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Australia will ramp up rescue flights from Afghanistan after its first successful journey extracted more than 20 people from the war-torn nation.

The state government will allocate $15.1 million in the 2021-22 budget to protect Western Australia's primary industries from biosecurity risks.

The state government's plan to clear 12 hectares of vegetation in Exmouth to realign Yardie Creek Road will be subject to the highest possible level of scrutiny by the EPA.

Australia's Afghanistan rescue mission will not go ahead until chaos at Kabul airport subsides as people desperately try to escape the Taliban.

John Langoulant will be jetting off to London after being named agent general at the state's investment and trade office.

The state government has expanded its COVID-19 vaccination eligibility criteria on the first day of its two-week vaccine blitz, as Premier Mark McGowan defends his stance on the hard border.

An internal report into the Liberals' 2021 WA election performance is imminent.

The state government has announced plans to upgrade New South Wales to a high risk jurisdiction, forcing approved travellers to return a negative test and provide proof of vaccination.

Australian and Indian trade negotiators are set to hold talks next week on a free trade deal.

The WA Liberal Party has an opportunity to reset itself for the future, writes Simon Withers.

Scott Morrison has backed heavy restrictions to suppress coronavirus after cases surged in Sydney and Melbourne's lockdown was extended.

Western Australia's premier insists tourism is thriving within the state's closed borders despite the industry reporting mass cancellations.

Minderoo Foundation co-chair Nicola Forrest says Western Australia can't live in fear of COVID-19 and needs to find a way to move forward.

Australia's agriculture minister has declared the start date for a dedicated farm work visa will be announced imminently.

The federal government has released a discussion paper seeking submissions on more changes to the auto sector in Australia.

WA businesses are well placed to boost defence tech exports.

Western Australia will consider legislating its net zero emissions target but the premier has dismissed calls to rule out new major oil and gas projects.

Global technology company Insight has secured a $23 million contract with the state government to build a new environmental assessment platform over the next three years.

The shortage of workers for major resources and infrastructure projects will peak at 31,000 in early 2023 and continue at high levels for several years, new modelling has found.

More than 11,000 people have been sent debt notices worth almost $33 million linked to JobKeeper wage subsidies.

A charity for musicians, performers and crew will receive a $20 million funding boost as calls for help spike on the back of COVID-19 lockdowns.

The federal government says 85 per cent of its promised support from the devastating bushfires of 2019/20 has been delivered.

Fewer than half of Australia's disability care residents have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus almost six months into the rollout.

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An incentive program to encourage vaccination providers to give aged care workers the jab has been released, while a WA aged care provider has organised its own in-house vaccinations.

The state government has urged anyone in Broome with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested as a precaution after weak traces of the virus were found in the town's wastewater.

City of South Perth mayor Greg Milner will be required to publicly apologise for sharing an article discrediting the city's financial management to social media.

The federal government has quietly tightened the rules around people trying to leave Australia during the coronavirus pandemic.

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe expects the Australian economy will bounce back by year's end after suffering a contraction in the September quarter.

An energy industry body representing thousands of companies may sue the federal government if it uses Australia's green bank to invest taxpayer dollars in fossil fuel technology.

More than 16 million Australians will once again be plunged into lockdown as extra coronavirus vaccine doses are pumped into outbreak hot spots.

The state government will launch a $4 million campaign to draw skilled workers from interstate to address WA's skills shortage, as data shows people from the eastern states are moving to WA in droves.