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Telstra chief executive Andrew Penn says asset sales are needed to fund services in rural and regional Australia.

The federal government has come under fire for its COVID-19 disaster relief plan, which will not extend to Western Australians affected by last month’s snap lockdown.

Australians with a disability living in group homes may need to wait for aged care residents to be fully vaccinated before receiving their first dose.

Western Australian authorities will consider further ramping up border restrictions for Victoria if more locally acquired coronavirus cases are detected.

The leaders of a takeover offer for Sydney Airport are disappointed it has been rejected, and claim the business has plenty of challenges.

A company behind a controversial mine expansion plan in Tasmanian wilderness has stopped works at the site after legal threats from conservationists.

Australia is tracking a Chinese surveillance ship making its way towards Queensland ahead of a joint military exercise with the United States.

Buy now, pay later providers had a spectacular crash, but the ASX continued to creep towards record levels.

Western Australia's hard border to NSW is set to remain for at least another two months with a coronavirus outbreak in Sydney no closer to being controlled.

Scott Morrison says cautious decisions from medical experts have slowed Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout but has backed their independence.

A new website has been set up to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's mental health, with information on social and emotional wellbeing, country, spirituality and homelessness.

Lucrative top-tier mining assets have mostly gone in Australia, so workers need to be flexible to help make new investment possible, mining giants have warned.

Investors were staring at gains for just about the whole trading day on the Australian market but have nothing to show for it.

Meal kit delivery provider HelloFresh wants to buy rival Youfoodz for $125 million as merger and acquisition activity continues on the share market.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has downplayed his role in securing faster Pfizer shipments for Australia.

A major union will ask the Fair Work Commission to guarantee fruit pickers earn minimum wage.

Two of the biggest miners on the ASX had whopping gains as investors lapped up China's decision to ease lending rules and ramp up economic activity.

The federal minister responsible for disability workers remains committed to making coronavirus vaccines compulsory for the sector.

Wesfarmers wants to buy Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, announcing today a $687 million offer for the business.

Shares have had their second week in the past three of losses on the ASX as investors fret that the coronavirus Delta variant may hamper economic recovery.

Western Australia is threatening to tighten restrictions for coronavirus-plagued NSW even further, including potentially reducing compassionate exemptions.

Australia is set to trial home quarantine for fully vaccinated overseas arrivals who will still be required to spend 14 days in isolation.

Premier Investments' attempts to take control of Myer are not in shareholders' best interests unless they receive a premium.

Small businesses and Australians with home loans who are struggling through COVID-19 lockdowns can count on their banks to help them, says the Australian Banking Association.

The death of a 61-year-old Western Australian woman last month was likely linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed.

Australia will soon have access to up to one million doses of Pfizer vaccines per week, with supplies of the jab set to arrive earlier than planned.

Australia's share market has topped its rivals across Asia and closed higher despite concerning coronavirus developments in locked-down Sydney.

Reserve Bank of Australia boss Philip Lowe wants the cash rate to be in a position to offer more fire power to tackle the next economic downturn.

Australia's health minister has raised hopes of receiving bigger than expected shipments of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines next month.

Australia is sending Indonesia oxygen, ventilators and testing kits as the country responds to a surge in coronavirus cases.

Disability support workers will soon be forced to get vaccinated against coronavirus if they want to keep their jobs.

A staff member at Geraldton Hospital is in quarantine after entering a lift that had been used by a coronavirus-infected ship crewman.