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Australia's education minister has pledged a rapid increase in international students returning next year with hopes tens of thousands could be welcomed.

Woolworths has settled a wage theft claim worth about $300 million and pledged to pay more underpaid workers $50 million.

The federal government has bolstered the latest round of the Building Better Regions Fund to $300 million to drive the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Investors are poised to stop a four week losing run on the Australian share market as they return to buying bank stocks.

The construction of Bullsbrook's 1,000-bed quarantine facility has officially begun today, just one month after the federal government abandoned plans to build it at Jandakot.

Payroll jobs dropped further by mid-September as coronavirus lockdowns continued to bite, and now stand below their pre-pandemic level.

Wesfarmers has bolstered its chances of taking over Australian Pharmaceutical Industries after buying a 19.3 per cent stake.

Bushfire-affected timber to be used in Australia's booming construction industry is set to start moving off Kangaroo Island.

Shares have had a mid-session collapse on the Australian market after New Zealand's central bank hiked rates due to rising prices.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has told banks they need to raise the serviceability buffer when assessing new loan applications.

Australians with compromised immune systems could start receiving COVID-19 booster shots this year before third jabs are rolled out more widely in 2022.

Reserve Bank optimism about the economic reopening of lockdown states has helped ASX investors recover some but not all of their losses.

The Reserve Bank of Australia left the official cash rate at a record low 0.1 per cent following its monthly board meeting, as widely anticipated by economists.

Dominic Perrottet has vowed to be a "family premier" after winning a NSW Liberal party room vote to replace Gladys Berejiklian.

Qantas is close to choosing which plane and engine suppliers will provide its next domestic fleet.

Western Australians who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are being warned they will eventually face consequences amid "troubling" hesitancy in some areas.

A Commonwealth Bank share buyback helped produce a winning start to the week on the ASX, while troubled property giant Evergrande made a sale.

Aged care nurses who stay in the sector will receive bonus payments in a federal government bid to boost the country's workforce.

Health authorities are keeping a close eye on an oil tanker docked in Fremantle after 12 of its 22 crew members tested positive for COVID-19.

Investors had broad-based losses to end the week on the ASX as the market slumped for a fourth consecutive week.

Ben Morton will be promoted to special minister of state and Melissa Price will pick up the science and technology portfolios in a reshuffle today, while separately, Slade Brockman will become Senate president.

Gladys Berejiklian has resigned as premier after the state's anti-corruption watchdog announced she was under investigation for potential breaches of public trust.

Australians will soon be able to freely travel overseas and fully vaccinated people allowed to quarantine in homes for a week.

Farmers could soon have access to more workers from overseas, following the creation of a new agriculture visa.

Investors' 11-month winning streak on the ASX is over as US inflation concerns, a debt ceiling row and a slowing Chinese economy weigh on confidence.

Australians aged over 60 have been given access to mRNA vaccines in a bid to get about 300,000 hesitant people over the line.

Businesses will no longer receive federal cash injections when vaccination coverage milestones are reached as the government phases out coronavirus support.

More delays are inevitable as FedEx parcel delivery workers strike for 24 hours over job security, a week after StarTrack workers walked off the job.

Western Australia has called for more of the state's GPs to be approved to administer COVID-19 vaccines as national figures show its trails other states in the rollout.

Broad-based selling has continued for a second consecutive day on the ASX as fears of a US credit default and energy shortages in China add to economic uncertainty.

The consumer watchdog has warned Australian airports not to increase its charges for airlines in an attempt to recover lost income due to COVID shutdowns.

Workers and businesses will have lockdown support payments wound back once key vaccination coverage milestones are reached.