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Scott Morrison has warned lockdowns will be crucial until vaccination coverage targets are reached but he is confident of getting to a major milestone this year.

Australia's share market has equalled its best run of monthly gains as investors keep pushing to record levels.

The ABC's entire defence to the Christian Porter defamation case will not be publicly available after a judge agreed 27 pages should be removed from the court file.

Wealth manager AMP is embroiled in another fees for no service controversy, this time with superannuation customers.

Australia's leaders will begin charting a course to fully reopening the nation based on new coronavirus vaccination rate modelling.

Queensland authorities are on alert after a man with COVID-19 flew between Brisbane and Perth last week.

Mining giants' soaring earnings from the iron ore trade have added to investor faith the share market gravy train will not end soon.

Qantas Airways is set to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory for all international travellers when Australia's borders reopen.

Western Australians affected by Tropical Cyclone Seroja will receive further help under a record $104.5 million disaster recovery package.

Priceline Pharmacy owner Australian Pharmaceutical Industries has rejected a takeover offer from Wesfarmers.

Scott Morrison has urged all Australians to bring forward their second AstraZeneca jab with Sydney facing an explosion of coronavirus infections.

A complete redesign of Australia's energy system is needed to ensure ageing coal-fired power generation can be safely and smoothly replaced by renewables.

Rio Tinto will return $US9.1 billion in dividends after recording its most profitable six months on the back of surging iron ore prices.

A boom in inflation is no reason for investors to flee the Australian share market, which eased from a record level the day earlier.

Western Australia could keep hard borders in place for the foreseeable future despite other states emerging from coronavirus lockdowns.

Workers who lose hours because of lockdowns will receive up to $750 a week under a boosted federal support scheme.

There is no stopping the Australian share market after the indices hit record levels for the second consecutive day.

China's anti-dumping duties will end imports of Australian bottled wine, rendering the Chinese market unviable in the near term, new research has found.

The federal government has thrown Opera Australia a $4 million lifeline amid cancellations and disruptions caused by the latest COVID-19 lockdowns.

An all-time high for the Australian share market and record prices for some of its biggest companies proved major feats to start the trading week.

Best & Less shares have proven popular on the Australian market as investors tip the company to overcome coronavirus lockdowns.

Three crew members with COVID-19-like symptoms on board a bulk carrier vessel from Singapore will be evacuated by health authorities when the ship berths at Fremantle Port today.

Labor and unions have renewed demands for JobKeeper to be reinstated but Josh Frydenberg is standing firm, saying current support measures are sufficient.

Bill Shorten insists he has no interest in returning to the leadership of the Labor party, dismissing a story that he has been discussing this issue with colleagues as "boring" and unsourced.

Emergency Pfizer vaccine supplies will not be rushed to Sydney's coronavirus hot spots from other states despite new cases peaking in its latest outbreak.

Investors have extended an ASX record as they look beyond the coronavirus lockdowns plaguing about half of Australia's population.

Doctors have urged Australia's expert vaccine panel to recommend the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine be used in wider age groups.

Popular activewear brand Lorna Jane has been fined $5 million in the Federal Court for claiming its clothes prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has popped the trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia and urged Kiwis to come home.

Australian children as young as 12 could start to receive coronavirus vaccines this year after Pfizer was given the initial nod for those under 16.

A merger proposal for Crown Resorts has been withdrawn after a royal commission raised the prospect the gaming group could lose the licence for its Melbourne casino.

Scott Morrison has apologised for the vaccine rollout not meeting its targets but insists some of the issues were out of his control.