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Lawyers for Christian Porter and the ABC are returning to court as they prepare to do battle in a major defamation case.

Australians in need of mental health support are set to benefit from a $2.3 billion package included in the federal budget.

Employment rose in mid-April, but the ABS says it remains inconclusive what impact the end of the JobKeeper wage subsidy has had on the labour market.

Finance Minister Simon Birmingham has flagged a "profound improvement" in the nation's budget bottom line.

Australia's share market had a record close and one fund manager said it could go much higher, thanks to the surging iron ore price.

Australia's tourism sector is urging the government to set a time frame for the nation's reopening as question marks remain over when international travel will resume.

Ex-Australia Post boss Christine Holgate has a new job at a parcel deliveries business.

The federal budget will include record funding on aged care and a "full response" to the damning findings of the royal commission into the sector.

The federal budget will include at least $5 billion in funding for infrastructure projects aimed at making roads safer, reducing travel times and supporting thousands of jobs.

Crown Resorts has received a takeover bid from the operator of Sydney's Star Casino while announcing the appointment of chief executive and managing director, Steve McCann.

Major technology providers Afterpay and Appen have lost about 20 per cent of their share price as a terrible week for IT shares continued on Friday.

Even with jobs growing more quickly than anticipated, pay packets won't follow suit for years.

Investment group Macquarie has reported a 10 per cent rise in full-year profit, helped by its markets trading.

The value of Australian homes has topped $8 trillion; more than the gross domestic product of almost every country on Earth.

Christian Porter is trying to control how a defamation proceeding is reported and what information is made public, the ABC's defence has argued in the Federal Court.

Gas pipelines, port terminals and new fields will get $58.6 million from taxpayers in next week's budget to help fuel economic recovery.

Scott Morrison has warned the future of the National Disability Insurance Scheme is at stake unless ballooning costs are brought under control.

Australians in India who fail a pre-flight coronavirus test will be banned from boarding when rescue planes restart from May 15.

Former attorney-general Christian Porter is seeking to strike out parts of the ABC's defence in defamation proceedings concerning historical rape allegations.

Afterpay shares fell to be worth less than $100 in a technology crash that contributed to a lower Australian market.

Australia's competition watchdog is opposing a Qantas plan to resume flights between Australia and Japan.

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have laid out their priorities for next week's budget, with a bottom line looking in better shape than had been predicted just a few months ago.

NAB has recorded a 94 per cent jump in first-half cash earnings to $3.3 billion, becoming the latest of the major banks to post a rebound in fortunes amid improving economic conditions.

Australia has indicated it is on track to restart repatriation flights from India where thousands of people are stranded under a controversial travel ban.

Australians buying new cars have been warned sellers have the upper hand while a supply shortage continues.

The pause in flights out of India has dramatically halted the rate of positive COVID-19 cases in quarantine in Australia.

Thriving market giants have helped Australian shares to their highest level since the coronavirus crash, within 100 points of records.

Communities hit by natural disasters will get support from a new national agency tasked with helping them rebuild and recover.

ANZ has posted a sharp rebound in first-half profit and boosted its dividend, helped by a recovery among business customers and robust activity in the housing market.

The board of Australia Post has agreed to participate in mediation with former chief executive Christine Holgate.

Westpac is being sued for alleged insider trading, amid claims the bank unfairly profited from a $12 billion interest rate swap deal.

Workers who move to regional Australia to take up farm jobs will receive relocation costs sooner, after the federal government tweaked an underperforming scheme.