency powers to change workers' conditions if turnover is down 10 per cent.

Australia's share market has closed marginally higher after miners, led by Fortescue Metals, helped keep indices up.

The AFL has asked whether Perth's Optus Stadium could accommodate a capacity grand final crowd as a decision looms on the hosting rights.

The Australian economy will take a "substantial and heartbreaking" hit from the coronavirus pandemic when official figures are released next week, the prime minister says.

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A corporate governance expert says boards across Australia need change following high-profile departures at AMP over a sexual harassment complaint.

Australia's share market has had a negative week, finishing lower by 0.25 per cent after a flurry of coronavirus-hit earnings reports.

Interest rates are expected to remain at record-low levels for at least three years, Australia's leaders have been told.

Premier Mark McGowan has declared he won't be silenced after his bitter feud with Clive Palmer escalated to defamation proceedings.