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Rights afforded to traditional owners and custodians are not being upheld due to deficiencies in the legislation, an inquiry has heard.

Scott Morrison has conceded the woefully slow coronavirus vaccine rollout in disability residential care needs to be stepped up.

Newcrest Mining and South32 have announced plans to reduce their carbon emissions in the coming decades, in line with commitments to sustainable mining.

Premier Mark McGowan says he's concerned by revelations about staff culture at Perth Children's Hospital exposed in a report into the death of Aishwarya Aswath.

Concern about a slowing Chinese economy and inflation in Japan have sapped investor confidence on the Australian share market.

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to people in disability residential care has been an "abject failure" and discriminatory, an inquiry has heard.

Scott Morrison has refused to reveal the benchmark for reopening the international border, saying only that restrictions will remain in place until it is safe to do anything different.

The national broadcaster has three new board members, including Perth-based Mario D'Orazio, after the Morrison government filled roles that had been vacant for up to six months.

Australians aged over 50 can start getting their coronavirus vaccination from a GP from Monday.

Crown Resorts board has decided a takeover offer from Blackstone is not in shareholders' best interests but it hasn't made up its mind on Star's offer.

Commonwealth Bank shares fetched a record price and a fund manager predicted Australia's market would move higher despite inflation concerns.

Dozens of Australians won't be returning home on the first post-pause flight out of India after they tested positive to COVID-19.

WA's attorney-general has been accused by a Labor colleague of intervening in a corruption investigation involving a laptop seized from a disgraced MP.

Anthony Albanese has promised to build 30,000 social and affordable houses over five years if Labor wins the next election.

More cheap flights could be on the way if Australians snap up the remaining 137,000 cut-price fares.

The royal commission into abuse and neglect of people with a disability will get an extra 17 months to report.

WA will welcome back capacity crowds and no longer require the wearing of face masks under a further easing of coronavirus restrictions.

The biggest jump in US consumer prices in 12 years has stoked inflation fears and prompted investors to abandon the Australian shares.

A $50 million penalty imposed on Telstra for fleecing vulnerable Indigenous consumers is a warning for corporate Australia, the head of the consumer watchdog says.

Gaming is likely to go ahead at Crown Sydney within months as the company undergoes a major transformation, a NSW regulator says.

Job advertising as measured by the monthly SEEK employment report has grown by a record amount for a second consecutive month.

A fundamental redesign of aged care is in the works but the higher wages needed to attract thousands of new workers are not in the budget's five-year plan.

The federal government has secured a deal for 25 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, with the first shipment set to arrive in Australia later this year.

Scott Morrison has denied squirrelling away billions of dollars in the federal budget ahead of the next election.

The state government will block future construction of the Perth Freight Link despite $1.2 billion in federal funding remaining on the table.

A huge area of ocean around two remote Australian territories will be protected as part of the federal budget, leaving conservationists grinning.

Concerns that markets may have peaked at record heights have forced Australian shares lower, despite the Commonwealth Bank impressing.

Some $500,000 has been included in the federal budget to increase Indigenous heritage protection through Australia's environmental protection laws.

Qantas has delayed its planned resumption of international flights until late December after the federal budget revised forecasts for overseas travel.

Australia's biggest bank is continuing to ride the nation's post-recession economic recovery after posting another jump in earnings.

Scott Morrison has argued the coronavirus pandemic is 30 times worse than the global financial crisis as he embarks on a sales pitch for the federal budget spending bonanza.

Scott Morrison is giving himself some wriggle room on getting all Australians COVID-19 vaccinations by the end of this year.