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Western Australia will reopen its borders to NSW and Victoria tomorrow after the state government allayed concerns over a recent coronavirus case.

Investors have enjoyed a fifth consecutive week of gains on the share market, but returns are becoming limited and a climbing Aussie dollar could pose trouble.

Australia's electronic surveillance laws are set for an overhaul after the Morrison government agreed to the recommendations of a landmark intelligence report.

Premier Mark McGowan has welcomed the latest NSW COVID-19 results but says a final call on when to reopen the border won't be made until Monday.

Attorney-General Christian Porter is releasing a 1300-page report setting out improvements to Australia's intelligence and security laws.

Miners have surged on the Australian share market after developments that bode well for iron ore and coal exporters, with the main indices closing higher.

Investigators have reassembled the roof of a building at Perth's Curtin University that collapsed in October, killing an apprentice construction worker and injuring two others.

NSW residents may be locked out of Western Australia for longer, after a Sydney hotel quarantine worker was diagnosed with COVID-19 just days before the border is due to open.

Qantas boss Alan Joyce expects international travel to pick up mid-next year after a coronavirus vaccine has been distributed to a significant number of people.

Australia's emergence from recession has prompted investors to revise projections and sell bonds and stocks, before the ASX finished little changed.

Fewer than 150 people have been lured by cash payments of up to $6,000 to move to the regions and help with farm work.

Gaming group Crown Resorts has appointed a chief compliance and financial crimes officer, in the wake of a NSW inquiry into its fitness to hold a Sydney casino license.

ASX investors have started the month with gains after a broad-based rally, as Australia prepares to exit recession when GDP data is published on Wednesday.

The Reserve Bank has left its suite of monetary policy measures unchanged at its final board meeting of the year.

Australia is on track for its second biggest grain harvest on record as farmers relish bumper crops after years of crippling drought.

Westpac and Commonwealth Bank are facing separate allegations over breaches related to funding and loan products, and interest rate charges.

More than two million workers have left the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme since the Morrison government tightened eligibility and reduced payment rates at the end of September.

Thousands of Australian troops who served in Afghanistan might not have their meritorious unit citations revoked.

The ASX200 has had its best month on record, gains of 9.96 per cent coming from investors' belief that a coronavirus vaccine that will return the world to normal is on the way.

Treasury Wine Estates will move its luxury wines from China to other countries, and slash costs, due to hefty levies put on Australian wine exports.

Western Australia has a new senator with the Liberals' Ben Small officially replacing former finance minister Mathias Cormann.

Qantas insists safety won't be compromised by its plan to outsource about 2,000 positions, having rejected an in-house bid to save jobs at the COVID-battered airline.

A second consecutive day of losses for the Australian share market and its slimmest weekly gain for November show investors may have refocused on the troubles of the pandemic, an analyst says.

Australia's budget deficit has fallen almost $4 billion short of where it was expected to be at this time, new figures show.

Streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime would have to meet Australian content requirements under a federal government proposal to help local production.

Travel group Helloworld is losing up to $2 million per month amid the pandemic, but company bosses expect trade will improve early next year.

Western Australian small businesses are far more positive about the future than their eastern counterparts, with new research showing four in five expective revenue growth through to April next year.

Former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens once told parliamentarians that the Australian business community was lacking the "animal spirits" that were needed to drive economic growth.

An Australian mother has been left heartbroken after her attempts to help hundreds of other families with babies return home elicited silence from the government.

Investors have produced the biggest loss for the ASX in the vaccine-inspired month of November.

The Defence Force has reportedly asked at least 10 SAS personnel to show why they should not be fired following a report into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.

Bega Cheese will buy food and beverage company Lion for $534 million and substantially bolster its product range and retail presence.